General Safety Manager (On Site)

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Develop and implement safety programs to provide for continuous improvement and effectiveness of the Safety Management System. Effect, document and maintain procedures to identify the Occupational Safety and Health aspects of activities and services. Develop and deliver training programs in compliance with policy, procedures, regulations and standards to provide the safety of students and staff. Develop the Return to Work Program, to improve efficiency by reducing lost work time due to illness or injuries. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Individuals in all departments in both academic and administration/finance divisions of the Institute. This position will typically advise and counsel: faculty, staff, students and Safety Specialist. This position will supervise: Safety Specialist.

Job Duty 1 -
Develop Safety Management System, including Comprehensive Loss Control Program components: write safety procedures, implement plans, maintain records.

Job Duty 2 -
Manage OSHA 3 injury logs, mandated by the US Department of Labor. Work closely with DOAS Workers Compensation and Georgia Tech Risk Management. Track all injury-related incidents and conduct investigations to determine root causes/proactive measures; develop injury trend analysis.

Job Duty 3 -
Develop safety training content and deliver presentations; assess the safety training needs of staff and students.

Job Duty 4 -
Identify Occupational Safety Risks; develop Job Hazard Analysis system; conduct Risk Assessments; identify ongoing hazards in all occupations/operations; conduct Ergonomic Assessments.

Job Duty 5 -
Conduct periodic Safety inspections.

Job Duty 6 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Safety or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Six years of job related experience

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), OSHA 10, OSHA 30
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience documenting and tracking safety inspection schedules, findings, and activities
• Proficient with maintaining comprehensive safety inspection checklists; ability to leverage those provided from Institute Environmental Health & Safety

SKILLS
knowledge of federal, state and local safety regulations; position requires the ability to assess complex operations, recommend appropriate safety controls, and effectively interact with faculty, staff and employees at every level in the organization

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Successful candidate must be a US Citizen

Grade S8

Anticiapted annual salary $86,136.00 to $117,145.00 commensurate with qualifications

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening