Safety Manager [GD-14633]

A world leading industrial manufacturing company is looking for a Safety Manager to join their team in the Newnan GA area.

Reporting to the Director of Corporate Planning and Sustainability, the Safety Manager will be responsible for creating, improving and managing safety programs and policies, leading safety training, JHA’s, risk management, and leading internal audits.

Primary Responsibilities Include :

• Creating, improving, and maintaining safety programs to meet regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Supervise, coach, and manage safety and health staff, contractors and consultants to achieve implementation of proactive risk-based safety and health programs.
• Develop and implement safety program specific training materials and communication.
• Ensure coordination and completion of reports and job hazard analysis (JHA).
• Lead safety project / program and risk management implementation utilizing project management skills.
• Coordinate and conduct internal audits, accident investigations, root cause analysis and preventative / corrective action activities.
• Provide leadership for employee safety committees, management committee and safety team through communication and by identifying and implementing safety program improvements.
• Manage and ensure process for review of new materials / equipment / processes for safety requirements and timely implementation.
• Lead Health / Safety, ISO and CSR activities.
• Review new materials / processes for safety requirements and assist with implementation.
• Support environmental and ISO 14001 activities as needed for cross functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate will have :