EHS Supervisor

Description

At Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) we are proud to be a farmer-owned milk marketing cooperative. Our Beverage and Dairy Foods Division finds innovative ways to use milk components to work with world class customers to develop, manufacture and package their products. We offer a culture of inclusion and engagement that empowers our employees through training, business understanding and growth opportunities. It takes an incredible team to deliver the goodness of our products – come join us!

General Purpose:

The Environmental, Health and Safety Supervisor formulates, develops, manages and leads safety and loss control functions of the facility. Designs and directs a program to reduce accidents, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards predominately through safety-training of supervisors and managers, planned inspections, skill training, emergency preparedness, proper job instruction, new employee indoctrination, physical protection, planned job observations, rules and practices, job analysis/procedures, and protective equipment. Manages and maintains compliance with governmental regulatory agencies. The EH&S Supervisor is responsible for driving the safety culture by providing information and advice to plant management on matters relating to safe operations. Extensive time is spent on the production floor to build effective relationships, conduct job safety observations and to be involved in decisions that affect the safety of our employees. The EH&S Supervisor has the authority to stop or prohibit any operation considered to be unsafe.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Continuously drive the facility’s culture toward a higher level of safety. Challenge status quo safety behaviors, engage in Safety initiatives and ensure safety related training is attended by all employees.
• Manages the inspections, surveys, and audits of the workplace to identify and eliminate hazards from processes such as unsafe work methods and exposure to potentially hazardous materials.
• Administers the safety programs to ensure compliance with governmental safety regulations and industry standards.
• Implement change and coordinate monthly training to protect workers on how to prevent injury and health problems associated with the work environment.
• Provides and articulates information regarding safety issues within the facility.
• Models and promotes an organizational culture that fosters safe practices through effective leadership.
• Acts as an information conduit to bring safety issues to the attention of management and to deliver safety information to the facility’s staff, contractors and stakeholders.
• Champions the continuous improvement of the hazard identification and safety risk assessment activities.
• Analyze technical data for trends related to hazards, events and occurrences.
• Measures the effectiveness and seeks to continually improve the quality of the safety program.
• Builds and maintains an excellent working relationship with the Corporate Insurance and Safety Department.
• Establish and manage the department’s budget to ensure financial goals are met or exceeded.
• Ensure the department’s activities remain in or exceed the standards and specifications established by Quality Assurance.
• Drive employee engagement and participation of environmental, health and safety on all levels.
• Engage and interact with all personnel on a regular basis assisting them with their concerns and questions.
• Drive key performance indicators to all levels within the organization and participate in making recommendations for necessary changes to enhance the business objectives.
• Initiate, drive and report on continuous improvement activities within subject area, department, operations, and other areas of the facility as part of the team to ensure plant sustainability.
• Partner with other departments regarding the resolution of ongoing problems, the implementation of new procedures or process, the injection of new products or product lines, and the development of new plan and designs.
• Conduct monthly EHS Committee meetings for all shifts
• Ensure good business communication practices are engaged at all levels to ensure key stakeholders are well informed and can appropriately respond.
• Ensure a decisive understanding of budgeting, uptime, problem solving techniques, motivational techniques, long range planning, and Employee & Labor Relations are understood and implemented during business.
• Cope with changing circumstances and situations with little supervision. Tact, diplomacy, and a high degree of integrity are prerequisites.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, good analytical and leadership skills with an authoritative approach are mandated.
• Flexibility because assignments may be undertaken with little or no notice and outside normal work hours.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety.
• 5+ years of experience working in Occupational Safety.
• Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) or Associate Safety Professional (ASP) with active progress towards CSP certification.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English. Good written and verbal communication skills are a necessity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Safety.
• 5+ years of experience working in an Occupational Safety Management role.
• 3+ years of experience working in an Occupational role in a manufacturing setting
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP).

An Equal Opportunity Employer