Health, Safety & Environmental Lead

The Bel Group is a major player in the food industry through portions of dairy, fruit and plant-based products, and one of the world leaders in branded cheeses. Its portfolio of differentiated and internationally recognized brands includes The Laughing Cow®, Kiri®, Babybel®, Boursin® Nurishh®, Pom'Potes® and GoGo squeeZ®, as well as some 30 local brands. Together, these brands helped the Group generate sales of €3.74 billion in 2024.

Do you want to join a company with strong brands that puts consumers and responsibility at the heart of the decision-making process? Then Bel is made for you!

Are you bold, pragmatic, and determined? Do you want to contribute to the transformation of an international agri-food company? Them come join us and measure the impact of your talent and energy in realizing an ambitious and sustainable company project!
 

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Job Description Summary:

The Health, Safety & Environmental Lead supports corporate and plant safety mission through daily management of safety processes and personnel.  Provide advice, assistance and follow-up on company policies, procedures, and documentation. Coordinate the resolution of specific policy-related and procedural problems and inquiries. Also responsible for leading the root cause analysis on all safety incidents and provide input on corrective actions to prevent further safety related incidents.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Training and Team Organization:
• In collaboration with the HR department, plan and Lead training programs ensuring compliance with Federal and State Law
• Record required training including State and Federal training and corporate training activities
• Conduct Safety orientation for new hires; facilitate safety meetings and conduct training for current employees
• Project Supervision:
• Helps prepare proposals for safety related improvements or specifications in case of new installations.
• Collaborates with engineering to ensure safety principles and behavior of external companies during installation.
• Perform SAT/FAT after installation of new equipment or change in process
• Supervises execution of advice and proposals to solve safety related discrepancies.
• Prepare and incorporate safety procedures.
• Will oversee and coordinate the Behavioral Safety Visit (BSV) program
• Will be responsible for leading the root cause analysis on all safety incidents and provide input on corrective actions related to any safety or environmental incident.
• Continue following up on corrective actions urgently until the issue is fully resolved.
• Department Leadership:
• Assist in managing on site security team
• Assist in managing WWTP safety and environmental concerns and events
• Conducts safety audits, inspections and accident investigations in a positive and collaborative manner
• Assist manager in oversight of the` safety committee team as needed
• Coordinate Focused safety teams to get employees involved in focused problem solving
• Supervise plant hearing conservation program
• Coordinate and oversee respiratory protection plan
• Continuous Improvement Plan:
• Contributes to quality assurance and complies with the measures and requirements specified by ISO based, GMP, HACCP and other quality systems if needed.
• Audit other Bel production sites internally as directed to ensure compliance of ISO standards, State and Federal law, and Bel Standards
• Continuously improves methods, proposes action plans to solve misalignments in safety and environment
• Monitors safety and environmental key performance indicators.
• Leads best practices in safety projects. Benchmarking. Internal Competition.
• Assist manager to ensure compliance with all Safety and Environmental Regulations
• Perform continuous monitoring of sound levels and time weighted average testing
• Drive change with improvement initiatives and surveillance
• Attends additional trainings to build knowledge and maintain proficiency of current laws to ensu