Senior Director, Health & Safety

About the role

For more than 40 years, Reworld has been a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing our customers with innovative solutions that help them achieve carbon-negative outcomes. Our Vision Reworld is leading the charge to a carbon-negative future through revolutionary sustainable materials management solutions that reduce, reuse, recycle and reimagine waste for the benefit of society and the environment. Our Business Reworld partners with businesses by offering cutting-edge engineering and innovative solutions, to help customers reduce, reuse, recycle and recover value from waste streams and meet or exceed their sustainability goals. Our Value Reworld's differentiator comes from our ecosystem of technology, facilities and partnerships, trusted by the world's largest organizations to reimagine waste management for a smarter, more sustainable world. All that we're missing is you. Apply today! Company Description: Led by the promise of what's possible, we partner with businesses and communities to reimagine what waste can do. Together, we transform refuse into a resource, steadfast in our determination to go beyond net zero, for the good of our people, our communities, and the planet we all depend on. Each day at Reworld, we're working to transform the very definition of waste. We've got the infrastructure, technology, and imagination to solve complex waste management challenges and help create a sustainable and more prosperous future for businesses and communities. Position Description: Reworld is seeking an innovative and successful Safety and Health professional who is forward-thinking and progressive in their approach to safety and health management systems. The Senior Director, Health & Safety is an experienced, energetic, dedicated, versatile, self-motivated health and safety professional who has proven leadership skills, and is a relationship builder with a solid track record of leading implementation of safety and health programs and changing culture in an industrial environment. This is a great opportunity in a growing company to be strategic and impactful. This position is based out of the South Region. The candidate is expected to be located within the region, which includes sites in the southeastern U.S. in the area between Texas, Virginia and Florida. There is an estimated 50% travel for responsibilities in supporting our South sites.

Responsibilities

• Foster the success of safety programming through strong relationships with the President of the South Region, Chief Operating Officer, Area Managers, site/regional staffs, site managers, site safety managers, the Corporate health and safety team, and other functional groups.
• Develop, deploy, and support implementation of health and safety regional strategy and associated policies, processes, and procedures, in alignment with corporate strategy,.
• Build H&S rigor with the sites across the South through culture change, leadership, and strong process implementation.
• Interface with Risk Control, Insurance, and client/disposal partner ES&H Representatives.
• Drive continuous improvement to all current policies, regulations, and unique industrial process rules. Promote and apply lean tools and concepts, including kaizen and Leader Standard Work.
• Conduct and coordinate worker training in areas governed by OSHA, DOT, and other governing agencies.
• Collaborate with regional peers for best practice sharing of safety programs, compliance, and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct and coordinate audits for assigned sites in the region, track/report findings, and ensure action completion.
• Participate in the development and implementation of Corporate safety procedures and programs.
• Responsible for regional spend against corporate budget, coordinating with regional leadership team and finance.
• Manage several direct reports. Coach and support the site safety leads with the following topics and others as needed:
• Development of training strategy and materials, coordination of safety themes, and oversight of training completion.
• Fit testing.
• Ergonomics evaluations and design changes.
• Risk assessment and hazard control evaluation.
• Evaluation of safety and health program implementation and maintenance at site level.
• Evaluation of PPE selection.
• Completion and tracking of industrial hygiene sampling and medical surveillance testing (blood lead levels, hearing testing, respiratory medical qualifications).
• Contractor management and oversight of temporary employees.
• Recordkeeping as required by regulations and procedures, as well as internal reporting.
• Communications relating to health and safety, at all levels throughout our sites.
• Provide support for outage planning, participation and oversight.
• Facilitates and/or participates in incident investigation/Root Cause Analyses for OSHA-recordable injuries and serious near misses.
• Analyzes regional health and safety trends and develops actions in response.
• Oversees rep

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