Safety Manager

Great news! Schillings is currently looking for a Safety Manager.  Schillings is a fast growing building materials supplier with 3 locations between northwest Indiana and Chicagoland.  We have several warehouses, forklifts and trucks and strive to be 100% safe in everything we do.   Schillings is a 240+ employee company.  This position would require working at all three locations (Mokena, IL, Saint John, IN, & Cedar Lake, IN).  We offer competitive pay along with a full package of benefits and opportunities for advancement.   Apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Conducts safety meetings, audits, and inspections to ensure compliance.
• Evaluate performance, identify corrective action, and implement follow up assessments.
• Plans, implements, and conducts preventative care, safety, and compliance training programs.
• Regular communication of company injury and incidents metrics, tracking and auditing processes.
• Maintain knowledge of current and emerging issues and trends in the industry as it pertains to safety.
• Provides management team with guidance on health and safety and confirm locations follow industry, local, state, and federal guidelines and regulations.
• Collaborates with management to develop an Emergency Action Plan and serve as primary contact for injury and incident notification, investigation, and case management. Maintains a written log of safety inspection activities, reports, and correspondence.
• Keep up to date on current federal, state, and local regulations, legislation and changes in safety codes.
• Ensure that all work is performed in accordance with approved manuals, internal policies and procedures and all OSHA regulations.
• Participates in team meetings and provides regular on-site presence at all locations.
• Ensure all equipment is being inspected prior to use every day at all locations and are safe for use.
• Monitor and analyze workers compensations losses. Develop policies, programs, training and other methods to reduce exposure based on information.
• Ensure employees are operating in a safe manner at all times.
• Ensure all equipment is being operated properly and in a safe manner at all times
• Any other responsibilities deemed appropriate by the Schilling family, store managers, or operations managers

Required Skills:

• 2+ years experience
• Risk assessment/management
• Administrative policies and procedures
• Ability to conceptually plan
• Conflict management and problem-solving skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Communication, meeting, and presentation skills

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree in safety related discipline a plus
  
• Prior Safety Manager experience a plus
• Current certifications in First Aid, CPR, OSHA, 30-hour Construction Safety and Industry Standards, highly desirable, or willingness to obtain these certifications.

Mission: Give our customers what they want, on time and error free

Schillings provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their  race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, military status, unfavorable discharge from military status, sex, marital status, disability, order of protection status, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. Schillings is a drug-free workplace.