Plant Environmental Health & Safety-Ames, IA

We are a leading Food Manufacturing Company committed to delivering high-quality products to our customers. Our dedication to sustainability, safety, and innovation drives our business forward. We are currently seeking an initiative-taking and experienced EHS Manager to join our team and take charge of our environmental health and safety programs.

As the EHS Professional you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining comprehensive environmental health and safety programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices. You will play a key role in fostering a safe and healthy work environment for all employees.

Salary Range: $90K-105K annually plus bonus

Safety

• Lead the plant safety committee monthly meetings and follow up on activities.
• Review all incident investigations and ensure all necessary follow-up is completed.
• Implement and lead behavior-based safety programs.
• Lead lock-out/tag-out program and audit for compliance with adherence and documentation.
• Perform work comp case management; determine recordability and necessary interventions for improvement.
• Lead and develop safety recognition and celebration activities.
• Ensure all annual required safety training is completed by 100%of the organization.
• Ensure compliance with all safety inspection programs.
• Conduct and continually enhance on-boarding/orientation.
• Ensure communications and training of emergency evacuation.
• Ensure emergency response team has required annual training.
• Conduct and follow-up on ergonomic analysis and lead program implementation.
• Coordinate hearing conservation program and ensure noise surveys are completed.
• Lead internal safety review process between plants.
• Ensure all PPE is ordered and stocked in the facility.

Environmental

• Conduct internal environmental audits.
• Work closely with environmental consultants on all permitting.
• Ensure all environmental regulatory permits and registrations are completed and up to date.
• Track all required emission data.
• Maintain plant ISO14001 certification and lead ISO14001 team.
• Comply with the environmental policies and procedures at Barilla Avon facility including energy efficiency, reduce-re-use-recycle goals, reporting requirements and sustainable initiatives. Complete any environmental tasks as assigned and report environmental concerns immediately.
• Follows ISO22000 policies and procedures, address/communicate quality, and food safety issues as they occur.
• On-site owner and contact for Barilla's "Fire Safety Manual."
• This position will follow and promote all Quality and FS procedures to ensure compliance with FSSC22000, regulatory, quality, customer, and company requirements.
• Lead ISO14001 team, Safety Team, and BART Team.
• Build working relationships with OSHA and NYS DEC and EPA as well as local town agencies, along with outside consultants.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety or related field or equivalent level of experience (4 + years) in safety and environmental experience at a plant facility.

Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations required.

Workers' compensation injury management experience and exposure to ISO14001 a plus.

Experience in an ISO environment preferred.

This position will spend 50% of time in climate-controlled office and 50% of the time on the production floor. This entails working in an environment of temperatures up to and exceeding 130 degrees Fahrenheit, and high humidity.