
Area Safety Manager
Westchester, ILJob$121–161K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Heidelberg Materials seeks an Area Safety Manager to lead safety initiatives across multiple operations and partner with operational leaders on risk reduction and continuous improvement. The role includes audits, inspections, incident investigations, employee training, and analysis of safety performance data. Work spans office, plant, quarry, and field environments, with frequent travel within the assigned area.
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About Us
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.
What You'll Be Doing
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Lead and support safety initiatives across multiple operations to promote a strong safety-first culture.
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Partner with operational leaders to identify risks, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement.
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Conduct safety audits, inspections, and incident investigations to ensure compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Deliver training, coaching, and guidance to employees and managers on safety programs, policies, and best practices.
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Analyze safety performance data and develop strategies that reduce risk and improve operational effectiveness.
What Are We Looking For
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Experience supporting safety in aggregates, mining, construction materials, cement, ready-mix, or a similar heavy industrial environment.
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Strong knowledge of occupational health and safety principles, regulatory requirements, and risk management practices.
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Demonstrated ability to influence, coach, and build credibility with employees and leaders at all levels of the organization.
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Skilled in conducting incident investigations, identifying root causes, and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
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Effective communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
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Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and drive measurable improvements in safety performance.
Work Environment
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Frequent travel within the assigned area to support multiple operations and business locations.
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Work performed in office, plant, quarry, and field environments with regular exposure to operational settings.
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Must be able to navigate active industrial work areas and utilize required personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Position requires flexibility to respond to operational needs and safety-related matters as necessary.
What We Offer
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Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan.
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401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions.
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Highly competitive benefits programs, including: Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug Benefits Health Saving Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance Paid Bonding Leave, 15 days of Paid Vacation, 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave and 10 Paid Holidays
Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled.
Req ID JR10019749
Minimum Pay Rate: 120,950.00
Maximum Pay Rate: 161,256.67
As part of our hiring process, we may use AI-assisted tools to support the screening and evaluation of candidate applications and interviews. These tools help streamline the initial assessment, but all decisions about candidate advancement are made by human recruiters and hiring managers. While technology supports early steps, every interview will be handled by experienced recruiters and hiring managers to provide a personal touch.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,092 open Safety Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$121–161K/yr
- Illinois median$90–123K/yr31 salary ranges
- US median$100–127K/yr655 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $141K, is 25% above the Illinois median midpoint ($113K) — in the top quarter of Safety Manager salary ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 36 open Safety Manager jobs in Illinois and 1,092 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Kiewit6 open
- Aldridge2 open
- Clark Construction Group, LLC2 open
- Experience
- Safety Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (878 postings).
- Education
- 321 of the 1,092 open Safety Manager jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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