Hybrid Area Safety Manager

at Airgas

• Job title: Area Safety Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $65,000 - $75,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, St Louis, United States

About the role

• Area Safety Manager at Airgas ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations in industrial settings. Overseeing safety programs and collaborating with management to promote safe workplace behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Directs and oversees the company’s health and safety policies and procedures
• Ensures compliance with OSHA and other state, local, or company specific regulations and that periodic safety and compliance audits are conducted
• Spearheads programs that ensure a safe workplace including safety orientations, skills training, emergency preparedness, proper job instruction, hazardous material handling procedures, and the use of personal protective equipment
• Promote and develop safe work behaviors
• Assist and coach associates to reduce injuries and vehicle accidents
• Plan, administer and support ongoing safety programs to ensure compliance
• Liaise between facility and internal and external auditors
• Interpret Safety Policies, Regulations and Standards to recommend or provide direction
• Keep facilities current with regulations concerning DOT, OSHA, EPA, and the FDA
• Conduct internal audits of all governmental disciplines ensuring required documents, training, and safety measures are in place
• Forwards findings to appropriate management staff for corrective actions
• Plan industrial health and ergonomic risk assessment surveys or analysis
• Assure all applicable training is performed at all locations
• Meet all compliance and reporting requirements of Federal and State regulations
• Assist Regional Safety Director in generating monthly safety meetings and data/presentations, which also include compliance presentations at branches, plants, and customer locations
• Assist in creating training development packages (i.e. videos, Google Slides)

Requirements

• Undergraduate Safety, Engineering, or related technical field
• In lieu of degree, consideration for up to 3 years of additional relevant experience may be accepted plus high school diploma or GED required
• 5 years of experience in the safety management of an industrial manufacturing and/or distribution company
• Computer proficiency and intermediate knowledge of MS Word, Excel and the Google platform (Mail, Calendar, Sheets, Drive)
• Valid driver’s license and reliable personal vehicle with insurance coverage as required by company
• Ability to be “on call” 24/7 for emergencies and to respond to DOT-related questions associated with the shipment of hazardous materials
• Previous industrial gas experience preferred

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision plans
• short-term and long-term disability
• life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• pre-tax commuter transportation benefit
• parental leave
• vacation
• sick time
• floating holidays
• jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave
• paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees
• 401k plan with company matching funds
• tuition reimbursement
• discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children