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Join our team as a Senior Safety and Security Manager and play a critical role in shaping a world class safety culture at our Accomac, Virginia food manufacturing complex. In this high impact leadership role, you will lead safety and security efforts through continuous improvement, serving as a trusted technical expert and strategic partner to operations leadership. You will help translate strong safety, health, and security practices into measurable operational results while supporting a safe, secure, and high performing environment for all associates.
Job Responsibility:
Lead all safety & security efforts for the Accomac manufacturing complex and Perdue Farms Accomac field operations
Directly lead & manage daily activities and personnel matters of the facility and its security contract personnel
Lead facility security team/guard force in managing security processes
Provide technical expertise for cross functional teams to ensure safe operational processes and capital/engineering projects
Continuously interact with the hourly work force to promote safety awareness, drive associate engagement, and ensure a world-class safety culture
Lead site safety business plan development by analyzing relevant data and tracking/reporting facility and corporate KPIs/metrics
Provide training support for the organization and ensure that all required safety training is effectively completed on time
Ensure effective investigations on all safety and security incidents are completed, participating actively during complex and high impact investigations
Lead member of the incident command team and required to respond and or direct emergency response activities
Liaison for 3rd party assessments, audits, & inspections
Maintain working relationships with permanent and temporary contractors to validate their safe work practices
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Safety & Heath, or Industrial Health Management, or Occupational Health & Safety, or a related degree such as Safety Engineering
10+ years' experience in manufacturing safety management with multi-site responsibility
Demonstrated experience leading a world-class safety program which has achieved <2.0 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
Nice to have:
Master's degree in Environment, Safety & Health Certified from the Board of Safety Professional (CSP) or the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)