Safety and Compliance Administrator - Military veterans preferred

All States Materials Group ® is a regional leader in road building, pavement preservation and distribution of road materials. We see the exciting in what most take for granted: the roads we drive on every day. We strive to be the best at what we do, and we seek to do it better every day, in a safe, environmentally responsible, and technologically advanced way.

About:

ASMG is one of the leading providers of highway construction materials in the northeast, as well as a leading heavy highway contractor. With more than 700 employees, and more than 65 years of experience, ASMG has developed a reputation as a great place to work, and a reliable contractor. We have grown dramatically since the beginning of the millennium through acquisitions, organic growth initiatives, and building plants from the ground up.

Job Summary:

As the Administrator for the Health, Safety, and Risk Management Department, you will play a vital role in aligning our team’s efforts to support colleagues across the company in maintaining and enhancing our strong safety culture and our record as a best-in-class performer in workplace health and safety. You will provide support to the Health & Safety Team and the Director of Risk Management, emphasizing effective communication and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in coordinating and facilitating regular Health & Safety department meetings and events.
• Support Safety Managers with incident investigations, document management, standardization, and other tasks as they arise.
• Provide support for insurance claims by collaborating with Human Resources, the Risk Manager, and insurance carriers to input, process, and track claims.
• Support claim-related investigations as needed and maintain organized records of claims, incidents, and investigations. Support consistency, accuracy and timely reporting across all records as part of our compliance requirements.
• Support cross divisional insurance related tasks, e.g., pre-qualifications, leases & rentals, certificates of insurance, etc.
• Work with others to coordinate training for front-line and supervisory staff, including in-person, computer-based, etc. This may also include reserving space, speakers, and other resources.
• Responsible for maintaining the documentation for Health & Safety related training and certifications of ASMG staff.
• Provide occasional support to the Director of Environmental Engineering & Compliance Department as needed.
• Support Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) purchasing and standards.
• Following established protocols, help to maintain compliance information binders for facilities throughout our organization, ensuring accuracy, organization, and accessibility of all relevant information.
• Support implementation of programs, policies, and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An associate’s degree in a related field with an applicable Safety or Risk certification or a minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role
• Preferred: A degree, certification, or specialized experience in the field of Safety & Health, Insurance/Risk Management, Civil Engineering, Construction, or related.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally and effectively with diverse groups of people.
• Demonstrated ability to thoroughly review your own work and to verify data logs. Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to give and receive feedback in a constructive and productive manner.
• Demonstrates the willingness to continuously expand knowledge of regulatory requirements relevant to our business operations, such as OSHA, MSHA, etc.
• Ability to maintain and protect confidential information.
• Perform related and unrelated duties as required. Also is accountable to collaborate with local leadership to accomplish goals.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, both desktop and cloud-based versions.
• Ability to occasionally don and doff personal protective equipment (PPE), travel to job sites, and navigate facilities, including climbing ladders, walking on uneven ground, and maneuvering through construction sites or industrial environments as required.
• Driver’s license and a clean driving record required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Insurance related background is a plus.
• Experience in the construction and/or safety industry. Familiarity with the tools, equipment, and dynamics of a construction team and job site.
• A history of collaboration with people of differing perspectives to achieve mutually beneficial goals.
• Experience working with insurance policies and claims.

Physical Demands

• Frequently must stand, walk, sit, and use hands, reach with hands and arms, feel, talk, see, and listen.
• Frequently work at a computer for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

• Many hours are in the corporate headquarters in West Springfield, Massachusetts
• Plants and job sites often have exposure to sustained noisy machinery, dust, heat, cold, rain and snow, low light (night work), and other hazardous conditions (PPE will be provided and must be worn as required by the location and conditions)

Travel:

• The work location is the headquarters at 11 Interstate Drive in West Springfield, 90+% of the time.
• Occasional travel to other regions of our company, with the most distant being New York state and Maine. This may very occasionally include overnight travel.

The Company maintains a policy of non-discrimination and is fully committed to the principles of equality in employment and opportunity for all employees. It is the continuing policy to recruit and employ the best qualified individuals without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence or stalking, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected military or veteran status, and/or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and procedures relating to personnel actions such as, but not limited to, recruitment and hiring, working conditions, benefits and compensation, training, apprenticeship, performance appraisals, promotion, transfer, discipline, termination and any and all other terms and conditions of employment. Decisions with regard to the above will be based on job related criteria, individual merit and qualifications.

It is the policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, color, religious creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence or stalking, physical or mental disability, and/or protected military or veteran status or other protected bases with regard to any employment practices, including recruitment, advertising, job application procedures, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, job assignments, benefits and/or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, provided the individual is qualified, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the essential functions of the job. This policy applies to all jobs at the Company. The Company will continue to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans and to treat qualified individuals without discrimination based upon their gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran statuses, in all employment practices.