Environmental, Health & Safety Manager (Food & Beverage Manufacturing)

WHAT WE NEED

Baldwin Richardson Foods (BRF) is seeking an experienced EH&S Manager to provide comprehensive environmental, health, and safety leadership and support throughout our manufacturing facility. This includes building and maintaining a culture of safety, providing guidance to employees, implementing health and safety programs, and promoting continuous safety improvement. The EH&S Manager will provide guidance and support to site management, program owners, and site personnel to ensure compliance with company and regulatory requirements while developing and maintaining a safety culture that will minimize the number and reduce the severity of accidents and injuries. They will drive employee engagement in conjunction with management, while maintaining efficiency and the well-being of employees.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Act as the primary authority in all areas of occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental compliance, and plant security for the facility.
• Collecting and maintaining regulatory data and preparing environmental reports for external agencies.
• Participate as part of site leadership team to initiate, develop, and maintain policies and procedures that address key safety issues and concerns, including PPE’s, lockout/tag out, confined space, etc.
• Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and resources for site security. This will also include periodic facility assessments addressing any safety and security gaps and participating in investigations when required.
• Absorb and review formal reports from supervisory and management personnel to determine corrective behavior for potential safety problems and collaborate to determine solutions and prevention of future accidents and incidents.
• Review work practices to make sure safety-related policies and procedures are being followed by employees and enforced by management.
• Notify supervisor and Site HR leadership of any policy or procedure violations, to determine corrective action and discipline.
• Develop and execute employee monthly safety and environmental training topics; support corporate safety directives.
• Ensure a proactive approach to accident prevention by training and advising management and employees on all safety issues.
• Effectively communicate safety related issues through management safety bulletins, safety newsletters, memos, and meetings.
• Maintain expertise on current safety issues through ongoing literature and attendance at relevant seminars and meetings.
• Work jointly and collaboratively with operations to improve operational efficiencies and improve health and safety costs.
• Assist with follow up on work restrictions.
• Organize required training in all departments to increase EH&S awareness and adherence specific to local state regulations.
• Cook up and oversee contractors supporting the site’s EHS programs (i.e. fire extinguisher inspections, safety supply inventory, etc.).
• Ensure contractors are properly trained in the BRF’s safety policies and procedures before they begin any on-site projects.
• Represent the EHS department during new-employee orientations and deliver original, basic environmental and safety training.
• Act as the site’s safety committee leader and implement Corporate EHS initiatives throughout the site level of the organization.
• Ensure that all operations are conducted in accordance with all existing federal, state, and local EHS regulations and company policies and procedures.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Environmental Health and Safety or Sustainability Disciplines such as environmental science, industrial safety, industrial hygiene.
• At least five (5) years’ EHS experience in a manufacturing environment.
• OSHA 30-hour Certification is required.
• Experience with hazard/exposure identification, auditing, and inspections; Administration of EHS training program requirements; OSHA, and regulatory submissions; record keeping requirements and action-item projects is required.
• Demonstrated Technical Competencies - NIOSH, OSHA, NFPA, NEC, Confined Space, LOTO, II&PP, Chemical/Physical hazards, Pesticides, Contractor Rules, Agricultural Rules, Heat Stress;
• A solid, demonstrable working knowledge of OSHA and other Federal, State, and local regulatory compliance requirements is required.
• Experience in Manufacturing is required; Food Manufacturing is preferred.
• Possess or achieve a professional certification in EHS within a 2-year timeframe, i.e., Certified Safety Professional (CSP), and/or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or equivalent professional designation.
• Functional EHS knowledge in regulatory requirements, EHS technical aspects (safety, industrial hygiene, environmental), risk management, behavior-based safety, training, auditing/program review, regulatory agency enforcement, EHS vendor/consultant management, and business knowledge required.
• Proven track record in driving cultural change in health and safety.