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Bridgestone Americas
Safety Manager
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What they do
A Safety Manager inspects work environments and procedures for health and safety concerns, and develops programs to reduce the risk of injury or illness. May specialize in a particular type of industry or in certain kind of safety and health risk, such as radiation, hazardous chemicals, or ergonomics. Works in offices, factories, or mines.
$74,612 / year median in Georgia
+17% projected growth
Job Description
Company Overview Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a "Bridgestone West" strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries. Job Category Legal, Compliance & Audit Position Summary Employee/Labor Health & Safety work encompasses activities related to the wellbeing of employees including: Developing and implementing policies and practices to identify/mitigate hazardous conditions within the workplace Identifying potential workplace hazards, unsafe equipment, work practices, and working conditions Investigating accidents and liaising with engineers, management, and health and safety regulatory authorities to identify causes of accidents and prevent their recurrence Providing advice and training on safety protocols and conducting audits to ensure compliance with organization and government standards related to employee heath and safety Maintaining and analyzing records of workplace injuries, illness, and absences to identify areas of concern and provide information required by regulatory agencies Responsibilities
- Supervises support roles with responsibility for performance review/management and training
- Sets day-to-day objectives, organizes workflow, provides guidance, and supports achievement of goals for team
- Leverages prior experience to solve issues using latitude of existing guidelines, also recommending changes within specialization policies/procedures
- Works closely with specialization manager
- Communicates regularly with management and infrequently with executive leadership
- Other duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience; OR 3+ years of relevant experience At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they feel safe bringing their chosen version of themselves to work.