Safety Manager

We’re seeking a Safety Manager with a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience in industrial or manufacturing safety. The ideal candidate is well-versed in MSHA regulations and certified in dust/silica and noise sampling. They excel at interpreting regulations, writing reports, and delivering engaging safety training.
Strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office are essential. This role requires a strategic thinker with sharp analytical abilities, capable of identifying risks and driving safety improvements. Fieldwork is a key part of the role, with occasional travel to support other plant locations. Reporting to the Safety Director, this individual will be a hands-on leader and mentor in building a strong safety culture.

Experience and abilities you will need:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university preferred and at least 5 years related experience managing the safety program for an organization; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 3 years MSHA experience strongly desired.
• Certified training for dust/silica & noise sampling strongly desired.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and training presentations.
• Experience with Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to effectively develop presentations, deliver the information, and respond to questions from all levels of employees – executives through the hourly workforce, including, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to focus on details and understand the overall impact of events and decisions.
• Very little travel is anticipated; however, there may be times when travel to one of the other plants is required based on organizational needs.

What you will do:
Position reports directly to the Safety Director, with a strong dotted line to the Plant Manager. To serve as the staff specialist in safety by carrying out procedures with the line organization that effectively control accident and health exposures in the company and minimize regulatory violations. Responsible for providing guidance, awareness and solutions to ensure safe and reliable operations while acting as a change leader, educator, advocate, consultant and mentor for their location’s safety culture. Strong organizational and communication skills as well as the ability to multitask are a must. Interacts with the workforce in the field on a daily basis, building relationships and providing safety expertise.

Main Responsibilities

• Supports internal customers by serving as subject matter expert in assigned areas by interpreting regulations, providing information to address a customer need and provide guidance in the development of programs, policies, or procedures.
• Effectively motivate people to enlist needed cooperation in implementing effective safety programs; ability to manage multiple priorities and work with personnel at all organizational levels.
• Administer, direct and manage compliance with the company safety program and local incident prevention efforts to ensure company safety goals are met.
• Implement safety procedures and programs necessary to improve the safety program’s effectiveness.
• Delivers new hire employee safety orientations and safety training, monthly safety meetings, and annual safety updates to employees, supervisors, and plant management to support developed programs.
• Monitors adherence to safety program policies and procedures in the plant and reports discrepancies to plant management and safety director.
• Confers with plant manager and the plant leadership team to assist in specific clarification of details associated with safety process.
• Coordinates safety information to inform all plant personnel of new issues.
• Work with senior management and the safety team to establish goals, metrics, and priorities for safety across the organization and manage the safety metrics.
• Leads to continuous improvement in safety performance and supports the implementation and maintenance of the safety guidelines as employed in the division.
• Works with the safety team and all levels of plant management to prevent employee injuries and regulatory violations.
• Participates in and coordinates plant Safety Committee.
• Attends professional development conferences or industry specific meetings to discuss and update management on issues, concerns, trends and enforcement actions.

Who we are:
GCC is a world-class company that produces, distributes and markets cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, and innovative products related to the construction industries in Mexico and the United States. We take pride in being a market leader with a culture of innovation, high performance and safety. GCC offers a very competitive benefits program including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability insurance plans, and a 401K.

You will love working here because:
At GCC, employees are our most important resource. As a part of the GCC family, you'll be welcomed into a culture that promotes the company vision and internal career growth. Our company vision is to have our customers recognize us as a business partner that generates the most value for their construction projects. We're a sustainable growing company, a great place to work, and a solid investment for our shareholders. GCC is an enterprise with a global and sustainable approach. Our production is mainly devoted to the manufacture and sale of gray Portland cement, mortar, premixed concrete, concrete blocks, plaster, aggregates, and other construction materials. Join the family!

An Equal Opportunity Employer
GCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

We hold each other accountable to live our core values of health and safety, attitude of service, integrity, teamwork, innovation and excellence. GCC employees demonstrate these values every day. An Equal Opportunity Employer GCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors, including skills, abilities and experience. Please click the links to view the federal compliance posters