Jersey City, NJ, USA
28 days ago
Occupational Health & Safety Program Manager

The Occupational Health and Safety Program Manager supports the firm by developing and implementing a health and safety management system and driving continuous performance improvement. Key responsibilities include:

Accident and incident prevention through hazard identification, risk assessment, and control. Ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety legislation. Developing and implementing health and safety policies and procedures. Implementing governance and inspection requirements within the health and safety management system.

Job Responsibilities:

Developing and implementing a firm-wide Health and Safety Policy and other health and safety management systems documentation applicable to the organization Advising on and assisting in the implementation of appropriate health and safety risk management processes including completion of risk assessments, where necessary. Identifying, documenting and communicating legal and other health and safety requirements applicable to JPMC’s operations.. This includes identifying baseline requirements, assessing applicability, creating and maintaining legal registers, tracking updates and communicating requirements and changes to relevant parties  Ensuring appropriate operational controls are developed, documented and implemented by relevant lines of business and corporate functions in order to ensure and maintain legislative and procedural compliance Developing, communicating and implementing corporate health and safety objectives and targets and supporting management programs Assisting in identifying health and safety training needs for employees at all levels of the firm and the development and delivery of relevant training courses by various media Developing and implementing relevant and timely communication processes to ensure health and safety information and updates are communicated across lines of business and corporate functions Establishing and participating in forums, or other such methods, for consulting with employees on health and safety matters as required Ensuring health and safety documents and records are managed in accordance with JPMC procedural requirements and updating of any relevant tracking processes Liaising with and reporting to Health and Safety regulatory authorities Implementing the process for identifying, tracking and closing of non-conformities, corrective and preventive actions Supporting the process of ensuring continual improvement in health and safety performance by carrying out routine health and safety monitoring and reviews

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

Bachelor’s Degree with professional certifications appropriate to the field 7+ years of experience in an aligned function Working knowledge of occupational health regulatory standards Strong knowledge of Federal, State, and Local occupational and environmental laws and regulations (OSHA, EPA, etc., and other applicable local requirements)  Strong background on technical safety issues pertaining to building management and manufacturing environments  Demonstrated ability to consult and provide resolution on a range of occupational health and safety issues Strong interpersonal communication and team player skills Effective negotiation skills Proficiency in technical writing Ability to travel (~25%)
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