Job Description
** Position Summary:**
This position is responsible to provide day to day EHS support to the facility locations and operating teams within the designated region. Support includes coaching, teaching, and training field personnel on safe operating behaviors and the design, development, and implementation of safety and risk control programs. Functions as a subject matter expert and consultant to help internal clients build sustainable loss improvement processes within their operating organizations that they will own and operate.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide daily and continuous safety support to their designated region.
- Conduct compliance reviews, general risk assessments and other safety assessments to support AWP Safety - EHS Management.
- Provide daily guidance and direction in EHS programs to the field level, facility leadership level, and regional leadership to ensure a common and effective approach.
- Maintain, audit, and update as needed AWP Safety - SOPs for all safe work practices and equipment and utilize them in the day-to-day training.
- Coach, train, guide, and mentor the regional employees through the AWP Safety Management System.
- Review accidents/incidents which occur in the area of responsibility and conduct field audits, reporting and managing the correction actions.
- Participate in and support detailed incident investigations and Root Cause Analysis.
- Assist in the development and presentation of relevant EHS training.
- Ability to work with employees and leadership to achieve cultural change in the face of potential resistance.
- Travel to branch locations and jobsites as required and perform any additional duties as needed.
Field Specific Responsibilities
- Visit and walk the jobsites on a regular basis to establish EHS presence and provide support- 80% Travel within designated region.
- Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly EHS Meetings/Trainings and schedule as needed.
- Perform field safety observations during each visit.
- Conduct critical behavior-based safety observations as needed.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Business Unit EHS Director.
- Work with the branch leadership and field teams to ensure work practices are understood and followed.
- Conduct EHS audits and assessments of on-going operations to measure compliance with regulatory requirements and conformance to AWP Safety company policies and procedures.
- Serves as the single point of contact for Region and Branch leadership in area of responsibility.
- Ensures EHS policies, procedures, programs, and systems are trained and available to the employees.
Key Performance Indicator Metrics
This position will be responsible to influence the following performance metrics:
- EHS Management System Facility Action Plans
- Region EHS Training Compliance: >95%
- OSHA Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR): <10%
- OSHA Days Away Restricted and Transfer Cases (DART)
- Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
- Weekly Branch Location Visit Summary Completion: 8/week – 32/month – 384/year
- Driver Qualification Files and Compliance: >95%
- Responsible Vehicle Accident Rate
- Coverage area- Charlotte, Kernersville, Raleigh, NC and Columbia, SC
- Travel - 80%