Responsibilities
- Establish safety programs for the facility with comprehensive KPI's to measure safety performance that can be communicated to employees and management.
- Provide leadership in the development, administration, and maintenance of EHS compliance.
- Routinely conducts inspections and audits of all operations for work conditions, practices and operational behaviors to ensure that safety procedures are being enforced.
- Maintain compliance with company and government requirements.
- Work with management in accident investigations and reporting to provide corrective measures and develop a proactive approach to accident prevention.
- Develop EHS Management Systems including but not limited to hazard analyses, safe operating procedures, loss control, risk management, spill prevention, emissions and all other key safety systems.
- Work to coordinate or outsource safety trainings including but not limited to safety orientation, OSHA training, chemical safety, fire extinguishers maintenance training, and safety culture training.
- Maintain records and appropriate documentation for all training programs.
- Coordinate and review vendor's safety training and coordinate with temp agencies to ensure the compliance of safety programs.
- Be the main point of contact for the Plant Safety Committee and site Cultural project efforts.
- Maintain expertise in current EHS laws and regulations to provide EHS related problem solving at the site.
- Willingness to work on-site.
Qualifications
- Exceptional EHS track record; preferably in the food and beverage industry.
- Managerial experience preferred.
- Expert knowledge of current EHS regulation and laws.
- Bachelor's degree in an EHS related field such as Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, or Engineering preferred; other four-year degrees will be considered.
