Description

Position Summary:

Western Extrusions Corporation is a national leader in the manufacturing of extruded aluminum products. Headquartered in Carrollton, Texas with facilities in Delair, NJ, we manufacture quality products used in America’s critical infrastructure industries including but not limited to class 8 trucks, electric vehicles, truck trailers, utility scale solar power, electrical transmission, and numerous commercial construction products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Individual will be responsible for leading and championing all aspects of the safety function in a “start-up” operations environment.
• Daily management and engagement of the line organization involving safe work practice development, evaluation of safe work practice conformance and the evaluation and improvement of operating conditions to reduce risk.
• Develop and implement required Safety & Health policies where there are existing gaps.
• Development and delivery of training to support prevention and program initiatives.
• The position requires significant time on the shop floor engaging line management and department personnel through hands on coaching, training, and reinforcement. Approximately 50% of the candidate’s time is expected to be on the shop floor.
• Be viewed at all levels of the organization as an effective manager and leader that is proactive and challenges the organization in improving plant safety practices and the operating environment without compromise.
• Develop trust at all levels through sound decisions, actions and commitment to creating a safe work environment at Western New Jersey operations.
• Develop and manage short- and long-term safety plans including annual risk and injury reduction goals.

Requirements

Education, Experience and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in safety management, Safety Engineering or Equivalent is required.

• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in safety management with a record of progressive proven accomplishments. The preferred candidate will have a solid track record of successfully managing safety processes within a manufacturing environment.

• The candidate must possess a fundamental working knowledge and understanding of State and Federal regulations pertaining to OSHA, EPA, ANSI and NFPA
• The ideal candidate will have: aluminum extrusion experience and/or molten aluminum experience.