Safety Manager - Montana Materials & Construction (Helena, MT)

Job ID:  511887

CRH is the largest building materials company in North America. We develop sustainable solutions that build, connect, and improve our world. Our products are everywhere you live, go and work! Montana Materials & Construction, A CRH Company, is a leading supplier of aggregates, asphalt, and ready-mixed concrete in Anaconda, Butte, Great Falls and Helena, MT.
 

The Safety and Health Manager is responsible for implementation, oversight, and leadership with the division, region or operating company safety/health, risk management, and employee development programs.  They will foster a collaborative relationship to be a seamless strategic business partner to the region president. 

Key Responsibilities

• Routinely visit jobsites, plants, shops and/or pits to assist field personnel and conduct hazard awareness and correction sessions with operations personnel.
• Ensure all lines of business have the tools necessary to safely perform tasks
• Ensure risk assessment and/or jobsite evaluation is performed
• Assist when needed to direct trucks in/out of jobsites to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of products
• Assist construction and transportation crews with the development and distribution of internal traffic control plans
• Oversight of the administration/maintenance of safety programs; ensuring any/all new developments in technology available for incident/injury prevention are continually evaluated.

• Ensuring that proper incident investigations are continually conducted for all occurrences, providing recommendations for risk/hazard reduction as applicable.
• Oversight (both direct and indirect) of multiple areas with organization/maintenance of both passive and active support files/records for all incidents/injuries, including: general liability, auto liability, workmen’s compensation, and all other applicable claims.
• Coordinating the administration of incident claims, including negotiation/settlement of claims within proscribed limits of liability and directing other claims to the corresponding agencies.
• Maintaining liaison with all affiliated agencies, including: Insurance companies (WC, GL, AL), MSHA, OSHA, & State Labor Commissions.
• Conducting and oversight of site safety audit processes & assisting site personnel in selection/installment of safety controls.
• Assist/coach managers/superintendents in conducting hazard awareness, risk management, safety meetings, project specific safety requirements and human performance leadership.
• Assisting/Coaching operations managers/supervisors in conducting their own training programs.  Collecting and making available safety/health material to operations supervisors for training needs.
• Stewarding/Implementing Employee Engagement philosophies, education, & growth strategies.
• Maintaining area/programs of responsibility to keep within economical demands of budgets.
• Providing direction/technical support to ensure employees’ health and minimize potential employee exposures through established industrial hygiene practices (i.e. Respiratory Protection Program, Hearing Conservation Program, and Silica Awareness Program).
• Monitoring employee health hazard exposures using established industrial hygiene techniques and enabling all areas to carry out personal monitoring.
• Oversight of Selection & Coordination for occupational physicians to ensure injured employees are provided with the best available treatment while ensuring injury resolution and prevention.
• Implementing strategic plans to ensure continued success in meeting business objectives within Safety/Health, Safety Leadership, and Leadership education.
• Monitoring company safety results & compiling representative reports to executive leaders.
• Coaching operations managers/supervisors with the human performance management process including implementation, development, and facilitation.
• Developing creative communications methods to ensure the distribution and institutionalization of best practices through tools such as:  PowerPoint, Word, Excel, e-mail, SharePoint.
• Coordinate and schedule annual safety training, project specific safety trainings and develop/assist/create project specific safety plans and/or reporting as required by the project specifications. May be called upon to perform a variety of special projects and studies such as coordination of special concrete pours or construction projects.  Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and passion for employee safety/continuous improvement through innovation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Ability to work independently without direct supervision, a willingness to work overtime and weekends as needed, and travel as needed outside of home office area to site locations. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial Hygiene or Safety/Health related field is preferred and three to five or more years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Working knowledge of human performance principles and how they relate to operational and safety leadership.
• Thorough knowledge of OSHA and MSHA regulations and safety best practices

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend complex written and verbal instructions, correspondence, and memos. 
• Ability to write complex correspondence. 
• Ability to carefully articulate and clearly communicate both specific technical information and creatively compose development strategies. 
• Ability to effectively participate in and speak to large groups. 
• Advanced presentation skills required.

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Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 
• Ability to comprehend scientific formulas.    

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Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written and oral instructions. 
• Ability to think through complex systems (human, mechanical, organizational, etc.) issues to derive potential solutions.
• Detailed working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. 

Ability to effectively navigate and research regulatory agency and industry related web content.​​​​​​​

Physical Demands

​​​​​​​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.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear. 
• The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. 
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders. 
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move anywhere up to 50 lbs. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment

•  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Office Environment (10% to 20%) and Field (90% to 80%)

• Frequently exposed to moving machinery, mechanical parts, outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to various weather conditions typical of the work location.

• • May require driving for periods of time to perform job duties at various job site locations.

• This position will require 60%-to-80%-day travel trips outside of home office with limited overnight travel possible.

Competencies

• To perform the job successfully; an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
• Leadership skills, creative writing, clear and analytical thinking, creative presentation abilities, speaking clearly and effectively in front of large and small groups, and strong organizational abilities.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to speak Spanish is plus.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Montana Materials & Construction, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability 

CRH is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.