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Safety Director Location: Chestertown, MD Shift Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, onsite with some travel required Salary Range: $80,000 to $120,000

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The Dixon Group is seeking an HR & Safety Director who brings both expertise and versatility to our Human Resources team in Chestertown, MD! Think of this role as the HR leadership “utility player”—someone who can step in where needed, adapt quickly, and help drive our culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.

In this role, you will take the lead on safety and environmental initiatives , ensuring a safe and compliant workplace across our operations. You will develop and deliver training programs related to safety, compliance, and HR policies, while also supporting HR compliance efforts to meet both regulatory and company standards. Beyond safety, you’ll have the opportunity to jump in and support other HR functions, fill gaps, and contribute to special projects as needed. Collaboration with leadership and employees will be a key part of your day-to-day work as you help build a proactive safety culture and a stronger HR team.

This position is perfect for someone who enjoys variety and thrives in a dynamic environment. You’ll love this role if you’re a team player who’s eager to learn, quick to adapt, and not afraid of ambiguity or shifting priorities. At Dixon, you’ll have the chance to make a direct impact by protecting employees, strengthening company culture, and growing your own HR skill set. Just like a utility player in baseball, your adaptability will add depth and value to the entire team.

The Dixon Group is a global, family-owned manufacturing company with a history of over 100 years of operation in the U.S.A. Based in Chestertown, Maryland, with distribution centers located worldwide. The company has a talented workforce and a strong values-based culture. As an innovator in the hose coupling industry, our mission is to provide real solutions for our customers while fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment.

At The Dixon Group, we value the contributions of our Military Veterans and proudly employ our nation’s heroes. Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

What You'll Do: Direct the Safety & Environmental Program: Oversee and manage the safety and environmental program, along with other compliance concerns, for multiple locations across several states.

Regulatory Management and Research: Research, create, and revise compliance documents while actively anticipating new and evolving laws and regulations from federal, state, and other regulatory entities.

Interpretation and Communication: Interpret, write, and communicate all revised and new safety and compliance requirements to the organization.

Training and Development: Create and conduct safety and compliance training using various methods, including live sessions, virtual meetings, and the organization's Learning Management System (LMS).

Travel and Consulting: Engage in travel for activities such as conducting live training, providing safety and compliance consulting, and interacting with federal and state regulatory agencies as needed.

Internal and External Coordination: Work closely with the worker's compensation captive insurance program, as well as divisional and departmental leadership. What We're Looking For: Master's degree is preferred

Bachelor's degree required

10-15+ years of senior HR or Safety experience

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Confidence to conduct research, manage compliance, and solve problems

Ability to lead, coach and mentor

Ability to learn learning technology and authoring tools

Satisfactory experience teaching/training live and virtually (military, college or adults, preferred) and ability to learn a topic and train others

Ability to speak to large and small groups and individuals; to be articulate

Anticipation: Capable of observing a situation and determining the needs and solutions

Collaboration: Able to work with and direct when needed the work of others

Multi-tasking: Capable of creating, directing and maintaining multiple systems and projects

Educator: A desire to help people learn and reach their potential What We Offer: Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family

Competitive salary

Bonus programs

401K retirement plan

Training opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation, PTO, and holidays

Gym reimbursements, and more! Join us and be a part of a team that values your contributions and supports your goals!

The Dixon Group is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy and practice to recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals, as well as to administer all personnel actions, compensation, and benefits, without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry or national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, veteran status, military service, or any other factors protected by applicable law. This policy extends to all employees and applicants and to all aspects of the employment relationship.

The Dixon Group is committed to protecting the privacy rights of its employees and job applicants to the fullest extent required by applicable law. To that end, personal information will be collected solely for those legitimate business purposes recognized by law, and then maintained in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to document retention requirements. The Dixon Group does not sell personal information to third parties, and does not share such personal information with third parties except when authorized by law to do so (e.g., in response to a lawful subpoena; mandatory tax reporting; etc.)

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Thought Provoking

: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject Innovative

: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking Functional Expert

: Considered a thought leader on a subject Detail Oriented

: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well : Motivations

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Self-Starter

: Inspired to perform without outside help Goal Completion

: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks : Education

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