Supt, Safety

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas.  You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions.  Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy.

Function:

Environmental, Health & SafetyJob Summary:

The Superintendent, Safety is responsible for advancing a culture of safety excellence to engage, empower and innovate a workplace that promotes the safety and health of employees, contractors, and visitors. Responsible for leading and supervising the occupational safety team by setting and measuring objectives for the network of twenty-four DF sites, managing and improving safety systems, developing key safety staff, and ensuring effective safety communications. The incumbent will also be responsible for advising management to ensure all DF sites comply with federal, state/provincial and local regulations concerning environmental, health and safety matters and the Company’s best practices.

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements a strategic vision for safety performance and safety culture excellence.
• Ensures alignment and coordination of shared safety and health work processes with the business strategy.
• Measures safety and health performance by identifying key measures of progress, understanding limits and boundaries of data, and creating mileposts and symbols to rally support and encourage improvement.
• Monitors current and future safety and health regulatory requirements as well as Company Standards to ensure DF sites are in compliance.
• Implements and improves processes that effectively and efficiently assess safety risk management and compliance assurance practices and systems.
• Establishes systems and leverage technology to identify, assess, manage, and mitigate occupational safety and health risks and ensures regulatory compliance with applicable Federal, State or Provincial, local regulations, and Company policies.
• Establishes processes that empower change agents to promote continuous innovations and safety and health improvements across the DF sites.
• Facilitates internal knowledge and skill sharing, and utilizes technology to ensure efficient and effective knowledge development. Ensures safety and health training programs deliver increased engagement, better decision-making, and growth opportunities.
• Develops effective communication channels, techniques, and tools that will reach the target audience including employees, contractors, and visitors with the key safety and health messages.
• Assist the eleven OSHA Voluntary Protection Program sites with periodic re-certification submissions and annual self-assessments.
• Facilitate EHS training using a combination of in-person, live Web-Ex, and computer-based methods.
• Manage the Human Performance Risk and Safety Leadership processes.
• Drive continuous improvement in the effectiveness of life critical permits.
• Manage three EHS Superintendents in their support of EHS compliance in their areas.
• Support the DF sites in their use of the EHS Management System (incidents/near misses/hazard identifications, audits/inspections/observations, MOCs, PHA action items, environmental compliance deadlines).
• Manage Learning Management System.

​Successful incumbents will have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a safety, industrial hygiene, occupational health, or related field, is preferred
• A minimum of 5 years of directly related experience in the safety field, preferably in the chemical industry, with demonstrated knowledge of safety and health regulations.
• A recognized occupational safety or health certification that requires a formal rigorous screening process, a minimum of formal education and experience, a written examination and continuous maintenance education requirements - CSP, CRSP, CIH, ROH, CMIOSH or equivalent.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities including employee development and engagement skills.
• Strong change management skills, analytical and decision-making abilities, and ability to deal effectively and diplomatically with regulatory authorities.
• People management/supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience with software-based management of incidents, audits, and compliance preferred.

Position Scope/Contribution:

The Superintendent, Safety establishes clear expectations for safety and health staff and holds staff accountable for those expectations. The role will need to foster continuous development of leadership and technical skills, and create a learning environment that encourages efficient and effective processes.  In addition, the incumbent will promote a culture of open communication and continuous learning through sharing of all safety and health incidents/near misses and developing a mature Human Performance Risk (behavioral safety) program by sharing both positive and negative messages, but including possibilities of improvement.  The incumbent will need to influence others on new ideas and the benefits of change.

Estimated base pay for the position is typically between: $96,100 - $135,300

The actual base pay for the position may be influenced by factors such as education, training, skills, qualifications, competencies, years of experience, job-related knowledge, and scope of the role, and could be outside of the posted pay range.

In addition to base pay, an incentive program is available to all full time employees, and a comprehensive benefits package including two medical plan options, a health savings plan with a company contribution and a match, dental and vision benefits, a well-being incentive program, 401(k) Plan which provides a potential of receiving between 10% and 13% of employer's contribution, life and disability insurance, paid time off programs and much more! Additionally, we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.

For more detailed information on the CF programs, please visit our Total Rewards website at: https://cftotalrewards.com/

FMLA:

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf

• Employees in Canada can learn more about their rights by viewing the “Canadian Human Rights Act”.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at CF Industries, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please call 847-405-2400 or contact us at [email protected].

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