Ford Risk Manager 

Mexico, Guanajuato, Irapuato 

786920980

This position reports directly to the FoM Regional Safety and Security Manager (RSSM) or to the Plant Manager.

• This position reports directly to the RSSM and is dotted line to the facility Plant Manager or Assistant Plant Manager and has supervisory responsibility for the safety engineers
• Develop, Communicate and Execute Safety Strategic Action Plan across the facility’s new initiatives, standards, regulations, safety maturity model, significant incidents and management directives
• Work with multiple stakeholders internal and external to Ford, including STPS, NA Manufacturing Safety, Union VOME/PTME, Medical, Ergonomics, Ford Land, Corporate Safety, ERSI, CLE, Security, Fire, MP&L, Global Investigations, Company suppliers and vendors as they work in and around the facilities and the site, ensuring they adhere to applicable safety standards and guidelines
• Serve as a coach and subject matter expert resource to organizational leadership i.e. OCM, providing data and information to drive safety within the facility and the site as a whole.
• Verify hazard controls and manage risk, including proactively driving teams to anticipate, recognize and evaluate hazards and associated risks
• Establish and monitor leading and lagging metrics to help the plant reduce injuries, including SOS data and multiple plant operating scorecards, dashboards and safety 4.0 systems.
• Understand, interpret and communicate relevant Corporate Safety standards Mexican Norms, and specifications to ensure safety compliance for the various operations and processes.
• Provide technical and professional guidance to foster a high performing team of Safety Engineers. Ensure safety resource balancing across the majority of production shifts, providing partnership to the Union safety organization and safety support to the facility
• Actively support project safety management for construction and machine installation activities on assigned programs, as applicable
• Work with the respective facility L&D to ensure appropriate and timely delivery of safety training programs to each of the plant departments for the hourly and salary workforce, including Corporate and Legal mandated safety training
• Support/lead in the investigation of safety incidents/near misses/lessons learned and update standards/requirements as needed to prevent recurrence
• Present the knowledge, confidence and ability to take immediate and appropriate actions in regard to establishing and maintaining appropriate safeguarding measures
• Support internal/external auditing activities where necessary and assist the facility with appropriate corrective action implementation including procuring funding.
• Act as a support in facility Emergency Response Team management and training activities, including Evacuation situations with Security and Medical Team
• Advise management as to compliance of the local and national collective bargaining agreements regarding safety topics
• Support/Facilitate/Standardize Safety Process Review Board Meetings and all Safety Meetings
• Support and lead the FoM and Corporate SAP defined and assure the implementation in all the facility
• Active participation in the FoM or Corporate Safety innovations; Safety 4.0, data analytics, black belt projects, New Safety Models or strategies, etc.
• Lead efforts in assigned facility to engage production and skilled trade hourly employees in applicable safety processes.
• Provide guidance to facility to elevate employee ownership, culture, increase the effectiveness of safety committees, and create or sustain multiple avenues of communication and feedback.
• Serve as a coach and expert resource to the plant leaders, safety leaders and Operating Committee Members (OCM) on safety, communications and programs related to Occupational Health & Safety.
• Provide technical and professional guidance on growth and development plans for each safety team member.
• Coach and mentor early-career safety professionals and development candidates
• Conduct or take part in performance reviews with plant safety professionals
• Collaborate with site Manufacturing leaders and Human Resource professionals to accelerate performance of safety leaders and team members to contribute to the overall strategy and specific critical outcomes for the business.

Output Metrics

• Lagging Metrics: Lost Time Case Rate (LTCR) fatalities and PFE/HPI
• Leading Metrics:
  • Safety GPA Actions
  • SOI
  • SKY
  • ICBA
  • Safety Operating System Focused Audits
  • SOS Self-Assessment 1Q and 3Q
  • Safety Culture
  • MAS implementation
  • Mexican law compliance %
  • Training