Plant Safety Manager

Role Purpose:

The Safety Manager will help drive continuous improvement in overall health and safety performance while promoting an interdependent organizational culture. The intent of this role is to lead and effectively integrate health and safety processes/programs into the overall plant strategy while maintaining compliance with all applicable federal, state local, and corporate safety laws and standards. Provide Safety leadership, expertise, and practical support for Safety Excellence in site specific OFC manufacturing plants in North America – to ensure we have a rigorous safety program that protects the safety of our employees, contractors and visitors at all times. To develop technical solutions to improve Safe manufacturing capability within North America. This role requires working within a complex manufacturing structure at a plant level and aligning with Corporate requirements to ensure safety standards are maintained. The work is multi-dimensional in the areas of regional support and corporate regulations and compliance. It involves influencing sustainable change in cultural and technical aspects of manufacturing at all levels of the organization. Management involves working in a matrix organization structure with plant Safety and Corporate Safety teams driving solutions in cooperation with plant operations, engineering and technology resources.

Key Responsibilities:

• Report to the Plant Manager & OFC Global Safety Capability Manager all aspects of Safety performance and improvements.
• Maintain close liaison with Corporate Safety Management Services
• Facilitate the development and maintenance of facility emergency response plans and ensure that all affected employees receive training as needed.
• Support and maintain comprehensive assessment of manufacturing capability for Safety in OFC plants – determine current performance and capability. Work should include all aspects of manufacturing operator tools, process equipment, facility operations, maintenance and introduction of new technology.
• Lead and support the Process Safety Management requirements to ensure compliance with the regulation
• Support and maintain the Safety Strategy that drives and delivers an improvement roadmap and facilitate the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of required safety, and health programs and processes.
• Contribute to the development of consistent Safety Standards for all manufacturing locations that that aligns with Corning Incorporated that incorporates local codes and regulations, OFC Strategy for all people – Corning employees, contractors, and visitors. This will include supporting the management and deployment of evolving changes in Safety Standard requirements working to ensure that the facility remains current in all external reporting requirements to corporate, state, local and federal agencies.
• Contribute toward the driving of the Safety Governance process to ensure Safety Standards, North America Program initiatives and metrics are being implemented, maintained and sustained.
• Work with internal and external organizations to coordinate industrial hygiene, safety, and health audits of the facility. Conduct self-assessments prior to scheduled audits, and take leadership in prioritizing and taking action on audit findings and recommendations.
• Develop, manage and drive Safety Governance to ensure Safety Standards, Global Program initiatives and Global metrics are being implemented, maintained, improved and sustained.
• Develop, coordinate and deploy Safety Improvement training that appropriately targets all levels of the organization – Business Leadership, Manufacturing Leadership and all aspects of Manufacturing Operations/Engineering and Functional Groups.
• Lead and support an Safety team, providing coaching and guidance to ensure the plant is aligned with federal OSHA guidelines, Corporate safety strategy and other regulatory environmental requirements. Provide guidance and expertise in conducting safety, health and environmental risk assessments for new or existing processes or equipment. Support the introduction of new products and processes into the facility.
• Facilitate and provide guidance and expertise for the development of a world class safety culture within the facility.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum BS (MS preferred) – occupational health/safety, safety or related subject or Industrial Engineering considered with demonstrated manufacturing experience in Safety Engineering
• Knowledge of OSHA, PSM, ISO45001/14001:2015 and other relevant regulations and standards
• Experience integrating aspects of EH&S management into the overall operation of the plant
• Information Utilization and ability to use electronic databases such as Gensuite
• 5 years of demonstrated manufacturing experiences in developing and deploying Safety Strategy and associated tactical plans to deliver targeted results. Desired is experience within a Safety Management Systems approach.
• Demonstrated manufacturing experience on a regional or multiple plant environment and cultures.
• Knowledge and experience in Safety Regulatory and Legal requirements and industry direction.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; both organization and presentation skills.