Workplace Health and Safety Manager

Position overview

Porsche strives to provide tools, resources, and environments that support safe, efficient, healthy behaviors and encourage employees to proactively manage their health and wellbeing. The Workplace Health and Safety Manager creates and implements a world–class safety system that identifies risk, eliminates hazards and strives for continuous safety improvement and standardization. They will comply with all applicable OSHA regulatory requirements and serve as a technical resource to the organization. This position will be responsible in supporting the Porsche Group Companies North America, primarily in the US, including but not limited to the Porsche Experience Centers (2), the warehouses (3), the various ports, Porsche Motor Sports, Porsche Design locations, workshops, technical training centers, etc. by developing, planning, coordinating and directing and health/safety activities to ensure employee engagement, manage worker’s comp program, regulatory compliance and implement the H&S management system to protect human health and the environment. This position will be an individual contributor role and report to the Chief Human Resources Officer and in partnership with the Director, Corporate Real Estate and Facility Services.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Ensure site leadership and employees are trained and knowledgeable of their responsibilities under each policy. Audit the quality, delivery (including qualifications of the trainer), and effectiveness of all required H&S training.
• Conducts analyses of accidents and health hazards to be used to target specific prevention strategies. Prepares and maintains required documentation of incident reports, statistical analysis for use as required by company personnel or outside agencies.
• Recommend, develop, and implement programs that maintain safe working conditions and promote our employees' protection against accidents, illnesses, and injuries.
• Maintain compliance with Federal and State, and governmental regulations by identifying and analyzing problems, finalizing suggestions and recommendations for improvements, performing audits to ensure our compliance, and overseeing worker’s compensation issues.
• Promoting and driving continuous improvement that results in the reduction of accidents and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Provide strategic direction on H&S improvements by analyzing and addressing root causes while reducing liability and cost.
• Guide management and employees alike on ergonomic and safety-related opportunities by providing support, technical assistance, and expertise.
• Developing and implementing safety policies and procedures, including identifying risks in compliance with local, state, federal and company OSHA rules and regulations.
• Ensuring that training for employees to cover emergency procedures, workplace safety, and other relevant topics is being conducted and is up to date.
• Partner with company and stakeholder leadership and serve as a subject matter expert (SME) regarding the interpretation of federal, state, and local H&S regulations.
• Review and maintain H&S related contracts and vendors.
• Partner with 3rd party vendors to ensure safety compliance and system utilization at each location
• Drive change in our current culture to be preventive vs. reactive.
• Lead and facilitate a fully engaged and productive Employee H&S Committee at each location.
• Oversee reporting and the management of claims for workers’ compensation along with return to work programs.
• Conducts worksite assessments to identify and evaluate safety and health risk and compliance exposures. Develops and implements strategies to reduce or eliminate these risks and exposures.
• Drives administrative and engineering controls to eliminate hazards in the facility to create a zero-incident workplace.
• Plans and delivers training programs for management and employees on relevant accident prevention and compliance programs.
• Coordinates facility Safety and Health committeesubcommittees and facilitates the continuous improvement process through Behavior Based Safety, Ergonomic, Forklift, and local safety teams.
• Responsible for supporting facilities in Georgia, California, Pennsylvania and other US-based locations.

Qualifications

Required qualifications include:

• Bachelors degree in Occupational Safety and Health, or related field required; Masters degree preferred.
• Five years leading a Workplace H&S program
• Certified Safety Professional - Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
• Knowledge of all Federal, State, Local regulations, and industry requirements.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills as you will work one-on-one with all levels of the organization.
• Proficient in technology and equipment used in environmental inspections.
• Self-Starter with Root Cause Analysis skills.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Prior experience with training in small and large groups.
• Prior experience leading without Authority.

Percentage of required travel: up to 70%

Physical requirements

• This job operates in various environments (e.g. office, warehouse, ports, workshops, etc.). This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, cameras, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, stand, move, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close, color, distance, and depth perception.
• Physically able to conduct inspections and carry equipment used for inspections.
• Must be able to effectively work and complete tasks in an open office/noisy environment.

Porsche is an equal opportunity employer and we take pride in our diversity. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Porsche will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Porsche does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, registered domestic partner status, family and medical leave status, military status, criminal conviction history, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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