EHS Manager

Shearer's is a leading contract manufacturer and private label supplier in the snack industry in North America. Headquartered in Massillon, Ohio, Shearer's has 17 state-of-the-art, geographically diverse manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Iowa, Ontario and Alberta, Canada, including one of the industry's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design platinum LEED certified facilities in Massillon, Ohio. The Company is known for producing the highest quality snacks in assorted flavors and sizes, including kettle cooked potato chips, traditional potato chips, tortilla chips, cheese curls and other extruded snacks, and corn chips, as well as cookies, crackers, and wafers.

Safety and Environmental Manager

Location : Phoenix, Arizona

Your seat at the table!

This role is a part of the senior team at the plant and is accountable for leading a comprehensive safety and wellness process using a proactive approach. Creating a safety culture, where our associates' safety and well-being is always the #1 priority. This highly energized, on-the-floor leader will engage with associates daily, help lead safety messaging and stretching exercises during shift meetings and work cross-functionally to ensure safety training and compliance is very effective. Creation and implementation of a safety strategy for the plant will be required. Sharing key learnings, issues, opportunities, and best practices as an active contributor to the Safety Community across the plant network and building relationships with peers and cross-functional partners will be critical to success.

Reporting Structure : This role reports to the Plant Site Director and the Director of Safety.

Core Responsibilities :

• Lead a caring safety culture that is focused on people
• Lead processes necessary to ensure a safe working environment - every shift, every day
• Lead the facility to meet or exceed established corporate safety goals aligned with business needs
• Lead processes necessary to be compliant with applicable federal, state and local safety requirements and remain current on changing requirements; handle any applicable audits or OSHA visits.
• Lead programs, training, and messaging to recognize, reward and promote safe behaviors throughout the facility - catch our associates doing things right.
• Drive strong accountability with leaders to be role models of safe behaviors.
• Lead programs to correct unsafe acts and unsafe conditions with the workplace
• Work collaboratively with the Site Director, HR and Worker's Compensation / Leave Experts (both in the plant and at the support center) on all decisions related to injuries, leaves, reasonable accommodations / return to work, discipline and leave case management.
• Strong sense of urgency around communication and proactive approach to issues and concerns.
• Stay apprised on trends and best practices - both across the network and within the marketplace and the Safety Community
• Ensure relevant data, compliance records & training, postings, procedures, and reporting is complete, accurate and in compliance. Extract insights from our data to identify trends / issues / opportunities and create a plan to address those insights (may be ergonomic, PM issues, training gaps, etc.)
• Build high performing teams, develop and retain top talent.
• Financial Controls and Budgeting : Responsible for providing leadership and guidance to maintain a safety budget with an emphasis on practical business and financial responsibility
• Coaching and Leading others
• Caring positive approach, influencing, and motivating others
• Whole systems thinking
• Managing projects and processes

What you bring to the table

We Offer a Feast of Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible Spending Account, Retirement Savings Plan with Match, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Group Critical Accident Insurance, Group Critical Illness Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and numerous opportunities to volunteer in the communities in which we operate.

You will be considered for employment in our inclusive workplace

Because at Shearer's, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is your invitation to apply now!

Note : Shearer's does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee. Shearer's is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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