Health & Safety Manager

Overview:

REAL ALLOY is the market leader in third-party aluminum recycling and specification alloy production.  Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, we have 16 plants strategically located across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.  We convert aluminum scrap and by-products into reusable aluminum metal for a growing number of applications across various industries. We are ideally positioned to respond to the needs of an increasingly recycling-conscious world. Advanced technologies enable us to process a large variety of scrap and dross and reduce the amount of residual waste from aluminum manufacturing that would otherwise end up as landfill.

Responsibilities:

Real Alloy, located in Morgantown, KY is hiring for a Health & Safety Manager role for it's molten metal, salt cake production and landfill site. The Health & Safety Manager will oversee all aspects of employee health and safety for this unionized site. This role is responsible for creating a "Safe or Stop" atmosphere, with an employee ownership mentality. The Health and Safety Manager will focus on improvements and changes that will increase the level of adherence to safety policies, procedures and drive safe actions by all employees.

• Ensures the health and safety of all employees, visitors and contractors through the adherence to HSE standards, policies and procedures.Partners with plant, regional and corporate resources to implement proactive solutions to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.
• Interacts with and provides visible safety leadership to all employees, particularly those on the plant floor, to drive safety awareness, engagement and improvement. 
• Improves safety performance by continuously increasing a level of awareness and improving safety systems to reduce, if not eliminate, accidents and injuries.
• Completes inspections, audits, observations and risk assessments to detect and eliminate at-risk practices and conditions.
• Partners with the plant management team to establish and maintain an active Joint Health & Safety Committee. Leads plant safety meetings, safety walk-arounds and assists Front Line Leaders with crew safety meetings.
• Partners with Operations and Maintenance to ensure adequate mechanical and physical safeguards to equipment.  Ensures equipment is regularly inspected and that all monitoring and testing equipment is calibrated as required.
• Develop, upgrade and implement the necessary safety and health training programs and systems to ensure compliance with Federal, State and Company requirements.
• Follows investigation practices and procedures for all accidents and near misses to determine the causes and the corrective actions necessary to prevent recurrences.  Meets corporate reporting targets by timely completion of investigations and root cause analyses.
• Maintains accurate recordkeeping data as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
• Implements effective emergency response action programs.
• Collects and analyzes injury data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Maintains data, records and documents in a confidential manner.
• Quotes, purchases, and allocates necessary items to ensure a safe working environment.
• Manages contracts related to safety and health systems and equipment.
• Coordinates annual hearing testing, medical evaluations, first aid and CPR training, fit testing and other required testing.
• Manages and administers site worker’s compensation matters, partnering with HR on return to work and disability management integration where applicable.
• Provides 24/7 availability to plant, as required.

Qualifications:

The Health & Safety Manager would need to possess the following qualifications to succeed in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Safety or equivalent major.
• Minimum 5-8 years’ experience in a Health and Safety role with demonstrated understanding of H&S principles and regulations.
• Strong project management and planning skills in order to develop and then implement an aggressive, forward-thinking, and cohesive plan to improve facility H&S performance.
• Strong persuasion and motivation skills as well as the ability to work across all disciplines and employee levels. 
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal.  Ability to accurately write reports, communicate verbally with employees, provide constructive feedback and maintain positive employee relations.
• Solid understanding and experience with continuous improvement processes such as Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, and CIP.
• Knowledge of molten metal, high hazard industry experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of OSHA’s PSM standard.
• Certified Safety Professional is a plus.
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations is a must.
• Prior Union experience is a plus.

 : The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Equal Opportunity:

REAL ALLOY is an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity in the workplace. Qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Our HR teams will reach out to the applicants who met the qualifications and most closely aligned with requirements of the positions.