Safety Manager
Rochester, NYFull-time$93–122K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Safety Manager coordinates with Operations and Maintenance to implement and improve safety programs and training, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and company policies across the Buffalo-Rochester Market Area. The role supports employees and managers, conducts inspections and audits, coordinates training, investigates incidents, manages claims and documentation, and promotes adherence to accident prevention programs and safety regulations.
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Position Summary
The Safety Manager coordinates with Operations and Maintenance to implement and continuously improve proactive safety programs and training, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and company policies across our Buffalo-Rochester Market Area in our Western Region.
Hiring Range:$92,700 to $121,700per year
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Key Responsibilities
- Acts as a safety resource to local, regional, and corporate employees and managers.
- Performs internal inspections, audits and reports results to the management team.
- Coordinates and presents safety training for all Casella personnel at all levels within Casella.
- Investigates and assists local managers and supervisors with accidents and injuries.
- Prepares and files all injury and incident reports and tracks claims to ensure proper procedures occur.
- Collaborates with an adjuster to ensure proper management and closure of accident claims.
- Maintains regulatory documentation and performs job safety analysis.
- Develops an annual personal growth program in conjunction with the Regional Safety Manager.
- Ensures adherence to all accident prevention programs and safety regulations at all Casella locations.
- Participates in training and other learning opportunities to expand knowledge of the company, products, sales, and services and performs any other duties needed to help drive our vision, fulfill our mission, and/or abide by our core values.
Education, Experience & Qualifications
The successful candidate will have an Associate degree, 5-7 years of safety management experience with a focus on OSHA and FMCSA regulations, a valid driver’s license, a clean driving record, and be legally eligible to work in the US. An ability to travel regionally and nationally occasionally for extended periods of time is needed. A bachelor’s degree and experience or interest in an environmental and/or sustainability field is preferred. An ability to pass pre-employment testing is necessary. The physical ability to handle objects 50-75 lbs. frequently, walk, stand, climb and work under many different weather conditions are needed.
Excellent communication and problem solving skills, an ability to develop, implement and train employees in safe workplace practices, and a strong commitment to workplace safety are required. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, online research skills, and a demonstrated ability to work as part of a team in a collaborative environment are expected.
Attributes
Self-directed and customer-focused individual who is proactive, committed to safety, able to motivate others, and can see the larger picture while focusing on detailed information.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability Insurance, Maternity & Parental Leave, Flexible Spending Accounts, Discounted Stock Program, 401K, Employee Awards, Employee Assistance Plan, Wellness Incentive, Tuition Assistance, Career Pathways, and More.
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EEO
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an environment of inclusion and mutual respect where opportunities are available to all applicants and team members without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and veteran status, status as individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our team members is critical to our success as a company and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people.
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Job Locations US-NY-Rochester | US-NY-Tonawanda
Job ID 2026-10711
Category Safety
Type Regular Full-Time
How this job compares
Set against the 1,091 open Safety Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$93–122K/yr
- New York median$115–126K/yr54 salary ranges
- US median$100–126K/yr656 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $107K, is 9% below the New York median midpoint ($118K) — in the middle half of Safety Manager salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 66 open Safety Manager jobs in New York and 1,091 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Safety Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (878 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 339 of the 1,091 open Safety Manager jobs (31%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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