VP Safety & Oper Exc

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for directing and coordinating activities of the company’s safety operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs and coordinates activities of the company’s safety and environmental operations.
• Enforces compliance of operations personnel with administrative policies, procedures, safety rules, governmental and OSHA regulations, and customer specific requirements.
• Confers and cooperates with management personnel in formulating administrative and operational policies and procedures. Periodically, and on demand, oversees reviews, revisions, and updates to policies, procedures, and COGs.
• Directs and coordinates, through subordinate managerial personnel, activities of HSE department to obtain optimum use of equipment, facilities and personnel.
• Reviews and analyzes expenditure, financial and operations reports to determine requirements for increasing safety.
• Prepares recommendations on findings for management evaluation.
• Prepares statistical analysis of safety and develops appropriate measurements.
• Recommends capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment, software, and applications which would increase efficiency and safety of operations.
• Approves requisitions for equipment, materials and supplies within limits of department budget.
• Negotiates contracts with safety-related equipment and materials suppliers.
• Ensures appropriate resources necessary to facilitate functional objectives.
• Responsible for development and management of the safety organization.
• Reviews and controls departmental annual budget.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Works with industry organizations such as EWTC, API, Group of 6 to identify opportunities for safety and compliance across the industry. This may include work with various committees and public presentations.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in staff management. Operations experience a plus. Project management and training skills.
• Strategic Visioning - ability to provide their business unit/function a vision that is aligned with the corporate vision, focused and with a clear line of sight between their objectives and the corporate objectives, the vision is compelling and creates a sense of ownership and urgency.
• Change Management - ability to continually and effectively prepare the organization for the future while maintaining current success and motivation.
• Functional Depth and Breadth - in-depth knowledge, appropriate academic credentials, and proven track record in a specific function.
• Operational Excellence is the ability to demonstrate a clear-cut concern for obtaining compelling business results.
• Customer Driven - demonstrates appropriate attention to the customer (internal or external), providing superior services.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making is the ability to assess all situations (including problems) using a variety of different skills and resources (such as previous knowledge and experience, information seeking, and analysis).
• Communication Skills and Interpersonal Effectiveness is the ability to interact and communicate in a variety of ways with a variety of people and cultures. This includes formal and informal presentations as well as listening, understanding, and negotiating.
• Develop and Lead Teams is the ability to help guide team’s efforts in attaining goals and achieving results.
• Selection, Development and Retention of Talent is the desire to encourage growth and improve the skills and competencies of others.
• Creation of a Safe and Respectful Environment is the ability to create an environment where all employees are treated with respect and feel safe.
• Integrity is an approach to people and work that is consistent with high ethical standards and overall values of the business.
• Professionalism is the overall attitude with which business is conducted.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience.