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Occupational Health and Safety

The Occupational Health and Safety Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing workplace safety programs to ensure a healthy, safe, and compliant work environment for all employees; identifies potential hazards, conducts safety audits, and ensures adherence to local and national safety regulations; investigates and monitors workplace incidents and recommends corrective actions as needed; maintains records and prepares reports for regulatory agencies; stays current on safety trends and legislative changes; manages a team of safety employees.

• Lead department and staff; hire, develop, and conduct performance management
• Oversee the development and maintenance of the strategic safety plan focusing on the recognition, evaluation, and control of all hazards, and the protection of employees and the University community
• Develop, implement, and manage occupational health and safety policies and programs in line with regulatory requirements and best practices
• Oversee employee training programs; keep employees abreast of the overall mission, vision, and goals for safety
• Conduct regular workplace inspections and audits to identify potential hazards and ensure compliance with safety standards
• Develop, implement, and manage injury and illness prevention programs by performing root cause and failure analysis for incidents
• Manage the implementation of risk assessments, ergonomic evaluations, and emergency response plans
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to safety performance and accident prevention
• Advise senior leadership on safety program issues and the effectiveness of injury prevention strategies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including HR, Operations, and Facilities, to address safety concerns and improve overall safety performance
• Manage departmental budget
• Stay current with changing safety regulations, industry standards, and best practices, ensuring the organization remains compliant

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

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

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates 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
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 13
• Minimum – $86,300.00
• MidPoint – $107,900.00
• Maximum – $129,500.00