Safety Manager

EXPERIENCE IN FOOD MANUFACTURING A PLUS.

Your Opportunity Supports the facility in the design, management, and implementation of our comprehensive Health and Safety programs and provides direction to all levels within the plant regarding appropriate Health and Safety practices. Plans, implements, evaluates and communicates safety initiatives that meet and exceed regulatory requirements

Core Responsibilities

• Creates, supports and implements strategies to establish and improve safety compliance.
• Supports site safety management systems.
• Educates employees in proper safety procedures, safe work practices and policies.
• Develops, evaluates and recommends process and equipment changes and improvements to maximize safety and improve environmental impacts of operations.
• Administers, monitors and audits safety and health programs to ensure OSHA compliance. Completes annual review on each program. Assists with injury/illness prevention and correction.
• Leads proactive efforts in air monitoring to ensure compliance with standard practices.
• Conducts root cause analyses and preventative/corrective action follow-up.
• Conducts job hazard analysis for ergonomic improvements and soft tissue injury prevention.
• Monitors and reviews accident investigation reports and ensure appropriate follow up; participates in claim reviews, mediations, and hearings; reviews workers compensation costs and monitors claims. Provides quality health care to employees to reduce workers compensation costs, absenteeism and turnover.
• May provide training to the occupational health nursing staff, production employees and management.
• In the absence of key personnel the employee's supervisor or qualified designee (one that has been trained in the key employee's duties) is responsible to complete or delegate the completion of all required tasks and responsibilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.