Job Details
Job Location: Lakeshore Office - Detroit, MI
Salary Range: Undisclosed

Description

Scope: The Safety Manager is responsible for developing and implementing workplace and public safety plans, enforcing policies, assessing risk, and ensuring compliance with appropriate guidelines. They will do this through cross-functional project management, by conducting training, investigating incidents, providing recommendations for improvement, and implementing agency-wide safety strategies to mitigate risk, aiming to create a culture of a safe and compliant workplace.

Essential Functions

• Develop and execute workplace and public safety plans for the Agency
• Prepare and enforce policies and procedures to establish a culture of health and safety
• Evaluate practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and for continuous improvement, organizational alignment, and compliance.

• Coordinate training and presentations for workplace and public safety matters and accident prevention for a multi-location, multi-functional, hybrid work environment

• Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations
• Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures
• Report on workplace and public safety awareness, issues and statistics
• Manage the agency's Banned Entry Operating Procedure and ensure agency awareness of these individuals.
• Serve as primary contact for internal agency safety related incident notification, investigation, and case management.
• Ensure safety manuals, equipment, protocols, and procedures comply with all applicable laws.

• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

Clerical: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This job operates in a professional office environment with a usually quiet noise level. This is largely a sedentary role and the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, frequently use hands and to talk or hear.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in safety management OR a combination of education and experience that is similarly equivalent.
• Effectively handling confidential information and risk assessment.
• Knowledge of common public and workplace safety regulations and requirements.
• Strong conflict management and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge of data analysis and risk assessment paying attention to detail.
• Confidently establish workflows, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet required deadlines.
• Strong organizational and strategic planning skills with the ability to adapt style to a variety of situations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Minimum Competencies:

• Highly experienced in using internet applications and programs including Google technology and Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
• The ability to quickly learn and utilize the necessary software for this position.
• Ability to provide services for those persons facing economic, social, health, age, and educational barriers.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to take decisive action.
• Ability to de-escalate highly emotional crisis situations.
• Strong interpersonal and professional skills including but not limited to professional appearance, tact, punctuality, and dependability.
• Perform work in a manner that upholds Wayne Metro policies and procedures.

Licensing and Other Requirements:

• Valid identification and reliable transportation.

Travel Requirements:

• Ability to travel to various sites.

Work Hours: Monday through Friday, including possible evenings and weekends as determined by agency need.

Other Duties

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer

EOE/M/F/D/V