Complex Safety & Health Manager

This position will be responsible for providing guidance, direction and leadership to the site's safety process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain all corporate Safety and Health programs.
• Develop and maintain site's Share Point
• Maintain open lines of communication with the Corporate Safety Manager
• Assists in the investigation of all near misses, first aid cases, recordable cases, lost day injuries, as described in the Corporate Safety Leadership and accountability Program.
• Assist the Fleet Safety Regional Manager in the investigation of vehicular accidents.
• Track injury trends and develop action plans to address identified accident trends.
• Keep the management team informed of any safety and health related issues and/or concerns identified within your respective scope of responsibility.
• Interact daily with the Occupational Health Nurse(s) in a way that builds team atmosphere within the safety and medical areas of the site.
• Spend time being visible in the processing plant and other site locations.
• Conduct periodic safety and health audits and track findings to ensure closure. 
• Provide the Corporate Safety Office with the site's monthly safety performance numbers by the deadline dates.
• Be actively involved in the site's Workers' Compensation program by attending regularly scheduled meetings, providing supporting documentation for claims in litigation, and assist the Occupational Health Nurse/Third Party Administrator in effectively managing all open claims. 
• Provide training support to the organization and ensure that all required monthly training is completed as scheduled.
• Manage security force in a fashion that protects site employees, visitors, contractors, and property and assets.
• Be the site's liaison when outside agencies come on-site to conduct annual assessments (i.e., insurance carrier, local fire department, OSHA, EPA, etc.)
• Generate, manage, and monitor the safety department budget by evaluating ways of saving costs associated with training, travel, as well as personal protective equipment.
• Be the site's liaison with the Property Insurance Company to provide in addition to working with company's Engineering Construction Department to ensure all new construction meets FM Global specifications.
• Intimately be involved with local medical community in a fashion that all medical vendors understand the company's philosophy on OSHA recordkeeping and return to work programs.

• Five or more years of safety experience in the food industry preferred
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Extensive knowledge in the areas of Workers Compensation, OSHA, DOT, etc. is essential
• Excellent computer skills
• Must be available for on-call status 24/7 as needed