Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell’s brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Rao’s Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyder’s of Hanover, Swanson, and V8. Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire.

Benefits

• Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individuals, families, and domestic partners).
• Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting.
• Unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay.
• If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center.
• Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store.
• “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.
• A variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

About the Role

The Environmental Health & Safety Specialist is responsible for Environmental, Health, and Safety programs related to OSHA, EPA, and other state/local regulatory agencies for the entire plant location. Provides plant safety reports and statistics and provides leadership and development regarding environmental health and safety matters. Indirectly manages the staff assigned to the Environmental Health and Safety department, including scheduling, performance management, and daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Enforces regulatory compliance with OSHA, EPA, and other state/local regulatory departments to achieve company EHS objectives.
• Provides guidance and information to supervision and management regarding regulatory compliance as it relates to employee health and safety.
• Maintains OSHA 300 logs and injury/illness metrics.
• Establishes and/or develops site operation-specific health and safety programs as needed.
• Performs operational hazard assessments including evaluation of appropriate engineering controls and/or protective equipment.
• Identifies the hazards and incidents of non-compliance and recommends corrective action.
• Trains personnel including mandatory OSHA compliance training, first aid responders, as well as necessary operational hazard-specific training.
• Supports workers' compensation claims management, conducts claims investigations, and evaluates claims to identify significant hazards and loss trends; identifies and recommends preventative measures and corrective actions.
• Acts as a company representative to regulatory agencies, insurance auditors, contractors, and vendors on EHS-related matters.
• Partners and supports engineering initiatives to ensure EHS considerations are included for all design, development, and modification of processes, equipment, facilities, and work methods.
• Maintains SDS on hazardous materials used in the workplace and executes material and chemical screening and control guidelines.
• Evaluates and purchases personal protective equipment (PPE) as necessary.
• Leads the development of Job Safety Analysis (JSA's) for the site.
• Oversees local fire regulations and insurance requirements for sprinkler, hot work, and fire extinguisher programs.
• Coordinates the safety shoe and prescription eyewear programs.
• Supports the company hearing conservation program to comply with all testing requirements.
• Participates and helps lead the safety portion of new hire orientation sessions.
• Executes safety meetings as needed with upper management to ensure the plant is effectively leading safety efforts within all departments.
• Champions efforts to foster a safety culture and employee engagement consistent with Campbell's corporate EHS strategy.
• Supports a site-wide integrated business plan, data plan, and action plan for safety, health, and environmental programs.
• Partners with other support functions (i.e., quality, sanitation, maintenance) to ensure objectives that overlap with EHS are mutually considered.
• Supports and attends integrated operations meetings as needed.
• Ownership of site-level EHS elements potentially including LOTO, machine guarding, incident investigations, inspections, walking/working surfaces, hazard communication.
• Daily and strategic support for Charlotte Bakery, Salty plant, plant engineering, and associated plant groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5 years of experience in a safety-related manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience and knowledge working with federal, state, and local EHS regulations (nice to have).
• ASP, CSP certification preferred (nice to have).
• Food manufacturing experience preferred but not required (nice to have).
• Advanced knowledge of arithmetic, statistics, and their applications.
• Extensive computer knowledge and skills.
• Ability to use various types of monitors and instruments for environmental testing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to write reports with grammatical correctness, speak with poise, voice control, and confidence, and communicate and train others on safety rules.

Pay

The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between $90,600-$124,500. Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation.