Safety Manager

About the Company

Hilmar Cheese Company improves lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, we have been committed to innovation and sustainability. Our state-of-the-art production facilities convert locally sourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein, and lactose. Our products create retail and food service items such as sliced and shredded cheeses, protein supplements, and infant formula. We are a trusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in more than fifty countries.

About the Role

A typical day for the Site Safety Manager involves planning, administering, and supervising an ongoing safety and health program to ensure a safe and healthy workplace in accordance with all Federal, State (Cal/OSHA), local regulations, and Hilmar Cheese Company policies and procedures. This role partners closely with site staff to create and lead initiatives striving toward a goal of zero workplace incidents.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and communicate policies, procedures, and standards while ensuring conformance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements, company policies, and organizational objectives.
• Build capability of site resources to support implementation of safety programs, including developing site safety teams.
• Lead site efforts to ensure that key safety operational controls are in place and that safety action items are resolved on a timely basis.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and standards.
• Identify action-based safety goals for the site leadership team to support achievement of the site’s safety targets and objectives.
• Manage development and maintenance of training processes to ensure that required safety training is defined, addresses required content, and is tracked to completion.
• Participate in site workers' compensation program administration, including working with all parties to appropriately manage and support transitional duties. Partner with the local HR team when Interactive Process needs intersect with safety and health.
• Ensure that OSHA recordkeeping and reporting requirements are met.
• Lead the investigation of accidents and injuries and prepare material and evidence as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study.
• Minimum of 5 years in Safety & Health leadership experience, preferably in a manufacturing background.
• Knowledge of procedures and practices of occupational Safety and Health and Hazardous Materials management systems.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local loss prevention regulations.
• Working knowledge of general industry safety and health standards (Fed-OSHA, Cal-OSHA), PSM, and VPP. Familiarity with EPA, NFPA, ANSI, and other regulatory/advisory agencies.
• Proficient working with Microsoft Office Software such as Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of related experience or Master’s degree and 3 years of related experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with implementing and/or facilitating BBS programs.
• Safety, Health, Hazardous Materials, Fire, or related certifications.
• Familiarity with OSHA, NFPA, ANSI, and other regulatory standards.
• OHST (Occupational Health and Safety Technician) or ASP (Associate Safety Professional) certification.
• Experience with OSHA VPP program requirements and application process.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Stand and walk almost the entire workday.
• Physically capable of working in any of the job tasks within their respective area.
• Work at heights and in fairly small areas.
• Pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, handling and grasping, twisting/turning, repetitive bending.

Food safety is a companywide responsibility, and each employee must know their role in the manufacture and distribution of safe, wholesome, and high-quality products.

Pay

Salary Range: USD $103,145.00 - $154,718.00 ANN. The final compensation offered within this range will depend on factors including the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.