The Plant EHS Professional is primarily responsible for promoting the safety culture and leading al the safety and environmental programs for the plant.

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 emmision 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.

Requirments

A Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety or related field or equivalent level of experience (5-7 years) in safety and environmental experience at a plant facility.

Strong working knowlege 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 tempatures up to and exceeding 130 degrees farenheit, and high humidty.