Safety Manager

Job Description:

Safety Manager

Description

Pay Range: $107,610 - $121,646

Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, November 14, 2024

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Safety Manager job is available with the City of Fort Worth Human Resources Department, Safety Division.

The Safety Division of the Human Resource’s Department is tasked with ensuring employees are able to work in a safe and secure environment. This division is responsible for compliance with various state and federal regulations as well as overseeing safety-related programs, training and testing.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Safety Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Science, Environmental Safety, Engineering, Business Administration or a closely related field
• Five (5) years of safety experience including two (2) years of administrative and supervisory responsibility.
• Possession of a Valid Driver’s License at time of hire
• Possession of a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with managing the requirements around a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) program including the Driver Qualification File
• Experience with OSHA reporting and requirements including an OSHA 300 log
• Experience with Safety management in a governmental entity or an industry involving heavy machinery

The Safety Manager’s job responsibilities include:

• Manage a staff of two including prioritizing work and assigning work, conducting evaluations and staff training
• Manage the City’s drug and alcohol testing programs ensuring compliance with all state and federal requirements
• Oversees the administration of safety-related programs including testing protocol, reporting and employee education to ensure adherence to federal, state and local regulations
• Analyzes safety data to develop both long and short-term strategies to reduce injuries and incidents and enhance overall safety performance
• Monitors contract compliance with outside vendors including the RFP process
• Develops, evaluates, and monitors the effectiveness of the organization’s safety programing; designing and delivering training initiatives aimed at preventing accidents and minimizing workplace injuries.

Working Conditions and Physical Demand as stated on official City job description

• Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.