Regional Safety Manager - Multi State Region

As a Regional Safety Manager, you’ll get to develop, implement, and drive key strategies and processes surrounding the adherence and continuous improvement of our documented Safety Programs. This role will also partner with business leaders and counterparts on Strategic Initiatives of the Business. The safety of our employees is always top of mind, so this role is vital to our organization, not only for our success but to ensure we’re doing everything we can to send employees home the same or better than they arrived! 

The RSM will cover 30-35 manufacturing or warehouse locations within Oregon, Washington, Arkansas, Minnesota, and Iowa mostly. There are few locations in other states like Oklahoma and Texas.

• Partner with leadership to develop and implement key HSE programs and initiatives at the plant/facility level 

• Lead and ensure regional compliance with all applicable standards, policies, licensing/certification requirements, and regulatory initiatives including but not limited to:

• • Internal Safety Policies & Initiatives

• • Injury Frequency Rate 

• • First Aid Reporting 

• • Near Miss Reporting 

• • Root cause analysis

• • Risk Mitigation Development and Implementation 

• • Federal and Local municipality regulatory compliance (i.e., OSHA, DOL, EEOC, etc.) 

• Provides guidance and direction to managers, in consultation with operational leadership, on HSE and Environmental compliance issues, including Worker's Compensation, OSHA violations and Safety

• Conduct and/or assist with investigations of reported or identified allegation of violations 

• Delivers role related training at the local level and participates in and supports the company's overall training initiatives 

• Drive leading indicator safety programs such as Near Miss to establish a proactive approach to the company safety performance 

• Develops, implements, and drives risk mitigation strategies and processes based on Safety data and trends

• Extensive travel to facility locations supporting field management in remediation of identified gaps in compliance and business performance 

• Financial Objective Injury Frequency Rate, First Aid Treatment Reporting, and Near Miss Reporting 

• Bachelor's Degree required or equivalent experience 

• 5+ years diversified experience in safety, environmental compliance, HR, operations/administration in a manufacturing or distribution facility 

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 75% of the workweek 

• Six Sigma/Lean certification and OSHA 40 training preferred 

• Proven track record of building strong relationships vertically and horizontally within an organization 

• Bilingual in English and Spanish a plus 

• Competitive Pay, Holiday Pay, and Daily Pay – Access to your earned wages before payday! 

• Referral Bonuses 

• Long-Term Career Advancement

• Paid Time Off 

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance for Eligible Full Time Employees 

• 401(k) Retirement Plan 

• Great Team Environment 

48forty Solutions is the largest pallet management services company in North America! We provide end-to-end pallet solutions, from supply to retrieval, on-site services, reverse logistics, and packaging materials. We are truly Pallet Management Made Simple, our workforce is the heart and soul of our business, and we’re looking for our next Regional Safety Manager to join our team!

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. 

• Ability to work in extreme conditions to include, but not limited to, elements, heat, cold, and air particulate 
• The noise level in the work environment depends on location
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection, ear protection is mandatory at several locations, safety shoes)
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and color vision.
• Must have a good sense of balance & good eye-hand-foot coordination

48forty Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.