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Director Of Safety

KENT WORLDWIDE

  • Muscatine, Iowa
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    We’re looking for a Director of Safety who will drive enterprise-wide impact - setting strategy, influencing leadership decisions, and building a proactive, high-performing safety culture. Oversee safety programs including emergency response, workers’ compensation, return-to-work, and safety leadership development initiatives.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMuscatine, Iowa
    Websitehttp://www.kentww.com/careers

    Description

    At KENT WORLDWIDE, safety isn’t a box to check, it's a core value and mindset that shapes how we operate and grow. We’re looking for a Director of Safety who will drive enterprise-wide impact - setting strategy, influencing leadership decisions, and building a proactive, high-performing safety culture. You’ll partner closely with senior leaders to elevate standards, guide critical decisions, and ensure accountability across our operations - where your leadership directly impacts how we protect our people and perform as a business.

    As a family-owned company with nearly a century of growth behind us, we’ve created something special, and we’re just getting started. Build something that lasts. Grow where you matter. Belong to something bigger!

    • This position is designed and intended to be performed on-site in Muscatine, IA.

    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Lead and develop Safety Coordinators and site safety programs, ensuring alignment with company policies and regulatory requirements. Responsible for hiring, coaching, performance management, and influencing outcomes across teams.
     

    PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Design and lead a world-class, zero-harm safety strategy across multiple operational sites
    • Drive a proactive safety culture that builds engagement, ownership, and accountability at all levels
    • Standardize and deliver impactful safety training and awareness programs across facilities
    • Conduct safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments to identify gaps and strengthen controls
    • Ensure full safety compliance with OSHA and all federal, state, and local regulations
    • Partner with operations to proactively identify and mitigate safety hazards and risks
    • Lead safety incident investigations (accidents, near-misses) and implement corrective actions
    • Oversee safety programs including emergency response, workers’ compensation, return-to-work, and safety leadership development initiatives

    EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND/OR QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Bachelor's degree in safety, industrial hygiene, engineering, or related field
    • 10+ years of experience in safety management, with a strong track record of leading safety programs for multiple operational sites
    • Strong leadership skills with the ability to build positive safety cultures and promoting employee engagement and accountability.
    • Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
    • Knowledge of OSHA regulations, workers' compensation, and loss control
    • Ability to travel and work at multiple operational sites across the United States
    • Knowledge of workers' compensation, loss control, and risk management.
    • Proven experience in conducting safety audits, inspections, and investigations.
    • Proven experience in designing and implementing safety programs.
    • Ability to travel and work at multiple operational sites across the United States.

    TRAVEL EXPECTED:

    • 30-40% - across our manufacturing locations within consumer brands. 

     

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