Incident Investigations Manager at Blessey Marine

We are seeking an INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS MANAGER for our Harahan, LA office.

Blessey Marine Services, Inc. owns and operates one of the youngest multi-faceted inland tank barge and vessel fleets in the United States.

color:black">JOB TITLE:                  Incident
Investigations Manager

color:black">DEPARTMENT:            Health, Safety and
Environmental           

color:black">FLSA STATUS:            Exempt

SUPERVISION:

Reports
to:                    Vice President of HSE and Compliance

Supervises:                   This position has no
supervisory responsibilities

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color:black">SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

Manage the Company’s Marine
Incident Investigation program by performing the following duties:

 ESSENTIAL
JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Oversee and manage
  all Company Marine Incident Investigations.  Assign Investigation Teams and ensure
  all investigation policies/procedures are followed in accordance with the
  Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) Manual. 


• Lead Investigation
  Teams to identify incident root causes and develop corrective/preventive
  actions to eliminate future incidents.


• Draft formal Root
  Cause Analysis Investigations for Senior Management approval.


• Coordinate
  responses to customers and others based on investigation results.


• 
  "Arial Unicode MS"">Ensure proper corrective actions are identified,
  documented and tracked to close-out in a timely manner. 


• Incorporate
  lessons learned and best practices into Safety Alerts, Weekly Safety Data
  Reports, and Monthly Safety Reports.


• Assist in the
  analyzing and trending of marine incidents, specifically their root causes
  for continuous improvement.


• Attention to
  detail in composing, typing and proofing materials, establishing
  priorities and meeting internal and external deadlines.


• Must be able to
  effectively work with all employees, customers, vendors and governmental
  agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor's
  degree is required.


• Working knowledge
  of the Marine Industry is required, preferably inland towing vessel
  experience.


• Navigation and/or
  Mechanical experience is strongly preferred.


• Prior formal Root
  Cause Analysis training required.


• Proficiency in or
  knowledge of a variety of computer software applications, including but
  not limited to Excel and Microsoft Word software.
• High level of
  interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and
  documentation.
  


• Proficient
  spelling, grammar and written communication skills.


• Excellent verbal communication
  skills.


• Ability to
  maintain a high level of confidentiality.


• Knowledge of
  office administration procedures.


• Ability to operate
  most standard office equipment.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak clearly in the English language.         .

LANGUAGE
SKILLS                                                     

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general
business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or
governmental regulations.  Ability to
write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information
and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the
general public.

MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS                                             

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions,
percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING
ABILITY                                                  

Ability to define problems, collect data,
establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive
variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with
several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this Job, the
employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger,
handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is
occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and
taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20
pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability
to adjust focus.

WORKING
CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described
here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the
employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving
mechanical parts; risk of electrical shock and risk of radiation. The noise
level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

TRAVEL
REQUIREMENTS

This position requires occasional overnight
travel and driving a vehicle as necessary for errands and business related
meetings. Employee and/or applicant must successfully complete a Motor Vehicle
History check and possess and maintain a current valid driver's license in
their state of residence. Some overnight travel required to attend conferences,
seminars and meetings. 

BLESSEY MARINE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE) AND DRUG FREE WORKPLACE!

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