EHS Partner - Prescott, WI

About the role

The Environmental Health & Safety Partner supports UNFI teams in delivering a critical value: "Do the Right Thing – Put Safety and Integrity at the Forefront of Everything We Do." This role ensures the execution of the company's EHS strategy and goals in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute injury prevention programs/initiatives to foster a world-class safety culture and reduce injury risk.
• Identify, assess, and control site-level hazards, including assisting supervisors in detailed incident investigations with root cause analyses.
• Analyze and identify trends that increase injury and accident frequency/severity; develop and implement training programs using various media.
• Partner and collaborate with all functional leaders to influence and manage EHS resources, projects, and business decisions.
• Provide input on the design of standardized safety systems, policies, training, campaigns, and programs to reduce risk and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws.
• Support environmental compliance and claims programs.
• Create a network of internal (operations, human resources, finance, legal, claims and security/loss prevention) and external alliances (industry partners, safety groups) to develop and implement EHS policies, programs, procedures, standards, training, and processes.

Requirements

• Education/Certification: Associates degree with major course work in EHS, risk management or a closely related field is required. Bachelor’s degree with major course work in EHS, risk management or a closely related field is preferred. ASP (Associate Safety Professional) certification is preferred. CSP designation; CIH, or other professionally recognized certifications in EHS (ISO 14001/ISO 45001) are highly desirable.
• Experience: 3+ years of progressive EHS program management experience. Ability to coordinate planning and collaboration with other business functions in a mutually beneficial and continuous improvement manner. Ability to drive a strong safety philosophy and implement programs designed to effectively change behavior and prevent injury using data- and research-driven methods. Ability to analyze and independently resolve a variety of difficult situations and problems using timely decision making. Familiarity with OSHA, Root Cause Investigation, Incident Investigation procedures, Hazard Assessment, Job Safety Assessments. EPA Broad working knowledge of federal, state & local EHS laws and regulations.
• Skills/Abilities: Training and coaching skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to interact and influence effectively with all levels of management, employees, and customers, experience collaborating with unions, proficiency with Microsoft Word, Power point and Excel, adaptability to and initiative for organizational change, good judgment.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: Associates degree with major course work in EHS, risk management or a closely related field is required. Bachelor’s degree with major course work in EHS, risk management or a closely related field is preferred. ASP (Associate Safety Professional) certification is preferred. CSP designation; CIH, or other professionally recognized certifications in EHS (ISO 14001/ISO 45001) are highly desirable.
• Experience: 3+ years of progressive EHS program management experience. Ability to coordinate planning and collaboration with other business functions in a mutually beneficial and continuous improvement manner. Ability to drive a strong safety philosophy and implement programs designed to effectively change behavior and prevent injury using data- and research-driven methods. Ability to analyze and independently resolve a variety of difficult situations and problems using timely decision making. Familiarity with OSHA, Root Cause Investigation, Incident Investigation procedures, Hazard Assessment, Job Safety Assessments. EPA Broad working knowledge of federal, state & local EHS laws and regulations.
• Skills/Abilities: Training and coaching skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to interact and influence effectively with all levels of management, employees, and customers, experience collaborating with unions, proficiency with Microsoft Word, Power point and Excel, adaptability to and initiative for organizational change, good judgment.