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AIRGAS USA, LLC Vice President, Safety & Compliance in Toledo, Ohio
R10058081 Vice President, Safety & Compliance (Open) Location: Independence, OH - Rockside Woods Blvd - Management - Regional OfficeColumbus, OH - Retail shop, Ferndale, MI - Filling industrial, Toledo, OH - Retail shop How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? The Vice President of Safety is responsible for developing, implementing, and/or managing safety programs, claims management, and compliance with government regulatory agencies and corporate operating procedures. Directs and coordinates the execution of safety and corporate loss control initiatives at multi-site locations. Champions and promotes a strong safety and compliance culture implementing programs to ensure associate safety and company regulatory compliance. Designs, directs, and conducts training and audits on Airgas Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) including the Safety Manual, Medical Gas Manual, Transportation Manual, Food Gas Manual, Board of Pharmacy Manual, Industrial Gas Manual, Crisis Management Manual, Bulletins Manual, PSM/RMP Manuals and other Airgas Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as they are disseminated. Represents Airgas on regional regulatory issues and audits/inspections by government entities. Provides leadership and guidance on Airgas's Incident Review Committee. Provides analysis of significant risk data to management by evaluating the effectiveness of initiatives through safety assessments and compiling and interpreting data to identify gaps. Develops and implements action plans as necessary to mitigate risks. Work with the Training department to develop innovative, impactful and meaningful safety training programs Conducts accident investigations and partners with insurance carriers to manage claims. Partners with Senior Management on all potential acquisitions from the perspective of Safety & Compliance issues prior to the acquisition, all the way through integration. Work closely with Human Resources on all EHS and Risk Management issues. Initiates activities designed to empower location managers and employees to lead safety efforts within the organization. Participates in a leadership capacity on the AERO (the Airgas Emergency Response Operations) Team. Leads offsite customer safety training. Special projects and other duties as assigned. __Are you a MATCH? Bachelor's Degree. In lieu of degree requirement, may accept an equivalent level of education and experience. A minimum of 8 years of related safety experience within a production and distribution environment. Must have excellent organizational, written and oral communication, listening and presentation skills including the ability to effectively present and discuss technical information and respond to questions from employees, government agency representatives, and customers. Computer literate with Intermediate knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form. Ability to define and solve problems dealing with a variety of both abstract and concrete variables. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Ability to apply basic algebra and geometry. Reliable transportation, current driver's license, minimum liability insurance as required by state ofvehicle registration. Frequent regional travel (up to 70% of work time). May require overnight travel. Reliable transportation, current driver's license, minimum liability insurance as required by state of vehicle registration. Job requires visitation to various Airgas and customer sites, which have varying environments/conditions, layouts, and accessibility.
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