Job Description Job Description
Position is in El Dorado, KS.
No Per Diem
Long-term placement
We are seeking an experienced Safety Manager to oversee site safety operations at a refinery. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in industrial safety, incident investigations, and incident management. This role is responsible for promoting a safe work environment, ensuring compliance with refinery safety requirements, and maintaining accurate employee training and certification records.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee daily safety activities and ensure compliance with refinery safety policies, OSHA regulations, and applicable site requirements.
- Lead incident investigations, identify root causes, document findings, and coordinate corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Manage incident reporting, follow-up, and communication with site leadership and relevant personnel.
- Conduct site safety inspections, audits, and jobsite observations to identify hazards and ensure corrective actions are completed.
- Monitor compliance with safe work practices, including personal protective equipment (PPE), lockout/tagout (LOTO), confined space entry, hot work, and other applicable refinery procedures.
- Maintain accurate safety documentation, incident reports, inspection records, and compliance files.
- Track DISA requirements and monitor employee training, qualifications, and certification expiration dates to ensure all site personnel remain current and compliant.
- Coordinate employee safety orientations, training, and required site access documentation.
- Communicate safety expectations to employees, supervisors, contractors, and site management.
- Support emergency preparedness, response procedures, and safety meetings as needed.
- Identify opportunities to improve safety performance and reinforce a proactive safety culture.
Qualifications
- Previous experience as a Safety Manager or in a similar safety leadership role within a refinery, petrochemical facility, or industrial environment.
- Strong experience conducting incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and incident management.
- Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and industrial/refinery safety standards.
- Experience maintaining safety records, compliance documentation, and employee training records.
- Familiarity with DISA requirements and tracking employee certifications and expiration dates.
- Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
- Ability to work independently while coordinating with site leadership and personnel.
