Health

Description

Who is Kee Safety, Inc.

Kee Safety is a leading global supplier of fall protection and safe access products, services and training with a world class reputation. From our beginnings in agriculture, to our global expansion and our continually improving product offerings, we work tirelessly to Separate people from Hazards and this starts in our own facilities and our own field operations where our employees safety is number one.

What Can We Offer You?

We are most proud of our employees and our culture. We believe in our employees and understand that when they are engaged and they are happy - they will thrive and our business will grow.

Our corporate culture includes:

• A strong, collaborative work environment
• Training and development opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Life-long friendships
• Our Kee Giving Sponsorship Program: Kee Safety will donate to community initiatives that employees support outside of work

Kee Safety provides some of the best benefits around:

• 401k plan with excellent match and bonus contribution
• A comprehensive benefits program that includes medical plans starting at $0, vision and dental coverage, life and disability coverage paid 100% by the Company
• Paid holiday, vacation and sick time

Job Specification

To ensure that the Division of North America and geography of North America operates effective Health, Safety & Environmental policies, and procedures, by providing expert advice and support to all the Division’s Business Units.

Scope

A new and exciting varied role has been developed within the group risk management and quality department.

Provide guidance and advice to all colleagues. Providing health, safety and environmental advice to general managers, site/location and field operatives to assist them in achieving business HSE objectives.

Working both on site/auditing and in the office, carrying out training of fall protection installers and recertification technicians.

Conducts company audits of our business units, installers, subcontractors, and recertification technicians both on-site and off-site.

The role involves up to 60% travel within the USA and Canada and is a mobile role involving work away from home.

This is an extremely varied role and a dedicated articulate individual with sound industry knowledge with good communications skills able to work on site as well as train is essential. Excellent computer skills are also an essential requirement.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing, implementing, updating, and maintaining health, safety, environmental (HSE) policies and procedures in line with legislative requirements, best management practice, and Group directives.
• Providing expert HSE advice and information to management on the requirements of health, safety and environmental legislation and best practice.
• Ensure full compliance with the Global Regulations covering heating, lighting and ventilation at work, the safe use of computer screens and keyboards, handling heavy or awkward loads, rest periods and personal protective equipment.
• Facilitate HSE training to all employees, including HSE Induction Training.
• Complete, under direction of Group HSE Director, an annual program of HSE safety audits covering all sites within North America to ensure continued legislative compliance, best management practice, and Group directives..
• Measure, monitor, and report on HSE performance across all sites.
• To assist others to investigate the circumstances and root causes of accidents, environmental incidents and serious near miss reports and take necessary steps to prevent a recurrence, including keeping written records of the investigation and action taken.
• To facilitate reporting to the given authority any reporting requirements of the Company’s operations.
• Ensure OSHA/Can OSH/CCOHS compliance.
• Liaise with External health, safety and environmental regulators, public emergency services etc. in both routine and emergency situations.
• Consult with BU employees on EHS issues and to support and develop the role of the BUs’ EHS Committees.
• To work with Managers and staff to ensure risk assessments and safe operating procedures are prepared and reviewed as necessary.
• Installer & Sub-contractor Installation team audits, inspections, and monitoring.
• PPE inspections as required.
• Complete any other duty of a project nature that may be required by the NA President

Requirements

Education, Experience and Skills

• Must have at least five years of health, safety and environmental at a management level with quality auditing experience.
• Due to the nature of the role, an extensive knowledge of current OSHA / Canadian OHS regulations is required.
• Must be able to deliver high-quality work using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Excel BI.
• Associate/Bachelor level education required; however, 5 years of direct management experience will be considered.
• Experience of maintaining a Health, Safety and Environment Management System - example ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
• Should have certifications such as Associate safety professional (ASP) to then move onto Certified Safety Professionals (CSP)
• Advanced knowledge of fall protection standards in both the general and construction industries.
• Advanced knowledge of OSHA / Canadian OHS working and reporting requirements which cover the North American Division.
• Experience with implementation and monitoring of safety in the field as well as facility experience.
• Valid drivers license, with acceptable record.

Individual characteristics

As a world leader in our field, we seek an individual who displays exceptional communication skills and takes initiative, able to work independently or collaboratively towards producing top-quality work within tight deadlines. The ideal candidate should possess relevant professional experience in the health, safety, and environmental fields, and be capable of fostering strong connections with individuals from diverse backgrounds across the organization.

• Willing to travel on a regular basis throughout North America
• Competence to work within the Group company and the North America Divisional requirements to ensure full compliance to both.
• Capacity to identify and correct unsafe or hazardous conditions through investigation and corrective action implementation.
• Ability to influence others including senior level coworkers on safe work practices.
• A steward of culture change and continuous improvement
• Ensure that the organization complies with all current local, state, and federal safety regulations.
• Aptitude to stop accidents before they occur through understanding of leading indicators. Proactive not reactive.
• Track safety KPI’s
• Ability to conduct and document safety training as needed. Not afraid to speak to a group or crowd of people.
• Ability to hold and document regular safety meetings.
• Attention to detail with good written and verbal skills.
• A team player willing to work with the entire organization to improve.
• Ability to delegate safety responsibilities to supervisors, managers, you cannot be everywhere at once (daily inspections, reporting duties, etc.)

Join our team and grow with us, there is a world of possibilities out there!

https://www.Keesafety.com

Kee Safety Inc., is an equal opportunity employer