Safety Engineer ($10,000 sign-on)

Charter Manufacturing is a fourth-generation family-owned business where our will to grow drives us to do it better. Join the team and become part of our family!
Are you an experienced Safety professional looking for a new challenge? Charter Steel is looking for a Safety Engineer to champion our safety culture across our two plants in Ohio (Cleveland, Fostoria).
What you'll do:

• Promote a safe working environment for all employees at multiple business locations.
  
• Identify, comply, and train applicable OSHA mandated programs.
  
• Develop and execute plans to ensure proactive compliance to OSHA mandated programs and accident prevention.
  
• Maintain safety documentation per OSHA regulations.
  
• Review equipment design for ergonomic considerations and safety requirements.
  
• Participate in safety process implementation for the planning and construction of facilities and equipment.
  
• Manage accident investigation and corrective actions, housekeeping, and safety auditing processes.
  
• Assist and serve as a resource for safety teams to utilize their knowledge of day-to-day operations regarding safety. Assist teams to arrive at the accident's root cause(s). Develop an action plan and follow up system that eliminates reoccurrence.
  
• Coordinate the administration of Workers' Compensation claim handling.
  
• Work closely with other safety engineers and staff at different businesses to ensure similarity in safety programs.
  
• Manage environmental projects that either maintain compliance or improve the environmental process.
  
• Administer regulatory compliance through permitting process, report preparation, and management of waste disposal system.
  
• Responsible for on-site personal and property security.
  
• Coordinate and maintain radiation safety programs in cooperation with the environmental department.
  
• Coordinate the response to property insurance recommendations
  

What you'll need to have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety & Health or related degree.
  
• Five plus years' successful safety experience.
  
• Two plus years' demonstrated leadership skills in leading cross functional teams or resources with or without direct authority; including the ability to collaborate and influence others to find the optimal solution.
  
• Experience in Workers' Compensation Insurance.
  
• Working background in team environments (SDWT, problem solving teams or work cells) or equivalent team training.
  
• Demonstrated practical experience in safety process improvement and statutory requirements or equivalent course work, degree, or certification.
  
• Experience interacting with local, state and federal regulatory agencies.
  
• Ability to interpret and apply OSHA regulations on a practical basis.
  
• Familiarity with basic medical terminology.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Strong organizational skills.
  
• Proficient in the basic features of Microsoft Office products.
  

What we'd like to see:

• Master's Degree in Occupational Safety & Health or related advanced degree.
  
• One or more of the following certifications: PE, CSP, ASP, CIH.
  
• Training in Total Quality Management, Continuous Improvement, and customer service systems or experience with similar processes.
  
• EMT/ First Responder Certification.
  

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