Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager

SUMMARY
The Ken’s Foods Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager directs the development, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive environmental, safety and health programs for the facility. The EHS Manager provides the leadership, direction and support necessary to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and standards to meet or exceed relevant internal and external safety & environmental standards in a manner consistent with sound business practice. The EHS Manager must possess the ability to develop and maintain relationships with all levels within the organization to include all employees at both the corporate and plant level. The EHS Manager needs to be able to indirectly lead change across all departments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
Establishes strategic safety programs for the plant, designs and implements critical programs to achieve that strategic direction, develops safety program performance objectives and measures safety performance with KPI's and communicates status/needs to plant employees and management. Provides leadership and direction in the
development, administration and maintenance of EHS compliance. Main focus will be in the areas of compliance and reporting, safety training and safety program management.

Compliance and Reporting

• Develops, issues and maintains safety standards/directives and procedures to coincide with corporate and regulatory compliance requirements to reduce workplace injury/illness risks and minimize overall liability.
• Works with Corporate Safety Manger to develop and implement safety policies and procedures to ensure that safety compliance is maintained.
  • Ex. LOTO, confined space, spill response, arc flash, OSHA Report, Hearing tests, Ergonomics
• Assist management with accident investigations and reporting.
  • Provide recommendations for corrective or preventive measures.
  • Ensure that accurate environmental and injury/illness records are maintained.
• Maintain a current working knowledge of EHS regulations and laws to provide expertise for EHS assessments, capital projects, work orders, and general EHS related problem solving at the site and corporate level as needed.
• Develop and administer the facility EHS Management Systems:
  •  i.e. Hazard analyses, safe operating procedures, risk management, loss control, waste water management, spill prevention, hazardous waste, DOT hazardous materials, emissions, emergency planning and all other key system elements.
• Facilitate compliance with facility, regional, corporate and regulatory environmental & safety standards and guidelines through audits, inspections, recordkeeping and data documentation
• Serve as liaison with applicable external regulatory agencies and ensure all required reporting is completed and submitted accurately and on time.
  • OSHA including the 300 log
  • Workers Compensation
  • Safety reporting to insurance carriers
  • Claims review
  • KPI’s and Safety number reporting
  • Near miss reporting
• Routinely conducts inspections and audits of all operations for work conditions, work practices and operational behaviors to ensure that safety-related policies and procedures are being enforced and that compliance with Company and government requirements are being maintained.

Safety Training

• Ensures a proactive approach to accident prevention through employee training directly and through preparation of materials for others to use.
• Maintain training records and appropriate documentation
• Coordinate, conduct or outsource safety training as applicable. Including but not limited to:
  • OSHA required training
  • Safety Orientation – for new hires
  • Chemical safety
  • Fire extinguishers maintenance and training
  • Safety culture training

Contractor and Vendor Compliance

• Coordinate and review vendor’s safety training
• Coordination with temp agencies to insure compliance of safety programs.
• First Aid supply’s, Boot trucks

Program Oversight

• Main point of contact for Plant Safety Committee and site Cultural project efforts
• Influence and direct a culture change across the organization.
• Oversee the Emergency response program, security program, fire protection assets and inspections.
• Administer plant respiratory protection and hearing conservation programs
• Commitment to safety begins with management. Managers and frontline supervisors are accountable for creating and maintaining a culture of Safety and assuring a safe work environment.
• Other Duties as Assigned

FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead by example to ensure our highest quality manufacturing practices are being met
• Ensure team members follow all Ken’s Food Safety and GMP policies
• Ensure all work is completed in a safe and sanitary manner
• Ensure team members produce product free of contamination
• Ensure team members Report any suspicious activities anywhere in or around the plant
• Ensure team members Inspect work area for any possible product contamination issues on a continuous basis

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Detailed knowledge of OSHA, EPA and other applicable industry environmental, health and safety standards
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate performance metrics and outcomes.
• Superior communication skills – verbal and written
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills with the ability to develop multiple solutions to an issue and make valid recommendations for resolution
• Able to understand and execute processes including: recognizing customer needs, communicating process changes, measuring and assessing success and identifying areas of improvement
• Ability to develop and implement environmental and safety policies, programs, and training
• Knowledge of manufacturing practices and processes, preferably in the food industry
• Ability to adjust work hours as needed
• Demonstrated ability to move between tasks and projects on short notice and to quickly change priorities based on customer and department needs, while still meeting project deadlines (Flexibility is key in this role as priorities change quickly)
• Able to work well in a team environment or independently

Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the
general public.

Mathematical Skills
Ability to comprehend and apply principles of advanced calculus, modern algebra, and advanced statistical theory.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Certification in an EHS related discipline and/or further education is a plus

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision.

ESSENTIAL MENTAL ALERTNESS REQUIREMENTS

•  Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
• Ability to perform tasks involving high levels of cognitive function and judgment
• Not mentally or physically impaired from any cause that can adversely affect ability to safely and competently perform the duties of the position
• Ability to take prompt and appropriate response to operating conditions
• Ability to work in an unfatigued state
• Ability to accurately gauge lengths of time and distance
• Ability to quickly store and recall instructions in one’s short term memory
• Ability to concentrate
• Ability to cope with sudden changes in surrounding and/or emergency situations and/or alarms
• Demonstrated caring, committed and concerned attitude about safety

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious
places; fumes or airborne particles; and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Specific job duties affected by the environmental conditions are listed below;

• CIP/ Sanitation - wet and humid conditions
• Packaging and Process equipment - working near mechanical parts / noise