Director Safety, Health Environmental and Security - Austin Powder

DIRECTOR, SAFEY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY (SHES)

The Director, Safety, Health, Environment and Security (SHES) is responsible to lead the execution of Austin Powder's U.S. and Canadian safety management systems and programs. Responsibility to ensure compliance and security standards and procedures consistent with corporate needs within its 60 company field operations of approximately 800 employees.

The Director, SHES works in conjunction with global SHES leadership, field locations and manufacturing sites (USN, Red Diamond, Satellite and Brownsville for Crisis Management coordination within their assigned geography. Demonstrates strong leadership skills, works well in a team environment, directly manages safety team at Corporate and field; with a strong dotted line to SHES manufacturing. Demonstrates excellent communication skills and strives to enrich the Company's safety culture, Mission, Vision and Values.

The Director, SHES reports directly to the Director of Corporate Operations and maintains proactive, frequent and open communication; this role has dotted line reporting to global SHES.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Safety and Compliance Management

• Proactively plan, direct and implement the Company's safety management system to ensure a safe, environmentally responsible, healthy and accident-free work environment.
• Create and communicate a clear roadmap of the safety management system and goals for U.S. and Canadian business.
• Establish and monitor key performance metrics to measure performance and to evaluate SHES program effectiveness.
• Supports leaders with Federal, State and company compliance and leads improvement initiatives.
• Set and oversee the Field Safety Managers goals and objectives.
• Along with the Field Safety Managers, provide recommendations and assistance to LLC and corporate management with respect to safety improvement plans, job site hazards, employee training, new/safe equipment operation.
• Ensure compliance of company operations to all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards, along with Company policies.
• Work directly with Global SHES Director to standardize SHES programs and key performance metrics.
• Remain current on industry safety regulations. Keep management advised of new or revised regulations and their projected impact.
• Ensure SHES regulatory reporting requirements and internal reporting needs are met. (MSHA, EPA Sara Title III, NR Can E2, OSHA 300, Global SHEs, etc.).
• Oversee the development and implementation of Intelex, the Company's SHES software system.
• Review new pre-qualification documentation to ensure contractors have an acceptable safety record and communicate with Field Safety Managers, Risk Manager and Field Management of their acceptance or rejection.
• Manage hazardous materials control program. Work with 3rd party services to address spills, decontamination procedures, and environmental studies.
• Monitor environmental compliance for facility wastewater, storm water management, spill prevention, control and countermeasure and other environmental related issues.
• Drive the definition and implementation of initiatives to minimize the environmental impact of AP operations, including but not limited to optimize energy and water consumption, minimize waste and emissions.

Security

• Manage the development and implementation of our DOT security plan and ATF security policy, guidelines and procedures to ensure ongoing security of physical sites and assets. Physical protection includes key security, access and intrusion monitoring systems, internal security checks and independent security audits.
• Responsible for the oversight of Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Participates in vulnerability assessments, internal and external security inspections.
• Oversee the incident response planning as well as the investigation of security breaches.

Leadership

• Manage and develop the SHES/ESG (Environmental Social Governance) team, ensuring all agreed upon business objectives are in line with customer and business expectations.
• Lead the SHES/ESG team to successfully achieve health, safety and environmental targets by building a sustainable, consistent and high-quality team.
• Representation in community, industry safety groups and programs.
• Maintain a work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner to ensure positive relationships with customers, subcontractors, co-workers and management.
• Frequently communicate with company President, Director of Operations, Corporate/Global SHES team and field/manufacturing managers to keep them apprised of pertinent issues.

Audit and Investigations

• Oversee the Field Safety Managers in ensuring the Company and its job sites remain hazard and accident free by conducting periodic safety inspections.
• Provide support to field staff in the event of an agency site inspection.
• Perform and oversee investigation of accidents, injuries and unsafe working conditions to include interfacing with workers compensation claims and communication with injured workers and the return-to-work strategies.
• Cooperate in the preparation of material and evidence for organizational use in hearings, lawsuits and insurance investigations.
• Prepare study and analysis of industrial accident causes and hazards to health for use by company personnel and outside agencies. Make recommendations to resolve any deficiencies.
• Create monthly, annual and ad-hoc reports and respond to requests for safety statistics.

Training

• Evaluate current SHES training programs making revisions where necessary.
• Develop, plan and implement programs to train managers and employees in work site safety practices and safe equipment operating techniques for job sites and office.
• Develop and participate in the delivery of training to new location managers as well as refresher material to existing location managers.
• Ensure new employees are receiving safety instructions prior to beginning work. Work with field management to train to emphasize any specific site hazards and thoroughly explain all applicable precautions.
• Ensure Competent Person Fall Protection training is conducted and refreshed.
• Assist in the development of safety-related material for Company programs, including Employee Safety Meetings, blaster training, location manager training.
• Provide training and education to all levels of staff, as required, by Federal, state and provincial regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Safety & Health, SHES Management, or a related field required, Master's degree a plus.
• 10+ years of leadership/managerial experience within the Environmental Health and Safety function in the aggregates, mining, or construction industries; minimum of 3 years at the corporate level
• Proven leadership and teamwork skills with work collaboratively and to influence those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists.
• Experience and ability to effectively lead a team remotely.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft office software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Highly effective written and verbal communications skills that can effectively deliver message with people of various backgrounds, experience, and education levels.
• Advanced interpersonal communications skills and cultural sensitivity
• Demonstrated highly effective platform presentation skills and training delivery skills.
• Ability to travel internationally.
• Understanding of environmental issues, particularly waste, hazardous waste, (U.S. Sara Title III, SPCC and SWPPP plans; Natural Resources Canada E2)
• Ability to oversee multiple projects and manage priorities simultaneously.

Work Environment

• Ability to travel 25% by air or car with consecutive overnight stays (with occasional short notice).
• Ability to work in an outdoor environment throughout the year in rough terrain, quarries, mines, construction jobs.

Austin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Austin Powder also participates

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.