Environment Health and Safety Supervisor Sr.

Description

ABOUT GOLDEN STATE FOODS

Golden State Foods is a distinguished leader in the foodservice industry, offering an extensive array of products and services to a diverse clientele. Rooted in the values of quality service and integrity, we are dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive atmosphere where employees can advance, innovate, and contribute to our ongoing success.

ABOUT THE JOB

The EHS Supervisor is responsible for leading, developing/sustaining, and administering a comprehensive safety program to ensure a safe, compliant and incident free workplace. This role provides a day-to-day safety leadership, floor presence, partners with operations and leadership and drives a proactive safety culture across the organization.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

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  Lead and oversee health and effectiveness of safety programs to ensure compliance with OSHA, local, state, and federal regulations.

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  Identify and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices, developing practices and programs to correct or reduce their occurrence.

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  Investigate and respond to employee complaints to provide high quality internal customer service.

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  Conduct regular safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments, track themes, corrective actions, and preventative actions to closure

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  Investigate safety incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions; determine themes, root causes and implement corrective and preventive measures

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  Review company accident statistics, themes, and recommend corrections to improve overall employee health and safety.

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  Review and update safety policies, procedures, JSAs, SOPs, and emergency response plans

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  Monitor safety metrics and KPIs; prepare reports and present findings in Site Daily Operational Reviews

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  Coordinate with departments to support injury prevention, return-to-work, and workers' compensation initiatives

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  Process workers' compensation claims (including doctor appointments, first insurance reports, payment of medical bills, review of medical reports, and contact with doctors, insurers, lawyers, and employee counseling) to ensure responsiveness, accuracy, thoroughness, and timeliness.

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  Act as liaison with EHS Manager during regulatory inspections and audits

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  Monitor monthly usage and spending of PPE supplies in addition to other job specific duties.

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  Develop, plan, and conduct training programs to ensure understanding of and compliance with company policies and procedures.

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  Attend and participate in department safety meetings.

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  Active member on Safety Excellence Pillar

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Education & Experience

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  Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, or related field (or equivalent experience)

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  3 - 5+ years of progressive safety experience in industrial, food manufacturing, construction, or logistics environment

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  Proven experience leading or supervising safety teams

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  Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety management systems

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  Experience conducting incident investigations and root cause analysis

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  Professional safety certifications preferred (CSP, ASP, CHST, OHST, or equivalent)

Skills & Competencies

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  Safety Concepts and techniques

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  EEOC

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  General human resources policies, procedures and employee development and training.

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  Labor and regulations, Workers' compensation, OSHA and other regulatory development regulations

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  PC word processing/spreadsheet software

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  Strong leadership and coaching abilities

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  Excellent communication and presentation skills

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  Ability to influence safety behavior at all organizational levels

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  Analytical and detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills

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  Ability to work independently while collaborating cross-functionally

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  Interact effectively with employees at all organizational levels

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  Communicate and coordinate effectively with internal and external customers verbally and in writing

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  Maintain confidentiality

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  Interpret safety or health problems or anomalies and identify appropriate solutions

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

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  Work effectively in a general business environment, with a focus on high levels of quality and customer service

WHAT YOU'LL GET

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  People First: At Golden State Foods, we're not just a company; we're a dynamic community where your talents are celebrated, and your ambitions are nurtured.

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  Values Driven: Our core values drive everything we do, creating a culture of innovation, integrity, and excellence. But we're not content with just being great; we strive for greatness in every aspect of our work.

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  People Development: At GSF we strive to continually develop our people to prepare us all for the needs of tomorrow.

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  Philanthropy & Sustainability: We're committed to making a difference beyond our walls through philanthropy and sustainability efforts across all our locations around the globe.

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  Extensive Benefits: Golden State Foods believes in a holistic approach to wellness focusing on the whole person with benefits that support those needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Golden State Foods values diverse perspectives and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where every person can thrive - respected, supported, and empowered. We believe diversity, in every form, strengthens our team and our communities.