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Job Title: Plant Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Department/Location: Environmental Health and Safety
Reports To: Regional Safety Director
Exemption Status: Exempt
Published Pay Range: $66,300 - $100,000
SUMMARY: The Plant Environmental Health and Safety Manager provides environmental, health, and safety leadership and strategic direction by leading the Plant’s EHS continuous improvement efforts. Working in conjunction with plant management, this position drives EHS capabilities within the facility. Responsibilities include formulate a proactive, local EHS strategy that drives the plant to become sustainable, healthy, and safe operationally.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Strategically lead plant EHS function as a valuable business partner.
- Proactively analyze opportunity for improvements; work collaboratively with leadership to develop, implement, and measure EHS solutions.
- Participate in developing a vision for environmental, health, and safety, which includes continual enhancement of programs and 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 EHS programs for the plant; 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 plant 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 EHS training with 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 the plant EHS; communicates environmental, health, & safety policy and procedure changes to management personnel.
- Conduct safety inspections and procedural audits in the field; take immediate corrective action if required; review all EHS 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 EHS related incidents, reviews incident reports and completes necessary reports for insurance carrier, risk management system and corporate EHS office.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position will have supervisory responsibility.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Required
- 7+ years of management experience in environmental, safety, and sustainability OR Bachelor's degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant experience.
- Strong knowledge of safety regulations (OSHA, EPA, hazard communications, Incident investigation and safety training methods)
- Strong math and analytical skills
Preferred
- Advanced Safety Certificate (ASC), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or similar certificate
- Experience with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, OSHA VPP, or similar EHS Management System
George’s is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search, apply or interview for a career opportunity with the Company, please send an email to [email protected] or call 479-927-7000 to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information to assist you
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disabled/Veterans
Skills Required
- 7+ years of management experience in environmental, safety, and sustainability OR Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant experience.
- Strong knowledge of safety regulations (OSHA, EPA), hazard communication, incident investigation and safety training methods.
- Strong math and analytical skills.
- Advanced Safety Certificate (ASC), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or similar certificate.
- Experience with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, OSHA VPP, or similar EHS Management System.
What We Do
Over 100 years and through four generations of family values, George’s Inc. has grown to feed a world of possibilities for our people and communities—and consistently integrated, innovated, and acquired new capabilities to meet evolving customer and consumer needs in chicken. Our story began in the late 1920s, in Brush Creek, Arkansas, when C.L. George established a general store to serve his community while also raising broiler chickens and began hauling them to larger markets throughout the Midwest. As the business evolved, C.L. moved it to Springdale, Arkansas, where he formed Farmer’s Produce Company, along with his two sons, Luther and Gene. With time, experience, and further integration, the company was renamed for the family who founded it: George’s Inc. Today, while George’s roots run deep in Springdale, its family has expanded to include more than 7,000 team members and 350 farmers throughout Arkansas, Missouri, and Virginia. Still family-owned, George’s is large enough to accommodate a variety of chicken needs yet approaches its business from an uncompromising family approach—offering the best of both worlds to its customers, consumers, partners, and communities. Whether fresh, frozen, value-added, or for retail or foodservice markets, George’s is ready and able to deliver its premium chicken products locally, regionally, and nationally.
