Territorial Safety Manager

Location:  Territorial Headquarters, Atlanta, GA      

About this opportunity:

This position is responsible for managing the current territorial safety programs in addition to developing and maintaining new safety initiatives to reduce risk to the territory’s workforce, property, and programming and to the general public on our premises. Provide expertise, training, monitoring, and review of all environmental health and safety compliance issues and requirements for all applicable locations and personnel in the Southern Territory.

Key responsibilities:

• Assists in establishing local Safety Committees. Review meeting minutes and identify and train safety champions at Divisions, Commands, and units. Work closely with Divisional, Territorial, and unit managers to ensure continual improvement and compliance in eliminating accidents, injuries, illnesses, and environmental events with skilled assistance and support through lasting corrective actions.
• Sets up trainings for the Territory upon request and provides training reports and trends to the Director of Loss Control and Risk Management Secretary.
• Provides data reports for health and safety activities and performance metrics upon request, which include loss control reports, Health and Safety Institute training completions, mock OSHA inspection compliance scores, OSHA penalty reviews, and worker’s compensation and general liability statistics.

What we are looking for in you:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Specialization in Occupational Safety Health, Environmental Health, or Environmental Sciences preferred, AND
• Three years of experience in developing and implementing environmental health and safety programs. OR
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Certifications:

• Certificate in Safety Management
• 30-Hour OSHA Training Certificate for General Industry or equivalent preferred

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Physical requirements include good speaking, hearing, and vision ability, and excellent manual dexterity. Lifting, pulling, and pushing of materials up to 50 pounds; requires bending, squatting, and walking; may stand for extended periods
• Ability to travel at least 15% throughout the territory

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in a typical office environment but will include visits to production centers, truck docks warehouses, shelters, and outdoor camps with various temperatures, fumes, noise levels, chemicals, and other elements. Some tasks will be completed outdoors in various weather conditions. Some weekend and evening work.

 Employee Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays with Pay
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plan and more!

Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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Application Submittal Period: 9/13/2024 – 9/27/2024

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