Description:

Safety First. And Always. That is our number one value here at Holmen Cheese. This position will be critical to ensure we are living that value. In conjunction with building a Best-in-Class safety culture, this individual will play a pivotal role in building talent within the organization by identifying training needs and developing plans to ensure those needs are being met.

Requirements:

Essential Functions

Implement, maintain and update Holmen Cheese EHS standards and programs to promote a Best-in-Class EHS program with a focus on a proactive safety program
Provide technical EHS support and professional expertise to the plant leadership team and workforce.
Coach, counsel, and develop all employees on how to lead with safety and promote a safety-first culture.
Implement appropriate training programs for all employees, contractors and visitors
Monitor and maintain EHS policies, procedures, standards and permits to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations.
Perform observations and audits to monitor the effectiveness of our programs and standards to prevent serious injuries, fatalities, environmental incidents, and ensure regulatory compliance.
Track all injuries, illnesses, near miss events, environmental incidents, environmental noncompliance and investigate incidents, and aid in determining and implementing prevention methods to avoid recurrence.
Ensure emergency response plans are in place. Manage the execution of response plans in the event of an environmental emergency, natural disaster injury, fire, or other adverse event.
Support the Process Safety Management (PSM) program
Serve as liaison between government agencies for all EHS matters.
Lead the company’s safety committee
Collaborate with HR, QA, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Production to ensure safety goals are attained in coordination with the team and business objectives.
Oversee employee onboarding/orientation process
Track trainings to ensure full compliance
Provide KPIs and reports to leadership team
Partner with other departments to identify training needs and develop a plan to meet those needs

Skills/Abilities

Exceptional interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
Excellent organizational skills and time management skills; ability to plan and coordinate work independently balancing multiple work demands.
Analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
Ability to be flexible in the work environment and willing and able to adapt to changing organizational needs across all three shifts.
Strong written, verbal communication skills
Skilled presentation and facilitation skills

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental/Health Science, Engineering, or closely related degree, or equivalent work experience required.
3-5 years of experience within a manufacturing setting
Must have experience maintaining OSHA regulatory compliance in a (food) manufacturing environment.

Pay: $65,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Holmen Cheese LLC

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