Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $116,000.00 - $218,000.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid parental leave
Tuition Assistance
Employee vehicle discount
Job Description
Ford Motor Company is a globally recognized automotive manufacturer known for its commitment to innovation, quality, and sustainability. Founded over a century ago, this Fortune 500 company has established itself as a leader in the automotive industry by creating vehicles that meet the diverse needs of customers worldwide while fostering an inclusive and forward-thinking workplace culture. Ford emphasizes a balance between driving technological advancements and maintaining a strong commitment to employee safety and environmental responsibility. The company provides a dynamic atmosphere where employees can explore career growth, leadership opportunities, and professional development across various disciplines and global locations.
The Manager, Occupational Safety, at Ford Motor Company is a critical leadership role responsible for overseeing the performance and effectiveness of the Occupational Safety team. This role plays a key part in ensuring the administration of safety processes plant-wide, managing emergency response planning, and maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local safety regulations in a timely and consistent manner. Reporting directly within the Health and Safety leadership structure, this position involves collaboration with multiple departments to address complex safety issues and deliver solutions that prevent workplace injuries and illnesses. The Manager leads efforts in maintaining accurate and comprehensive safety documentation, including investigations, inspections, and root cause analyses.
This leadership role demands expertise in interpreting and applying corporate health and safety policies, regulations, and industry best practices. The Manager leverages data-driven insights to analyze safety trends, recommend improvements, and contribute strategically to the company’s overarching mission of hazard elimination and employee protection. Additionally, this position includes significant responsibility for managing staffing decisions, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, compensation, professional development, and succession planning within their team. The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background in Occupational Health & Safety or related fields, coupled with extensive work experience in occupational safety management.
The role is classified as leadership level 6 with a salary range typically between $115,500 and $218,100, commensurate with skills and experience. Ford also offers comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, paid leave, family care options, tuition assistance, and more, supporting a work-life balance tailored to employee needs. Located primarily on-site, this position requires physical activity, including walking, standing, lifting moderate weights, and working in environments with varying noise and temperature conditions.
This role presents an excellent opportunity for a seasoned safety professional seeking to establish a meaningful impact in a respected global corporation, driving safety excellence and fostering a culture of well-being and regulatory compliance. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States as visa sponsorship is not available.
The Manager, Occupational Safety, at Ford Motor Company is a critical leadership role responsible for overseeing the performance and effectiveness of the Occupational Safety team. This role plays a key part in ensuring the administration of safety processes plant-wide, managing emergency response planning, and maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local safety regulations in a timely and consistent manner. Reporting directly within the Health and Safety leadership structure, this position involves collaboration with multiple departments to address complex safety issues and deliver solutions that prevent workplace injuries and illnesses. The Manager leads efforts in maintaining accurate and comprehensive safety documentation, including investigations, inspections, and root cause analyses.
This leadership role demands expertise in interpreting and applying corporate health and safety policies, regulations, and industry best practices. The Manager leverages data-driven insights to analyze safety trends, recommend improvements, and contribute strategically to the company’s overarching mission of hazard elimination and employee protection. Additionally, this position includes significant responsibility for managing staffing decisions, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, compensation, professional development, and succession planning within their team. The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background in Occupational Health & Safety or related fields, coupled with extensive work experience in occupational safety management.
The role is classified as leadership level 6 with a salary range typically between $115,500 and $218,100, commensurate with skills and experience. Ford also offers comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, paid leave, family care options, tuition assistance, and more, supporting a work-life balance tailored to employee needs. Located primarily on-site, this position requires physical activity, including walking, standing, lifting moderate weights, and working in environments with varying noise and temperature conditions.
This role presents an excellent opportunity for a seasoned safety professional seeking to establish a meaningful impact in a respected global corporation, driving safety excellence and fostering a culture of well-being and regulatory compliance. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States as visa sponsorship is not available.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety/Health Sciences, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of occupational safety experience with Master’s degree or 8 years with Bachelor’s degree
- Certified Safety Professional or Certified Industrial Hygienist preferred
- Ability to lift 10 to 25 pounds frequently
- Ability to walk, stand, and work in moderate noise and varying temperature conditions
- Authorized to work in the United States
- Willingness to comply with all safety procedures and training requirements
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety/Health Sciences, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience
- Master’s degree preferred
- Certified Safety Professional preferred
- Certified Industrial Hygienist preferred
- Minimum 5 years of work experience with a Master’s degree or 8 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety or related field
- Experience in interpreting and administering corporate health and safety policies, regulations, and best practices
- Skilled in incident investigations, root cause analyses, and safety training administration
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities with multiple departments and external regulatory bodies
Job Duties
- Interprets and administers company policies and conducts programs related to risk assessment, hazard identification, incident investigations, inspections, audits, safety culture and engagement, etc. to prevent accidents and hazards at the workplace
- Manages plant and facility-wide safety processes and initiatives including the company’s Safety Operating System (SOS), emergency response planning and training, and off-standard approvals, with consistency in a timely manner
- Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local safety laws, regulations, and corporate policies through collaboration with the plant and network medical, security functions, and UAW Health and Safety representatives
- Distributes and assigns tasks to the regional and facility Occupational Safety team, serves as a primary point of contact for regular inspections and audits to identify and assess workplace hazards, review new equipment for safety concerns, develop activity hazard analysis, complete preventive maintenance procedures, etc., and guides the regional and facility Occupational Safety team on accident prevention plans, and associated processes, procedures, and standards
- Manages completion and timely submission of regional and plant-specific entry forms (as applicable) and physical plant entry for all projects, ensuring personnel have current safety training, drug tests, and any other plant-required training before plant site arrival
- Develops and monitors KPIs for tracking safety incidents, injury statistics, corrective actions, training hours, resolution time, etc. to ensure a safe and hazard-free working environment, develops internal reports for senior Health and Safety management, Legal & Compliance, and onsite facility/plant management teams and presents trends, improvement opportunities, and other key findings
- Oversees the maintenance of accurate records and documentation related to occupational safety matters in line with established policies and compliance requirements
- Leads the administration of department-specific ergonomics training, general and fire safety trainings, machinery and equipment safety trainings at plant locations, energy control and power lockout, root cause analysis, new hire orientation, management safety training, etc.
- Conducts assessment to identify the need for new training programs and administers the same
- Provides guidance and support to managers with respect to general and occupational safety-related queries
- Communicates effectively with statutory authorities, regulatory bodies, and corporate representatives and resolves safety issues and risks highlighted by other functions and external safety auditors/consultants and coordinates with these stakeholders to design appropriate precautionary measures to prevent their recurrence, anticipates operational roadblocks, and develops facility/plant specific safety and loss control programs and processes for seamless implementation
- Participates in the delivery of global, regional, and facility Occupational Safety specific communication, standards, and practices related to occupational safety including general safety, fire prevention, machine and equipment safety, electrical safety, first aid administration, etc. to encourage the adoption of Corporate Health and Safety practices, focused on incidence avoidance and regulatory compliance
- Reviews and updates Occupational Safety policies to ensure compliance with relevant laws and with corporate safety policies, communicated effectively to relevant stakeholders, and consistently enforced
- Performs talent management responsibilities including performance management, professional development, succession planning, disciplinary action, terminations, recruitment, pay decisions, and other personnel actions
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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