Manager - Complex Safety Manager

SUMMARY: The Complex Safety Manager provides safety leadership and strategic direction by leading the complex's safety continuous improvement efforts. As an integral member of the management team, this position will drive safety capabilities within the complex. Responsibilities include: formulate a proactive, local safety strategy that drives the plant, feed mill, and hatchery to become sustainable, healthy and safe operationally.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Proactively analyze opportunity for improvement and work collaborate with leadership teams to develop, implement, and measure safety solutions
• Participate in developing a vision for safety, which includes continual enhancement of established programs and consistent implementation of new programs within a team environment.
• Facilitate the development and maintenance of behaviors, attitudes, and a safety culture that supports the goals and behaviors and actions of George's and will act as a change agent to accelerate best practice sharing within the facility.
• Direct the safety programs for the site; recommend the design and implementation of new programs to minimize company losses due to incidents; measure effectiveness of programs.
• Lead the compliance with OSHA regulations and OSHA/George's Ergonomic program; inspect machinery, equipment and working conditions to ensure compliance with OSHA; maintain OSHA file and support documents.
• Accompany OSHA inspector on plant inspections; regularly inspect and review site operations to assure compliance of all permits, operation and equipment with state and federal regulations; report any potential violations and recommends corrections as needed.
• Conduct educational and hands-on safety training with site team members, supervisors, and managers.
• Assess and accurately communicate the level of risk for observed safety hazards to execute corrective actions and facilitate the development of long-term strategies for elimination or mitigation of identified risks.
• Analyze incident statistics to establish necessary precautions and changes needed for site safety; communicates safety policy and procedure changes to management personnel.
• Ensure that all health and safety policies, procedures and practices are reviewed on an annual basis, or as needed and are completed in a timely manner.
• Conduct safety inspections and procedural audits in the field and take immediate corrective action if required; review all safety areas to review policies, determine causes, identify corrective actions and conducts training in areas such as: ergonomics, emergency response team, lockout/tag out, hazard communication, and personal protective equipment; investigate all safety related incidents, reviews incident reports and completes necessary reports for insurance carrier, risk management system and corporate safety office.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position will have supervisory responsibility.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Required

• 7+ years of experience in environment, safety, and sustainability management OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Industrial Technology, Management, or related field with 3 years of related experience.
• Strong knowledge of safety regulations (OSHA, hazard communications, accident investigation and safety training methods)