[Hiring] Safety & Compliance Director @AG SERVICES LLC

Role Description

As a Safety & Compliance Director, you will be responsible for performing the safety and compliance functions to a set number of accounts, primarily agriculture based, as directed by management. Key responsibilities include:

• Adapting to unique customer needs while maintaining professionalism.
• Shifting focus and being attentive to customers’ needs.
• Presenting and communicating recommendations for improvement.
• Developing, evaluating, and implementing safety programs.
• Staying updated with regulatory changes.
• Working remotely within a teamwork environment.

You will report to various companies throughout the region, requiring daily travel of 2 – 4 hours and planning to be at a contracted company every workday. This position may require some overnight travel, generally not exceeding 8 nights a month.

This position is responsible for:

• Serving as a safety director for an assigned customer group.
• Developing, implementing, training, and evaluating safety programs.
• Documenting company compliance activities and filing required government mandated reports.
• Inspecting facilities for safety compliance deficiencies.
• Communicating pertinent information with employees, supervisors, and management.
• Generating detailed daily reports for management.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent; a bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Willingness to continue education and obtain professional designation(s).
• Ability to communicate effectively with customer employees, managers, and senior management.
• Persuasiveness when making recommendations.
• Effective communication within the organization and with regulatory agencies.
• Highly organized with work tasks, schedules, and account information.
• Ability to prioritize items in terms of urgency and importance.
• Comfortable and effective public speaking skills.
• Mechanical aptitude to understand and recommend improvements.
• Ability to investigate accidents and recommend corrective action.
• Researching and interpreting regulations for clients.
• Strong sense of urgency.
• Proficient in using laptops, tablets, and other technologies.
• Physically capable of working in various conditions, including heights and underground areas.
• Ability to maintain teamwork while working remotely.
• Maintaining internal controls such as written reports and audits.
• All other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Regular exposure to travel in a vehicle and office settings.
• Exposure to outdoor conditions.
• Long periods of sitting required.
• Ability to regularly lift up to 25 pounds and frequently up to 50 pounds.
• Exposure to agronomy chemicals, airborne dusts, and grain dusts.
• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts and high places.
• Occasional exposure to wet/humid conditions, extreme temperatures, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.

Company Description

Ag Services LLC is a safety consulting company providing risk reduction techniques for our customers and ownership. We were formed in 1999 to help companies solve their safety and compliance concerns. Our owners and customers are largely agriculturally based and face multi-agency regulatory pressures, including:

• OSHA
• DOT
• PHMSA
• DHS
• EPA
• Some FDA regulations

Our niche is small to medium-sized companies that do not have the full-time staff to handle safety and compliance in-house.