Summary: For Griffith Foods Alsip manufacturing facility and corporate office functions, implement and coordinate effective health and safety programs that eliminate hazards, reduce costs and drive continuous improvements related to these programs. This position gives support in defining best possible practices to all operative areas in topics related to health and safety.
This will position will have oversight for all functions in the Alsip facilities withe primary focus at theAlsip Plant and Alsip North Warehouse.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
I - Oversight
- Develops & maintain health and safety policies, standards and procedures for the HQ and Operating Facilities.
- Promote health and safety education unit wide.
- Defines and integrates best health and safety practices throughout the Alsip organization.
- Recommends corrective actions and/or preventative measures where needed.
- Promotes continued activities of local health and safety committees.
- Collaborates with Global H&S Director on a behavior-based safety program and implements the standardized program in the Alsip unit.
- Conducts job Safety Analysis’ and ergonomic assessments and incorporates learnings and best practices into training programs and work instructions.
- Conducts periodic employee safety audits and inspections of work areas and process operations. Trains committee members appropriately.
- Reports audit results and recommends corrective actions and or preventative measures where needed.
- Make recommendations on engineering and work practice controls needed to eliminate or minimize staff exposure to potential hazards.
- Perform period environmental monitoring and sampling, with data analysis to determine the extent of occupational health hazard exposures
- Responsible for facility’s compliance with local, state, and federal regulations pertaining to health and safety,
- Coordinate Safety audits and inspections with the Global team including tracking findings to ensure closure.
Identify ways to prevent reoccurrence of accidents by reengineering, changing the process or providing personal protective equipment.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, and/or Occupational Health & Safety.
- 5-10 years of Health, Safety & Environmental experience; manufacturing environment is required.
- In-depth knowledge of H&S regulations, including OSHA and local requirements.
- Must have strong leadership skills including effective communications, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all departments and all levels of the organization.
- Mediumto strong background in ergonomics.
- Problem solver and works well independently and in a team environment.
- Investigate safety of work environment.
- Proficientcomputer skills with Microsoft Office; Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Must be able to travel up to 15%.
Griffith Foods believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. Griffith Foods does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of the following actual or perceived characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic or information, AIDS or HIV status, order of protection status, marital status, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspect of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, participation in benefit programs, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.
In carrying out our commitment to equal employment opportunity, Griffith Foods will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship, safety, and/or health risk. Applicants and employees requiring reasonable accommodations must notify Human Resources.
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