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Job Description
Description
The Director of Health & Safety provides enterprise leadership for Intrepid’s Health & Safety function and is accountable for developing, standardizing, and executing safety programs across all operating sites. Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, this role leads the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of safety systems that protect employees, support operational excellence, and ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
This position requires a visible, engaged leader with a strong field presence who partners closely with site leadership, corporate teams, and senior management to drive consistent safety expectations, reinforce a proactive safety culture, and manage risk across the organization.
This position requires a visible, engaged leader with a strong field presence who partners closely with site leadership, corporate teams, and senior management to drive consistent safety expectations, reinforce a proactive safety culture, and manage risk across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Standardized Safety Programs & Compliance
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for Health & Safety programs across all operations.
- Design, implement, and monitor standardized safety systems and protocols using data trends to drive continuous improvement.
- Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and internal safety requirements, including MSHA, OSHA, DOT, and ATF.
- Lead safety system audits and partner with operations to develop sustainable corrective actions.
- Maintain accurate, confidential, and compliant safety records and documentation.
Leadership, Culture & Workforce Engagement
- Promote a proactive, enterprise-wide safety culture through consistent leadership presence and communication.
- Partner with senior leaders, legal, and operational teams to identify and manage safety risks.
- Develop and deliver executive-level safety performance updates.
- Respond to employee safety inquiries and regulatory complaints.
Incident Management & Field Execution
- Lead complex and high-severity incident investigations and root cause analyses.
- Serve as a key advisor during crises and emergency response situations.
- Maintain frequent, hands-on engagement with field leadership and frontline teams to ensure consistent execution of safety programs.
Training & Capability Development
- Oversee standardized safety training programs, including new-hire, task-based, and annual refresher training.
- Ensure required MSHA, OSHA, DOT, and fall protection training is consistently deployed and documented across all sites.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
- 10–15 years of experience in safety, compliance, operations, or audit roles.
- Mining industry experience preferred.
- Expert knowledge of federal and state safety regulations.
- Knowledge of industry applicable health and safety management systems.
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
- High degree of integrity and ethical leadership.
Work Environment & Travel
Work is typically performed indoors in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Incumbents must be able to perform work that requires typing, reading, communicating, sitting for prolonged periods of time, standing, and walking.
The employee:
- Is regularly required to use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel
- Is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms
- Is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance
- May occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
When the incumbent visits an operations worksite, personal protective equipment including but not limited to head protection, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety shoes, and flame-resistant clothing may be required.
Travel is expected approximately 50% to operating locations in Utah and New Mexico.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Targeted salary range for this position is $180K to $205K annually. Salary commensurate with experience and skill set. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision plans with generous employer premium contributions, as well as 401(k) with employer match, bonus programs, PTO, tuition reimbursement, and wellness benefits. More details can be found at https://www.intrepidpotash.com/careers/culture-and-rewards/.
The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.
Intrepid Potash Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.