Position Purpose:
Oversee company's employee safety at work. Ensuring that the company complies and adheres to Occupational Health and Safety guidelines across the US. Responsible for the policy, procedures, and measurement of Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace. Establishes and promotes maintenance of safe and healthy working conditions through formulating general safety, fire prevention, maintenance, and health policies and measures.
- Promotes a proactive safety culture and conducts observations, inspections, and audits. Develops and executes health and safety plans in the workplace, according to legal guidelines.
- Monitors compliance with policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations. Investigates/records/reports incidents, accidents, complaints, and cases of ill health and/or unsafe findings. Undertakes risk assessments, site inspections, root cause analyses, and determines corrective action.
- Proactively identifies potential hazards and enforces personal protective equipment is available and correctly in use. Ensures that equipment is installed correctly and safely. Writes internal safety policies/strategies, reports, bulletins, and communication flyers.
- Ensures compliance with current safety legislation and liaises with relevant authorities. Compiles statistics and draws up safe operational practices and making necessary changes.
- Leads the national work safety committee and maintenance team to recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures. Oversees local facility safety committee.
- Oversees and conducts training and presentations for safety matters and accident prevention, at a national and local facility level.
- Establish maintenance of safe and healthy working conditions.
- Coordinate ongoing training for safety and environmental awareness.
- Investigate accidents, prepare, and maintain required reports.
- Provide new hire orientation outlining the company s safety rules.
- Promote a proactive safety culture.
- Maintain, review and report safety performance.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 7+ years of safety management experience executing, monitoring, or supporting health, safety, security, or environment functional activities.
- Strong leadership skills
- Attention to detail, hands-on mentality.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Flexibility (different shifts - nights, weekends, holidays)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be service-oriented, collaborative, creative and charismatic.
- Deep understanding of legal health and safety guidelines.
- Ability to produce reports and develop relevant policies.
- Good knowledge of data analysis and risk assessment
- Highly result orientated, high level of self-organization
- Minimum 50% travel required.
- Bachelor s degree in safety management, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Basic or Applied Science, Environmental Science, or any other related subject desired
- Experience in food manufacturing establishments.
- Relevant experience in accident and incident investigation focusing loss control, exposure elimination, and root cause.
- In-depth knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP), OSHA, or similar quality or Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) certifications desired, but not required.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Diversity & Inclusion statement
We want everyone to feel welcome, respected and we are committed to providing the best space, experience, and workplace for our teams - no matter what race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different and makes you. That s what makes our team so special.