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Job Summary The Health & Safety Manager is essential in promoting a Zero Incident Culture through implementation of health and safety programs across designated areas of the operation. This role involves providing expertise in H&S policies, procedures, and regulations, while collaborating with regional leadership to prioritize employee well-being and enhance customer experience. This alignment between H&S initiatives and overall operational goals demonstrates a commitment to safety, compliance, and customer satisfaction.
Travel Responsibilities: The H&S Manager role involves significant travel responsibilities, as they need to visit Optimum facilities and employees across a considerable geographic area. This is a field-based role and requires daily field engagement with employees. This will involve overnight stays, indicating a need for flexibility and adaptability in managing work schedules. With approximately 50% of the time dedicated to travel, it is essential for the H&S Manager to effectively balance on-site inspections, meetings, and other duties while ensuring the consistent implementation of H&S programs across all locations.
Responsibilities - Establish working relationships with all business leaders promoting a culture that enables performance at the highest levels while delivering a best-in-class safety work environment with results
- Develop strategic partnerships with people leaders to ensure Optimum's safety culture is embedded as part of their collective day-to-day responsibility
- Facilitate quarterly, monthly, and as needed stakeholder meetings to review incident trends, compliance outliers, and any new policies and procedural developments
- Identify potential workplace hazards and partner with appropriate stakeholders to conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation measures
- Host hands-on H&S training/demonstrations relative to regional and functional needs on policies and procedures
- Assist in day-to-day H&S issues that arise within assigned areas, work with local management to develop action plans for remediation & resolution
- Assist in the identification of all city/town and state Health & Safety requirements that are specific to their assigned areas
- Review and keep up to date with relevant health, safety, and environmental codes
- Conduct observations, inspections, and audits at Optimum facilities to ensure compliance with fire/life safety, EPA and OSHA regulations and Corporate Standards
- Perform field visits that include assessments and inspections on frontline employees
- Collaborate with program team to analyze incident reports, metrics and injury case studies to institute changes that lead to a safer environment
- Partner with H&S Specialist on accident/incident Investigations, perform root cause analysis and assign corrective and preventive actions
Qualifications - Ability to travel frequently (at least 50% of the time, must have valid driver's license).
- Ability to work outside of standard business hours and weekends.
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
- Professional certifications (CSP, CSM, ASP) preferred not required.
- 3 to 5 years' previous work experience in Health & Safety within the Utility or Telecom industry preferred.
- General OSHA and EPA knowledge preferred, OSHA certifications a plus.
- Strong people skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to interpret and present data analysis for operational insights.
- Excellent written, organizational, and analytical skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft office suite, Google workspace.
- Experience in software programming a plus.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent developmental and motivational techniques.
- Ability to manage teams in complex environments.
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