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Location: Hammond, IN – Full‑time, exempt position with comprehensive benefits package.

• Familiarize with and maintain knowledge of relevant crane and rigging codes, standards, and regulations.
• Identify and ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety standards for employees at branch locations and large heavy‑industry work sites.
• Follow corporate policies and procedures to ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations at company facilities and work sites.
• Conduct regular and random safety inspections of work sites and facilities to assess operations, compliance, and to detect existing or potential accident, fire, or health hazards; recommend corrective or preventative actions and prepare evaluation, audit, or reports for corporate office review.
• Review injury/accident reports for causal factors and identify follow‑up or corrective actions to prevent recurrence; develop site‑specific Job Hazard Analysis (JHA).
• Conduct regular safety meetings with management and employees.
• Implement established EHS policies, procedures, and written communications.
• Understand DOT compliance and maintain driver files.
• Prepare and disseminate information on safety issues on a regular and timely basis.
• Maintain professional development through training, seminars, etc. that enhance knowledge of environmental, health and safety, crane and lifting operations, rigging, forklift, and mobile elevating work platform (MEWP).
• Maintain an open line of communication with corporate office through regular verbal and written communication.

• Bachelor’s Degree or 3+ years of related experience as a safety manager in the crane/rigging/construction industries, heavy industry environment (petrochemical, steel, etc.).
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable motor vehicle record.
• Valid Transportation Worker Identity Card (TWIC) credential or ability to secure.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and training.
• Experience in accident investigation.
• Computer literate, proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.

• Competitive salary $85,000–$95,000 annual.
• Paid Time Off and Holidays.
• Comprehensive Benefits Plans (Medical, Dental, Life, Vision, and Disability Insurance).
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.

The ALL Family of Companies and its affiliated branches are Equal Opportunity Employers with competitive wage and benefits packages in a drug‑free environment. The ALL Family of Companies is the largest privately‑owned crane rental and sales enterprise in North America, with 29 strategically located branches operating under the ALL, Central, Dawes, and Jeffers names – including specialized divisions for aerial lifts, boom trucks (ALT Sales), and parts. Since 1964, the ALL Family of Companies has been a leader in the lift industry – with market strengths that include commercial construction, roads & bridges, power generation, plants & processing, facility maintenance, and more.

ALL Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.