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Join our team as a Safety Manager and lead the way in building and sustaining a strong, people first safety culture. In this role, you will guide safety and security efforts across an assigned food manufacturing complex and affiliated operations, partnering closely with leaders to drive continuous improvement. As a trusted safety expert, you will help turn proactive safety, health, and security practices into real operational results, ensuring a safe, secure, and high performing workplace for all associates.
Job Responsibility:
Lead all safety & security efforts for the manufacturing complex and affiliated field operations
Manage live production and garage safety in conjunction with the non-collocated safety director, safety for live production and garage/transportation operations non-manufacturing facilities located within the vicinity of the primary assignment
Directly lead & manage daily activities and personnel matters of the facility and its safety department personnel to ensure resources are effectively and consistently employed in the organization
Lead facility security team/guard force in managing security processes to include developing/ administering site security practices and policies, supporting and tracking required key performance indicators including training objectives, and timely completion of site surveys and audits
Provide technical expertise for cross functional teams to ensure safe operational processes and capital/engineering projects
Collaborate with functional experts in vehicle safety, corporate security, environmental, PSM, and other areas to align facility activities and objectives
Provide interpretations for OSHA, NFPA, DHS, DOT, and other pertinent regulations to ensure processes and policies comply with applicable laws and regulations
Continuously interact with the hourly work force to promote safety awareness, drive associate engagement, and ensure a world-class safety culture exists within the operations supported
Work aggressively to resolve safety issues and concerns
Lead site safety business plan development by analyzing relevant data and tracking/reporting facility and corporate KPIs/metrics
Validate plan's actions through internal safety and security auditing tracking findings through closure
Provide training support to the organization and ensure that all required safety and security training is effectively completed on time
Ensure effective investigations into all safety and security incidents are completed, participating actively during complex and high impact investigations
Ensure root cause is determined and appropriate corrective actions developed, tracking recommendations to closure
Utilize incident data to develop action plans to address hazards and emerging trends
Lead/member of the incident command team and required to respond and or direct emergency response activities
Liaison for 3rd party assessments, audits, & inspections, i.e. insurance carrier, local fire department, risk engineering firms, OSHA, DHS, etc
Maintain working relationships with permanent and temporary contractors to validate their safe work practices and support their activities to maintain a superior safety environment at the facility
Build relationship with occupational health/medical
to improve worker safety, associate wellness, and case management for supported sites
Actively involved in worker's compensation, assisting the occupational health nurse/third party administrator in effectively managing all open claims
Keep the management team informed of any safety, health, and security related issues and/or concerns identified within scope of responsibility
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in safety, science, technical, or business field
5+ years' experience in manufacturing safety management
Demonstrated experience leading a world-class safety program which has achieved <1.0 TRIR
Ability to establish positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Communication and interpersonal skills to effectively manage and motivate employees and communicate objectives and action plans
Ability to research pertinent facts, data and other information from internal and external sources
Proficient use of computer and corresponding programs – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OHM, SAP
Ability to implement behavioral-based safety techniques to improve/maintain safety performance
40-hour HAZWOPER certification and current annual 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher
CPR/First Aid certification or willingness to obtain
Ability to speak English, plus Spanish and/or French
Nice to have:
Multi-site safety management experience
Advanced Degree in environmental, safety, & health, or industrial health management, occupational health & safety
Advanced professional certifications with further preference from the Board of Safety Professional (CSP) or the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)