Compensation and Benefits Manager jobs in Fullerton, CA

POSITION IDENTIFICATION

Title: Worker’s Compensation, Safety, and Training Manager

Business Unit: iManufacture

Reports to: Human Resources Manager

Location: Yorba Linda, CA

Date Opened: December 2023

Target Start Date: Immediately

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Impact Housing is quickly becoming the most active developer of housing in Southern California, by deploying our mission-driven, vertically integrated housing production and activation model. We are scaling our company to build and activate high volumes of unsubsidized new housing that is affordable to moderate- and low-income households, and in so doing, help solve Southern California’s housing crisis. The company currently has several San Diego projects under construction and in the development process and is on track to build 10,000 apartment units in San Diego this decade.

Join the fast-paced, exciting world of real estate development to solve California’s most important issue in an ethical, sustainable, and equitable way. Every full-time employee is granted equity ownership in the company, so as the company grows, so will your share.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Under the general direction of Plant Managers, the Worker’s Compensation, Safety and Training Manager plans, evaluates, reviews, coordinates, reports on, and conducts a wide variety of training and safety planning and implementation for the Operations Division. Exercises considerable judgment in planning, coordinating, records maintenance, and reporting on safety and training activities of department staff. Keeps abreast of regulations governing safe work practices and develops or modifies procedures as necessary to ensure practices are compliant with state and federal requirements. Functions as lead facilitator to demonstrate safe work practices, instruction, and operation of hand tools, light, and large equipment. Coordinates ongoing CDL training and requirements Performs related duties as assigned.

Safety and Training Manager

This is the full journey level in the series. This position differs from the lower level by the level of complexity, sensitivity, independence, and diversity of assignments. Employee has full responsibility for a variety of safety and training activities, including developing and/or refining policies, procedures, and related items. Employee must also demonstrate the knowledge and the ability to deal independently with complex and sensitive issues; they lead an area of operational function; lead or manage small to mid-sized projects; they work independently with minimal supervision and receive only occasional instructions or assistance as new or unusual situations arise.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• • Government relations, and visual communications

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• • Monitor the removal of physical or chemical hazards from the workplace. 
  • Provide safety training for employees on policies, regulations, and procedures. 
  • Advise the company’s operations team on safety issues and compliance in specific projects and operations. 
  • Inspect and verify company compliance with relevant safety regulations. 
  • Maintain accurate and current records in accordance with guidelines. 
  • Analyze incident reports, metrics, and injury case studies in order to institute changes that lead to a safer environment. 
  • Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines 
  • Prepare and enforce policies to establish a culture of health and safety 
  • Evaluate practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law 
  • Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention 
  • Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations 
  Inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe conditions 
  • Investigate accidents or incidents to discover causes and handle worker’s compensation claims 
  • Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures 
  • Report on health and safety awareness, issues and statistics 
  • Collaborates with management to develop an Emergency Action Plan and serve as primary contact for project site injury and incident notification, investigation, and case management. Maintains a written log of safety inspection activities, reports and correspondence. 
  • Guarantees that all work is performed in accordance with approved manuals, internal policies and procedures, contract documents and good engineering practices. 
  • Provide technical support to project managers. 
  • Develops and maintains project cost/change controls and project budget. 
  • Reports the status of projects to business. 
  • Participates in team meetings and organizes and oversees company safety committee. 
  • Assures safe and effective operation of light and heavy equipment used by the department. 
  • Develop safety goals, objectives, policies, and priorities. Plans, organizes, develops, reviews and updates safety policies, guidelines, and standard operation procedures. Makes recommendations to management to minimize risk exposure. 
  • Consults with all levels of division staff in assessing safety and training needs and initiatives. Prepares and presents safety training, orientation materials, or any other items such as manuals, videos, booklets, or instructional items for safety training. Develops and administers contracts for professional trainers, consultants, and contractors regarding training and safety issues. 
  • Provide employees comprehensive safety and training orientation, including review of OSHA compliance and other applicable regulatory requirements. Responsible for oversight of BOLI Apprenticeship; ensure program compliance, candidate indenture, curriculum certification, all education and training elements, to include documentation for accuracy and completeness. 
  • Establishes and maintains education, training and activity files, prepares reports and makes recommendations relative to safety policies and procedures. Advises staff about changes to certification and safety requirements. Maintain records and prepares reports as necessary to ensure compliance with applicable regulations. 
  • Review and track division accidents and incidents; lead staff discussion with an aim to promote a culture of incident prevention and risk mitigation; prepare reports on safety violations which may result in disciplinary action. Conduct accident/incident inquiries, including post-incident interviews, reporting procedures and filings/documentation. Coordinate with city risk and safety staff on claims and safety and risk initiatives. 
  • Serve as an information resource and advisor for staff regarding safety questions. Represents Operations on department and City-wide safety committees. Responsible for department’s emergency preparedness and response activities to Emergency Manager. 
  • Ensures timeliness of OSHA required trainings such as: respiratory protection, lock-out tag-out, hazardous communication training, fall protection, blood borne pathogens, confined space rescue training, auditory/hearing protection, forklift training, CPR, work zone traffic control, competent person training, and 
  similar required trainings. 
  • Performs other duties of a similar nature or level. 

ABILITIES

• Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make
• Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will
• Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in
• Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will
• Flexibility of Closure — The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
• Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand
• Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another
• Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and
• Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
• Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being

Speed of Closure — The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of Bachelor degree required

• Safety and Training Coordinator - 5 years of relevant professional experience
• First Aid/CPR Certification
• Forklift Operator Certification
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times

COMPENSATION

• Competitive salary range OF $85,000-$90,000.00 hourly depending on experience.
• Health benefits, Medical Dental, FSA, HSA
• Vacation
• Sick time
• Holiday pay
• Ownership of company equity
• 401K Retirement Plan

Physical Requirements

Key

None 0%

(0 hrs.)

Seldom 1-10%

(Up to 1 hrs.)

Occasionally 11-35%

(Up to 3 hrs.)

Frequently 36-75%

(3-6 hrs.)

Continuous 76-100%

(6 hrs./day)