Director of Safety

Overview

Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the country! We primarily service Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, New York City, Connecticut, with a state-of-the-art rail served landfill located in Ohio. We cater to a diverse range of residential, industrial and commercial customers. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with the highest quality waste, recycling and environmental services, while keeping focus on employees, customer and environmental safety.

What makes our company culture unique is we have mastered the ability to balance the standards of a large corporate company while maintaining our small business family style culture.

Essential Job Summary:

The Safety Director is responsible for leading and driving all facets of safety in the designated market area. This role is accountable for compliance with IWS’s Health and Safety/Transportation Compliance Programs and for aligning company standards with all applicable legislation. The goal is to ensure programs are clearly communicated and understood, providing a safe workplace. The position reinforces safety and compliance for front-line staff and reports directly to the Market Area Vice President of Operations, with a dotted-line responsibility to the Corporate Vice President of Safety to ensure the deployment of policies, programs, and tools.

Essential Job Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving, and adhering to safety policies across all work environments.

Requirements and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Environmental Science, or equivalent combination of education and experience; CIP certification is a plus.

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Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Additional Information

(NYDEC/NJDEP); act as a regulatory resource.

This job description is intended to be an accurate representation of the general functions of the job, rather than exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or experience. Other duties may be assigned, requested, or required. Aspects of the job may be altered without notice.

Interstate Waste Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training

Salary Range Minimum

USD $140,000.00/Yr.

Salary Range Maximum

USD $180,000.00/Yr.