Assistant Safety Director

The newly established Assistant Safety Director position at the Met will support the Met’s Safety Program in various critical functions. The Assistant Safety Director will be responsible for helping to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses, analyzing data trends, conducting safety training, performing safety assessments, and investigating workplace safety incidents. They will be crucial to ensuring a safe working environment for all Met employees, minimizing risks, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

The ideal candidate for this role will be able to:

·         Collaborate seamlessly with the Safety Director, Met management, and Met staff to make informed health and safety decisions based on risk, legal, and regulatory requirements at the federal, state, and local levels.

·         Support the further establishment of comprehensive rules and guidelines to ensure a safe work environment, with a special focus on theater safety and material handling.

• Analyze near misses and accidents and conduct incident analysis to reduce future recurrences. Determine the root cause/contributing factors. Prepare, provide, and assist in presenting reports that identify trends and possible mitigation.
• Conduct frequent and regular physical, documented inspections of work areas and operations, including shops, stage, engineering, and public spaces within the Met and other buildings owned and/or leased by the Met.
• Perform safety inspections of onstage production sets and crew operations.
• Assist the Safety Director in developing a comprehensive inspection database from which reports may be generated and trends identified.
• Conduct regular safety training and manage all aspects of the Met’s training program.
• Provide support in managing the Met’s worker’s compensation program.
• Update and maintain safety-related records, including the Annual OSHA 300/301 logs and the Met’s internal incident form database.
• Prepare materials for the monthly Safety Committee meetings and make presentations to the Committee, as appropriate.
• Assist in managing the Met’s Hazardous Waste Program, Noise Assessment Program, and Occupational Safety Programs.
• Assist the Safety Director and the Fire and Life Safety Director in developing, maintaining, and providing training on the Met’s emergency response plans. 

• Bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of progressively responsible work experience in a safety-related field, ideally, construction or theater safety.
• Proficient and confident in developing and conducting effective safety training programs and working knowledge of OSHA Safety Programs such as:
• Aerial Lifts, Construction Safety, Confined Space, Electrical Safety, Fall Protection, Hand and Power Tools, Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Powered Industrial Trucks, Machine Shop Safety, Ladder Safety, PPE, Proper Lifting/Back Safety, Respiratory Protection, Hearing Conservation and Bloodborne Pathogens.
• Knowledge of and the ability to stay informed on federal, state, and local laws such as OSHA, NFPA, EPA, and ADA.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing, including effectively conveying information and ideas across the entire organization.
• Ability to operate and problem-solve in a fast-paced, large organization.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and the ability to manage large data sets. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Science or Engineering.
• Experience influencing Safety Culture Change.
• Professional certifications such as CSP or CIH. 

The Metropolitan Opera believes that diversity is critical to our success and growth as a leading performing arts institution and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the communities we serve.

The Metropolitan Opera is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and existing employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.