Are you a dedicated professional with a passion for workplace safety, health, and wellness? The City of Medford is looking for a skilled Health & Safety Manager to lead our efforts in creating a safer, healthier environment for our employees. In this critical role, you'll drive city-wide safety programs, oversee the Workers' Compensation process, and spearhead wellness initiatives that enhance our team's well-being. This position works in collaboration to manage the program and does not have direct reports.
If you're ready to take the lead in making a lasting impact on the safety and health of our workforce, we want to hear from you! Apply today to begin your journey in fostering a positive and secure work environment at the City of Medford. Go to Medfordoregon.gov to apply for this position!
Required Education and Experience:
- Graduation from high school or GED; and
- Three (3) years of increasingly responsible safety and workers’ compensation administration experience.
Desired Attributes:
- Collaborative Nature: Working well with different departments to foster a culture of safety
- Field Work Readiness: Willingness to work on-site at various locations outside of the office as needed.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to assess data, identify trends, and develop strategies to improve safety outcomes.
- Collaborative Nature: Working well with different departments to foster a culture of safety.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Public sector work experience desirable.
- OSHA 30 certification desired.
- Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification a plus.
Available Schedule:
- Must be available before and after regular work hours as needed to support training requirements.
- 8 hours daily, Monday - Friday
- 9-80 (nine-hour workdays with a three-day weekend every other week)
Compensation & Information on Benefits: This position is part of the Non-Represented employee group.
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Directly related experience and qualifications will be evaluated alongside others who perform work of comparable character as required by Pay Equity Law. Six steps are included in this salary range, allowing opportunity for annual movement through the steps.
Healthcare Benefits:
- Medical, vision and dental benefits for employee and family, paid at 100% by the City with the opportunity to buy-up to a lower deductible plan
- Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance – policy value of $50,000 paid by the City
- Long-term disability insurance provided by the City
- Health Reimbursement Account (HRA-VEBA) contributions provided by the City
Retirement Benefits:
- Oregon Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) lifetime pension after retirement at no cost to employee
- PERS is 100% fully paid as the City pays both the employer and the employee’s (6%) contributions
- Deferred Compensation retirement plan (Section 457 Plan) for employee's retirement planning
Additional Benefits:
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- The City’s Wellness Program promotes physical, social, emotional, intellectual, financial and environmental wellness with various goals and challenges to participate in throughout the year. Employees may qualify for wellness incentives by completing milestones set within the program up to $200 annually
- Access to the City's fully equipped fitness center 24/7
Examples of Job Duties:Essential Functions of the Position:
- Monitors and coordinates occupational safety and health programs, including coordination of all Safety Committees, oversees, tracks, and processes all quarterly safety inspections, coordination of accident prevention and safety awareness training programs, conducts worksite inspections and ergonomic evaluations, maintains OSHA records, reviews accident and injury investigation reports, etc. Prepares and conducts safety training sessions for employees.
- Monitors and coordinates the City’s Workers’ Compensation program: oversees submission of Workers’ Compensation claims, reviews, and analyzes claim reports, analyzes all workers compensation-related invoices, and verifies for payment, develops return-to-work and modified duty assignments for City departments, pursues subsidy reimbursements, maintains records and files.
- Develops and implements the City’s Health Promotion Wellness Program by creating monthly challenges and milestones to improve workplace health and wellness. Tracks, schedules, and monitors program.
- Visits work sites, identifies existing or potential hazards, and prepares an action plan to reduce the frequency, severity and cost of accidents and occupational illness.
- Analyzes data to ensure program is beneficial to the needs of the City’s employees to reduce risks and provide a healthier workforce.
- Maintains City Gym by ensuring equipment is safe and functional or replaced when necessary. Ensures gym and gym equipment is clean. Updates waivers, maintains records and coordinates entertainment platforms.
- Must be available to respond to a serious work accident or injury 24/7 if needed.
- Drives vehicle to other City locations to attend and provide trainings, and various meetings.
- Assists in assessing and updating the organization’s existing health and safety policies and protocols.
- Assists with the development and administration of risk fund (safety) and Health Promotion budget, revenues, and expenses.
- The scope of the assigned area of responsibility will depend on departmental structure and is at the discretion of the Human Resources Director.
