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Occupational Health and Safety

The Occupational Safety Manager is responsible for overseeing comprehensive workplace safety programs to ensure a safe environment for employees; leads the work unit's occupational safety efforts by identifying potential hazards, conducting safety audits, ensuring adherence to local, state, and federal regulations, and fostering a culture of safety excellence; oversees incident investigations, regulatory reporting, and continuous improvement of safety performance; serves as a liaison for the work unit to the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS).

• Lead the Occupational Safety team, including hiring, developing, and conducting performance management for staff
• Provide strategic direction and day-to-day oversight of safety personnel and programs
• Manage the departmental budget and allocate resources effectively to support safety initiatives
• Oversee the development and maintenance of the work unit's safety plan, focusing on hazard recognition, evaluation, control, and the protection of employees
• Develop, implement, and manage occupational safety policies and programs for a work unit aligned with regulatory requirements and industry best practices, in collaboration with EHS
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure safety performance and drive continuous improvement
• Ensure compliance with all applicable University, local, state, and federal safety regulations and standards
• Stay current with evolving safety legislation, regulations, and industry trends to maintain compliance
• Conduct regular workplace inspections, audits, and risk assessments to identify hazards and ensure adherence to safety standards
• Oversee ergonomic evaluations and collaborate in emergency response planning
• Develop and oversee employee safety training programs to ensure awareness of policies, procedures, and organizational safety goals
• Promote a culture of safety by keeping employees informed of the unit's safety objectives
• Lead investigations of workplace incidents, injuries, and near misses; perform root cause and failure analyses and implement corrective and preventive actions
• Develop, implement, and manage injury and illness prevention programs
• Advise unit leadership on safety program effectiveness, risk exposure, and injury prevention strategies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Human Resources and EHS to address safety concerns and improve overall safety performance
• Maintain accurate safety records and documentation

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $102,936.00
• MidPoint – $128,688.00
• Maximum – $154,452.00

• Attention To Detail
• Organizational training
• Policy implementation
• Project Management
• Regulatory compliance
• Resource management
• Risk analysis
• Risk Management