Manufacturing Safety Manager

Fluidstack

$105K — $140K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in machine risk assessments utilizing ANSI and ISO safety standards.
  • Technical engineering degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering.
  • Proven track record in managing safety specialists and budget oversight for safety programs.
  • Expertise in leading root-cause investigations and closing out corrective actions effectively.
  • Experience serving as a liaison for OSHA and state inspections with successful outcomes.
  • Collaboration with engineering teams during commissioning projects to embed safety from the start.
  • Ability to track and report safety metrics to inform leadership priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Own machine risk assessments for robotic systems, AGVs, and cobots on the production floor.
  • Lead and drive incident investigations and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
  • Chair the Joint Health and Safety Committee and facilitate regular safety inspections.
  • Collaborate with Engineering to incorporate safety-by-design principles into new equipment.
  • Manage the safety program budget and liaise with third-party safety consultants.
  • Develop and oversee safety specialists and technicians on the production floor.
  • Report safety performance metrics to plant leadership on a monthly basis.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a high-automation environment with cutting-edge technology.
  • Access to professional development resources and courses for safety certifications.
  • Collaboration with engineering teams to influence safety design practices.
  • Engagement in root cause analysis and incident investigation leadership.
  • Participation in a recognized Joint Health and Safety Committee.
Full Job Description
Role Scope
  • Own machine risk assessments for robotic work cells, AGVs, conveyance systems, and cobot deployments on the production floor, specifying safeguarding controls per ANSI/RIA R15.06, R15.08, ISO 10218-1/2, ISO/TS 15066, and the ANSI B11 series.
  • Lead incident investigations using 5-Why and fault tree analysis, drive corrective and preventive actions to closure, and serve as the site liaison to ADOSH for inspections, citations, and OSHA 300/300A record-keeping.
  • Chair the facility's Joint Health and Safety Committee, run the routine inspection program of walkthroughs and Gemba observations, and report leading and lagging safety KPIs to plant leadership monthly.
  • Partner with Engineering during equipment commissioning and capital projects to integrate safety-by-design principles and validate lockout and tag out procedures.
  • Own the manufacturing safety program budget and third-party safety consultant relationships, and manage and develop the safety specialists and technicians assigned to the floor.


What We're Looking For

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
  • You've conducted machine risk assessments per ANSI/RIA R15.06, R15.08, ISO 10218-1/2, ISO/TS 15066, or the ANSI B11 series, and turned findings into safeguarding specs that engineering actually built.
  • You hold a technical engineering background (Occupational Safety, Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering, or a closely related field), because signing off on automation safety in a high-automation plant requires it.
  • You've managed and developed safety specialists, coordinators, or technicians, and owned a program budget and vendor relationships, not just directed contractors.
  • You've led root-cause investigations using 5-Why or fault tree analysis on a manufacturing floor, and closed out the corrective actions, not just filed them.
  • You've been the site point of contact for an OSHA or state-plan (ADOSH) inspection, and closed out findings without repeat citations.
  • You've partnered with engineering teams during equipment commissioning to build safety into the design stage rather than bolting it on afterward.
  • You track leading and lagging safety metrics and use them to change what plant leadership prioritizes month to month.
  • Bonus: Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), held or actively pursuing. OSHA 30-Hour General Industry card. Experience with collaborative robots and AGV/AMR safety programs. Lean or Six Sigma exposure applied to safety work.

Compensation: $105,000 - $140,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. Offers equity in the form of stock options.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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