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At Palm Beach State College, you will discover a place where ideas come to life and the heartbeat of a county begins. By joining us, you will be exposed to professionals from across the U.S. and abroad who are the strivers, reinventors, explorers, and influencers dedicated to developing talent that fills the most needed workforce roles. As the Panthers, we embrace a community of belonging, caring, and connection for our students and employees. We seek creative individuals to help PBSC fulfill its mission of inspiring hope, advancing skills, and transforming lives.

About this role

Responsible for the leadership and administration of safety activities and services. Creates and implements workplace health and safety plans and procedures. Ensures that the college possesses an ideal and safe work environment to protect the health of the college community and visitors. Designs emergency response plans that will minimize harm to the College community and promote disaster recovery. Identifies safety risks to the College and its physical and human assets; and undertakes measures to minimize the probability of their occurrence and impacts.

What a day of a Health and Safety Manager looks like:

• Develops, facilitates, and coordinates training programs to promote safe practices. Implements a robust employee training program for environmental health and safety initiatives. Participates in employee onboarding to include overview of procedures and policies.

• Investigates accidents and incidents resulting in injury to determine root causes and establishes measures to prevent recurrence, promote safety awareness and improve safety performance. Investigates reported safety, environmental accidents and indoor air-quality issues. Identifies, develops, and conducts future safety hazard and prevention training to reduce the risk injuries or incidents.

• Evaluates and ensures procedures for compliance with federal state, local institutional laws, and regulations. Monitors changes in state and Federal laws and rules that affect the operation of the College, reviews College policies and procedures, and drafts revisions and new policies or procedures as required.

• Recruits and trains all campus Emergency Coordinators with the review and approval of the Security and Risk Director. Coordinates, tracks, and records all campus drills, dates, and communications. Conducts pre- and post-mortem campus drill reviews and maintains logs.

• Conducts required safety inspections with emphasis on both OSHA, EPA and 69A−58 Florida Administrative Code requirements related to facilities, staff, and faculty.

• Works closely with the Risk Manager to promote safety and reduce risk. Acts as lead agent and college liaison to the Palm Beach County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

• Manages and tracks the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Oversees the disposal of hazardous, waste and bio-hazardous materials.

• Travels to training workshops, conferences, meetings, and professional association events between campuses and outside of college locations. Maintains current knowledge of field or profession.

• Conducts ergonomic evaluations, recommendations and follow ups. Develops analysis of ergonomic risk factors. Identifies and documents contributing ergonomic risk factors. Develops procedures to provide direction on and ensure awareness of ergonomic concerns.

• Develops, implements, and monitors the compliance of any pandemic or disaster response plans. Updates annually the college’s District Emergency Operations Plan (DEOP) and the college’s Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP).

• Inspect equipment for unsafe workplace conditions. Monitor employee conformity to safety laws and policies. Suggest solutions, improvements, and prevention steps for safety issues. Coordinates corrective actions to resolve non-compliances.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

We’d love to hear from you if you have the following:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Four years of related experience

Knowledge of:

• Microsoft Office Professional or similar applications

• Health and safety laws, regulations, and guidelines

Skilled in:

• Planning, forecasting, setting objectives and determining courses of action

• Attention to detail while maintaining effective time and task management

• Research and data analysis to arrive at valid conclusions, recommendations and plans of action

• Managing and resolving conflict in a positive manner

• Incident investigation

Ability to:

• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing on a regular basis with internal and external customers, build relationships, manage customer expectations, and take responsibility for a high level of service

• Research information for problem solving

Licenses, Registration, Certifications, or Special Requirements:

• Regular physical attendance required

• Valid Florida driver’s license

Preferred, but not a must:

Licenses, Registration, Certifications, or Special Requirements:

• Certification in health/safety management

• OSHA HAZWOPER

• NIMS (National Incident Management Systems) all levels

• Industrial Hygiene

Work Environment and Physical Demand:

• Reach and grasp objects

• Stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl

• Stand for extended periods of time

• Use of video display terminal

• Use of manual dexterity and fine motor skills

• Identify and distinguish colors and shades of color

• Communicate information orally and in writing

• Receive and understand information through oral and written communication

• Proofread and check documents for accuracy

• Work with equipment or perform procedures where carelessness may result in injury

• Experience exposure to uncomfortable work environment due to extreme temperature, noise level, and other conditions

• Risk for occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens

• Operate motor vehicle

Wait, there is more!

• Culture: Be part of an inclusive, Panther First environment where every role has a purpose, and employees have a sense of belonging.

• Education Benefits: Tuition fee waiver at PBSC, tuition reimbursement, degree recognition award, educational leave, and more. Public Service Loan Forgiveness institution.

• Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, parental leave, and more.

• Generous Time Off: Vacation, sick leave, holidays, and spring and winter breaks offering additional paid time off.

• Panther Perks: Potential remote or hybrid opportunities, wellness programs, and apps related to stress management, nutrition, meditation, and more.

• Professional Development: Leadership programs, professional learning workshops, and more.

• Retirement Investments: State retirement plan options and voluntary 403(b) and 457 plans.

READY TO APPLY? Here's your application preparation!

Please review the following information to apply for a position at Palm Beach State College:

• Carefully review the minimum qualifications advertised for the available position, as only applicants meeting the minimum requirements will be considered.

• Background Check/ Drug Screen may be required based on the specific requirements of the position for which the application is being submitted. Employment is contingent upon passing a drug test and completing a criminal background investigation.

• An essential goal of the Office of Human Resources is to respond to all applicants once a selection is made. Please take notice of the position closing date advertised. Whenever positions are filled, the Office of Human Resources responds to all applicants who have submitted applications.

• The College conducts its employment activity within the State of Florida except for occasional brief and temporary pre-approved periods related to college travel.

Application Deadline

This position will close on October 21, 2025 at 11:59pm