Mgr - Safety

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

We are looking for an energetic and passionate leader to continue building upon our world-class safety and environmental stewardship culture in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

As the Safety Manager, you will be a key member of the site leadership team, responsible for leading the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of safety programs and initiatives across our Pierce Manufacturing facility in Bradenton, FL, and Frontline Communications facility in Clearwater, FL. This role will partner closely with operations leaders and team members across both locations to proactively identify risks, strengthen safety accountability, and foster a culture where safety is an uncompromised value.

At Oshkosh Corporation, the safety of our team members and protecting the communities in which we live and work are paramount.

This position is based onsite at our Bradenton, FL facility, with regular travel to our Frontline Communications facility in Clearwater, FL. The ideal candidate will reside within a reasonable commuting distance and have the ability to build strong relationships and drive consistent safety practices across both locations.

YOUR IMPACT

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned:

• Safety Leadership & Culture: Lead and continuously improve the safety culture across both facilities, partnering with leadership and team members to drive engagement, accountability, and proactive safety practices.
• Safety Programs & Compliance: Provide direction and oversight for the development, implementation, and maintenance of health and safety programs, ensuring compliance with OSHA, federal, state, local, and corporate requirements.
• Risk Management & Prevention: Proactively identify workplace hazards, evaluate risks, and implement effective controls and corrective actions to prevent injuries, unsafe acts, and conditions.
• Safety Management System: Lead the Safety Management System (SMS) journey across both facilities, driving continuous improvement, performance measurement, and sustainable safety practices.
• Training & Development: Develop and oversee safety training programs for leaders and team members, including new hire orientation, regulatory training, and ongoing safety education.
• Accountability & Performance: Partner with site leadership to establish clear safety expectations, accountability practices, and performance measures that reinforce safe behaviors across all levels of the organization.
• Team Member Engagement: Lead and support safety representative programs and initiatives that encourage team member involvement, collaboration, and ownership of workplace safety.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor safety performance across both locations, evaluate emerging regulations and industry best practices, and implement improvements that strengthen overall safety performance.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Safety Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of safety leadership or management experience.
• Ability to travel up to 10%

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of progressive safety leadership experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading safety programs across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Professional safety certification such as ASP, CSP, CHMM, CIH, or PE.
• Experience with OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP).
• Strong leadership, coaching, and project management skills with a demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement.
• Ability to lead through influence, build relationships, and establish accountability across all levels of an organization.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage production team members and senior leadership alike.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The following represents general working conditions for this role. Specific conditions may vary depending on business needs and individual circumstances. 

• This role combines office-based administrative duties with physical activity in field or production environments.

• In the office setting, tasks may require extended computer use, sitting, and attending meetings.

• Field or floor work may involve walking across various terrains or shop floors, standing, moderate lifting (up to 50 pounds), climbing stairs, and exposure to varying temperatures or noise levels.

• Must be able to shift focus between detailed cognitive work and occasional physical tasks as needed.

• Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities to support performance across both office and field responsibilities.

Pay Range:

$82,900.00 - $134,300.00

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [email protected].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.