Job Description

Locations: Role can be based out of and of our supply chain locations below or corporate office.

• Ann Arbor, MI
• Raleigh, NC
• Columbia, SC
• Marietta, GA
• Los Angeles, CA
• Katy, TX
• Dallas, TX
• Kent, WA
• Denver, CO

Hybrid Schedule (Performed at one of the locations above) : Monday-Thursday in office and Friday Remote

Salary: $85,000 to $105,000 plus a 10% annual bonus

Travel: Up to 50%

• Typical travel is 1 week (Mon-Fri) a month and the selected candidate would manage their travel schedule

The Senior Health and Safety Specialist is responsible for partnering with supply chain center teams within the south region to execute health and safety policies and ensure compliance with applicable local, regional and federal regulations. They work with supply chain center leadership teams to create a culture of safety, to monitor and coach safety action items, and follow up on safety incidents to ensure appropriate action was taken. They lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce risk in our processes to ensure a safe working environment.

The Senior Health and Safety Specialist builds strong relationships with the supply chain team. They understand safety programs and can articulate them clearly to achieve operational buy in and ownership, while supporting site leadership in leading safety initiatives that increase team member involvement. They provide relevant risk assessments and safety data analysis to center leaders, partnering with them to develop mitigation plans.

The Senior Health and Safety Specialist encourages, requests, and leverages feedback to identify and remove barriers and safety concerns. They identify and appropriately escalate safety incidents to site, regional and key stakeholders to drive awareness and highlight opportunities for policy improvement.

Main Responsibilities

• Proactively conduct regular risk assessments, site visits and safety inspections. Implement solutions to reduce exposure to risks and prevent injury. Share identified risks and solutions across the centers in the region.
• Identify trends in both single sites and across the region and identify root causes to make informed decisions and achieve improvement.
• Assist sites in the implementation of health and safety policies. Educate site leadership and team members on their responsibilities under each policy to proactively identify and remove potential hazards/safety concerns.
• Audit recordkeeping practices and cases entries to ensure compliance with company policy and local regulations.
• Supporting centers through incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action processes to limit the number of incidents.
• Analyze safety metrics and review incident trends for actionable insights and work with center leadership to develop/execute improvement plan.
• Serve as a technical resource for health and safety regulations regionally to site compliance and provide oversight to ensure compliance with all applicable company H&S policies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Environmental Health & Safety or a related field, (or no degree with 2+ years of experience leading people or cross-functional projects).
• Knowledge and experience in federal, state, and local health & safety regulations.
• 3-5+ years of increasing responsibilities in Health and Safety including managing OSHA issues preferably in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Experience with multi-site, multi-state safety responsibilities.
• Experience in incident reduction through education, guidance, and influence with key stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate within and across departments.
• Ability to influence and partner with different levels of leadership.
• Experience in compiling, analyzing data & trend analysis.
• Excellent analytical skills with demonstrated problem-solving ability and computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certification (ASP, NEBOSH IDpl, etc.).
• Experience in a food production/distribution environment.
• Experience with supporting organizational culture change.

Additional Information

• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits that start on the first day of employment
• No-cost mental health support for employee and dependents
• Childcare tuition discounts
• No-cost fitness, nutrition, and wellness programs
• Fertility benefits
• Adoption assistance
• 401k matching contributions
• 15% off the purchase price of stock
• Company bonus

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