Manager - Safety

Overview Agency Summary The purpose and mission of the Office of Financial Management is to be responsive to the priorities and needs of the citizens of Indianapolis and Marion County, to ensure financial stability and operational health; through strategic and accurate budgeting, timely financial reporting, best in class procurement and promoting a culture within our enterprise that empowers professional development and transformative leadership. The agency is able to do this by cultivating a productive, collaborative, and compliant work environment in order for our workforce to meet the needs of the constituents of Indianapolis and Marion County. Job Summary This position is responsible for the coordination of safety policy, management, targeted training, reporting, and tracking of incidents. The holder of this position will be the primary source of knowledge for the City-County on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and injury prevention and serve as the primary resource in mitigating all OSHA claims across the enterprise. Position requires independent judgment and evaluation of incidents in relation to policy. The position will utilize independent judgment regularly and has authority to execute policy to mitigate hazards that relate to OSHA claims or have potential to result in employee injury. Position reports to Administrator-Risk. Equal Employment Opportunity The City of Indianapolis Marion County is an equal opportunity employer . All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We value diversity in perspectives and experiences among colleagues and the residents of this city of whom we serve. Position Responsibilities Manages and implements the enterprise’s safety policy and audits the actions of departments and agencies Provides annual reporting to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) utilizing the online resources to build OSHA 300 and 301 logs Provides leadership on injury prevention techniques and works with the impacted department and other departments and agencies to implement actions such as training, personal protective equipment, near miss investigations, post injury investigations and OSHA reporting Leads all efforts to address any OSHA claims or implementation requirements of OSHA findings Mitigates possible claims related to environmental factors by working with insurance partners or consultants to perform a number of campus or specific building inspections Convenes, orchestrates, and guides the Central Safety Committee comprised of agency safety coordinators Participates on local department “Incident Review Boards” as necessary Innovatively and critically evaluates the program for new ways to track, receive or host internal accident reporting Participates on Requests for Proposal for contractor selection related to Risk and Safety services Maintains a library of training material from the National Safety Council Attends annual TPA stewardship meetings and maintains a quarterly claims review process in partnership with Human Resources Trains staff on OHSA 10 and 30-hour General Industry and Defensive Driving as core sessions Supports new hire training to share important facts of the Safety Handbook Research, develop and publish content for the “Safety Challenge” newsletter Works with or requests contracted vendor support when necessary and manages TPA reporting Coordinates with departments and agencies for BLS reporting and manages the overall system Must maintain confidentiality at all times This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time Qualifications Minimum Job Requirements and Qualifications OSHA 30-hour Certification in General Industry with five (5) years’ experience…

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