Section Manager Health & Safety

Location: New Carlisle, IN

Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate opportunity for a Section Manager Safety & Health at our New Carlisle Works facility. The Section Manager Safety & Health provides strategic leadership and technical expertise to drive a world-class safety culture through proactive risk management, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Human Resources, Labor Relations, and Union leadership to reduce risk, eliminate injuries, and ensure the effective execution of the Cleveland-Cliffs Health & Safety Management System. This position serves as the facility's lead safety professional and champion for Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Lead all aspects of the site Health & Safety program with an unwavering commitment to employee safety and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and sustain a performance-driven safety culture focused on hazard recognition, risk reduction, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable OSHA regulations, company standards, permits, and reporting requirements.
• Provide expert guidance to plant leadership regarding safety strategy, regulatory compliance, injury prevention, and operational risk management.
• Lead Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention efforts through risk identification, critical controls verification, and field engagement activities.
• Manage, coach, and develop Safety & Health team members, fostering a high-performance and service-oriented department.
• Lead investigations of injuries, near misses, property damage events, and significant safety incidents to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Facilitate safety audits, inspections, risk assessments, behavioral observations, and corrective action tracking processes.
• Oversee contractor safety programs and ensure contractor compliance with site safety expectations.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance leadership to integrate safety into daily planning, shutdown activities, capital projects, and process improvements.
• Maintain productive working relationships with union leadership and safety committee representatives to proactively address employee concerns and improve safety performance.
• Serve as a coach and mentor to managers, supervisors, and hourly employees regarding safety leadership expectations and personal accountability.
• Support corporate Health & Safety initiatives and ensure alignment with Cleveland-Cliffs safety standards and objectives.
• Lead regulatory inspections, agency interactions, and responses to OSHA inquiries and audits.
• Monitor, analyze, and communicate key safety metrics, trends, and leading indicators to drive performance improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of progressive safety leadership experience in manufacturing, steelmaking, heavy industry, mining, energy, chemical processing, or a similarly complex industrial environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA regulations including 29 CFR 1904, 1910, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to influence organizational change and drive accountability across all levels of the organization.
• Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a unionized manufacturing or steel production environment.
• Previous supervisory or departmental leadership experience.
• OSHA 500 and/or OSHA 501 certification.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience leading contractor safety management programs.
• Experience supporting large capital projects, maintenance outages, or startup operations.

Cleveland-Cliffs is a leading North America-based steel producer with focus on value-added sheet products, particularly for the automotive industry. The Company is vertically integrated from the mining of iron ore, production of pellets and direct reduced iron, and processing of ferrous scrap through primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off, and more. 

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 1-(312) 899-3097 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.