Quality Safety Manager

Overview

CHENEGA BASE & LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC

Fort Snelling, MN

The Quality Safety Manager is responsible for environmental, quality, safety, and health systems in accordance with ISO and OSHA standards, corporate guidance, and the establishment of internal processes/controls.

Responsibilities

• Implement the quality control program that outlined in the Quality Control Plan (QCP) that details the methods, procedures, and processes used to meet customers’, regulatory, and the contractor’s quality processes.
• Perform QC contract compliance inspections and reporting in accordance with contract requirements and specifications.
• Review and distribute QC, internal audit and third-party audit discrepancy reports, and Corrective/Preventive Action reports.
• Evaluate contract team workforce, facilities, equipment, programs, and procedures for adequacy and effectiveness.
• Identify and document deficiencies and recommends corrective action to the Project Manager (PM)/Corporate Office.
• Advise PM of enhancements to management systems, policies, and procedures to optimize use of resources. Reports all findings, recommendations, trend analyses, deficiencies, etc. directly to Corporate Office.
• Investigate and report incidents, accidents, and noncompliance of quality, environmental, safety, and health policies and initiates root cause analysis of the deficiencies.
• Responsible for contract correspondence and contract deliverables.
• Provide analysis and submit corrective action proposed to bring performance within established metrics and standards.
• Develop and administers quality indoctrination and quality awareness.
• Manage customer complaints, inquiries, and recommendations.
• Analyze and advises the PM and supervisors on work accomplished, trends, problem areas, improvements, etc.
• Provide the resources, direction, and audits to integrate safety into the management system.
• Participate in the development and implementation of safety education and training programs.
• Periodically conduct safety surveys, meetings, and inspections.
• Advise supervisors and employees on safety policies and procedures.
• Assure that all newly hired employees have been given a thorough orientation concerning the Company’s Safety Program.
• Prepare and maintain safety records, analysis, evaluations, and reports to improve the Company’s safety performance and comply with all government agencies, insurance carriers, and internal procedures.
• Work with management, supervisors, and employees to maintain and implement new and ongoing safety programs and comply with recommendations provided by outside consultants, OSHA inspectors, and insurance companies.
• Ensure employees are provided with all necessary personal protective equipment, job safety material, and first-aid equipment.
• Review all accidents with management, supervisors, and/or employees and ensure that corrective action is taken immediately.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years of experience developing and implementing safety programs.
• Minimum five (5) years of recent experience in managing a Quality Control Plan for facility operations and maintenance programs or in an industrial environment.
• Familiar with the various codes and standards applicable to operations and maintenance tasks installated equipment systems, NFPA, EPA, and OSHA
• Possess and maintain a Valid Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Occupational Safety & Health, Industrial Engineering, Quality Management, Environmental Health, or a related technical discipline.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency using personal computer and internet service, word processing, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint
• Ability to obtain favorable National Agency Check with Inquiry (NACI), in accordance with AR 380-67
• Knowledge and ability to maintain a quality management and environmental system in accordance with the applicable industry and ISO Standards as applicable.
• Knowledge of applicable environmental policies, programs, and laws.
• Ability to analyze, develop, evaluate, advise, or promote improvements in programs.
• Ability to establish program objectives or performance goals and assess progress.
• Possess the appropriate verbal and written communication skills to conduct meetings, execute plans, prepare reports, plans, and working instructions.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to obtain OSHA 30 certification.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Experience in administrative, professional, analytical, or other work related to international organization for standard (ISO) 9001 program or operations and similar experience in managing Environmental programs.

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 and talk or hear. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

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