Country: United States
City: Knoxville

About CRH

CRH is the leading global diversified building materials business in the world with over 3,100 locations worldwide. We manufacture and supply a diverse range of superior building materials and products, used extensively in the built environment, in infrastructure, housing and commercial construction projects, of all sizes, all across the world.

To find out more, visit our website www.crh.com.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Region President, the Regional Health and Safety Director is responsible for implementation, oversight, and leadership with the division, region, and 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 (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Works with the Regional President, Division Safety Director and operating companies to develop and execute a strategy that reduces risk, engages employees, and fosters a positive safety culture.
• Continuously scans the environment for new technologies to aid in incident/injury prevention and evaluate fit for our operations.
• Work with company management to ensures that proper incident reviews are continually conducted for all occurrences, providing recommendations for risk 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.
• Maintaining liaison with all affiliated agencies, including: Insurance companies (WC, GL, AL), MSHA, OSHA, & State Labor Commissions.
• Coach and assist operations managers/supervisors in conducting their own training programs. Collecting and making available safety/health material to operations supervisors for training needs, hazard awareness, risk management, and environmental processes.
• Mentor and develop company safety teams, both direct and indirect reports
• 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).
• Oversight of Selection & Coordination for occupational physicians to ensure injured employees are provided with the best available treatment while ensuring injury resolution and prevention.
• Monitoring company safety results & compiling representative reports to executive officers.
• Developing creative communications methods to ensure the distribution and institutionalization of best practices through tools such as: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, e-mail, SharePoint.
• Work closely with Human Resources to ensure all safety requirements and training are completed during onboarding and during safety mentoring process for new employees.
• Completes various supervisor duties including hiring, developing employees, planning and directing work and participating in the performance management process.
• Drive environmental compliance across the group.
• Leverage relationships across all CRH companies to provide the best solutions for the region.
• Regular and predictable attendance at assigned times is required.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety or Health related field with 8 or more years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge/Skill Requirements

• Collaborates and communicated effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to think analytically.
• Ability to communicate effectively; including creative writing, creative presentation abilities, speaking clearly and effectively in front of large and small groups.

Work Requirements

• Proven track record of managing multiple initiatives that delivered meaningful and measurable results.
• High ethical standards.
• Mobility to attend various meetings and events at offsite locations
• Hours are extended throughout the year to include nights and weekends when necessary
• Travel may be required

What CRH Offers You

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  Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• A 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 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!

CRH is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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