- Company Division: Mom's Meals NourishCare
- Minimum Education: Degree in Occupational Health & Safety or Environmental Science, related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
- Job Function: Accounts Receivable
- Job State: IA
- Email To: Amy.Campos@purfoods.com
- Employment Type: Full Time, Salaried
- Minimum Experience: 7+ years of progressively responsible safety leadership and management experience with direct accountability for workplace safety and health.
- Required Travel: 50%
- Job City: Ankeny
- Job Zip: 50021
Job Description:
- Directs, develops, and oversees the general health and safety policies and procedures of the organization.
- Direct the organization to ensure compliance with OSHA and other state, local, or industry specific regulations and that periodic safety audits are conducted.
- Provides programs that ensure a safe workplace including safety orientations, skill training, emergency preparedness, and the use of protective equipment.
- Develops a systemic process to collect data, analyze the causes of accidents, and generate required reporting. Implements initiatives to reduce and prevent accidents, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards.
- Drive timely completion of corrective actions associated with near-miss incidents, accident investigations, and compliance inspections.
- Lead execution of each site’s annual Health and Safety Program, including development of expense and capital budgets needed to support these efforts.
- Drive organization to achieve annual targets for incident frequency, severity and related cost reductions.
- Assist fleet managers with health and safety program
- Assist with Workers Compensation claim management and action plans
- Lead implementation of job safety analysis and risk assessments for all jobs, equipment and facilities.
- Create and deliver safety training content and programs. Serve as Train the Trainer.
- Establish and lead emergency response and evacuation planning.
Job Requirements:
- Degree in Occupational Health & Safety or Environmental Science, related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of progressively responsible safety leadership and management experience with direct accountability for workplace safety and health.
- Strong working knowledge of regulations and requirements
- Skill and ability to conduct and support sensitive investigations involving company personnel, assets and/or proprietary information.
- Knowledge in the technical fundamentals of safety management and risk assessments and reduction in a diverse set of environments, including machinery safety, warehouse operations, and occupational health.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with desire to work in a fast-paced, hands-on environment managing multiple assignments.
- A proven record of accomplishment in successfully designing and executing a workplace safety program.
- Consultative approach with strong problem-solving, collaboration, networking and influencing abilities.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Strong problem solver with an emphasis on execution.
- Self-starter with proven ability to work independently and on own initiative.
- Organized and task oriented.
- Ability to maintain appropriate level of confidentiality and professionalism.
- Travel up to 50% of the time to all sites and locations
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Working in a high growth organization.
- Experience in a food environment
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