Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Rich’s, also known as Rich Products Corporation, is a family-owned food company dedicated to inspiring possibilities. From cakes and icings to pizza, appetizers and specialty toppings, our products are used in homes, restaurants and bakeries around the world. Beyond great food, our customers also gain insights to help them stay competitive, no matter their size. Our portfolio includes creative solutions geared at helping food industry professionals compete in foodservice, retail, in-store bakery, deli, and prepared foods, among others. Working in 100 locations globally, with annual sales exceeding $4 billion, Rich’s is a global leader with a focus on everything that family makes possible. Rich’s®—Infinite Possibilities. One Family.

PURPOSE STATEMENT

Are you passionate about protecting the environment, ensuring the health and safety of individuals and making a real impact on the world? If so, Rich's has the right opportunity for you as an Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Specialist. Join us in our mission to create a safe and compliant working environment within our plants. We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable about safety regulations and best practices, and possesses strong communication and relationship building skills.
 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/OUTCOMES

• Being the Subject Matter Expert on all associate Safety Environmental and Regulatory matters, provides coaching and support to plant teams.

• Development and implementation of site-specific policies and procedures within corporate guidelines for assigned locations.

• Conducts Safety, Environmental and Regulatory audits of the facility in order to evaluate compliance, identify areas for improvement and communicates them directly to the department managers and the Plant Manager.

• Responsible to ensure local plant activities are being conducted as defined under local Regulatory compliance and within Rich’s Enterprise Safety Foundations.

• Coordinates training and/or training materials to all plant associates (hourly, leaders, management) in all safety and regulatory programs, documents, and tracks training compliance.  

• Leader of the Accident Investigation team, utilizing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to include 6W2H & 5 Why’s or similar techniques to identify causes and corrective actions to prevent similar occurrences.

• Establishes and directs the plant safety shift(s) committees and their activities. 

• Main contact with RPC Corporate regarding the Workers Compensation program and back to work policies.

• Assists Plant Leadership in identifying and correcting unsafe behaviors and unsafe conditions to drive a Zero Injury state.

• Provide EH&S oversight on large plant projects, conducts Pre-Start Safety Reviews on all equipment installs and upgrades.

• Administration, documentation, and proper filing of OSHA’s Record keeping Standards 29CFR1904, Accident Reports, 300 Log & Form 301, as well as other Regulatory and Safety Compliance documentation.

• Plant contact for our medical clinic, nurse case managers and insurance carrier representative concerning medical restrictions

• Assist plant leadership with the design, layout and implementation of access control, CCTV, security systems, security contracts and building safety measures while maintaining consistency and integration with corporate systems.  

• Any other duties as assigned by leadership.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Knowledge of: OSHA/EPA regulations (29 CFR, 1910 & 1926; 40 CFR) applicable to manufacturing.

• Knowledge of Industrial Hygiene, Labor Relations, Loss Control, Basic Engineering Principles

• Knowledge of State specific Workers’ Compensation Law/Regulations

• Completion of OSHA 10 Hour General Industry Course, 30 Hour certification preferred. 

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and deal with multiple and conflicting workload requirements

Education – BS degree preferred or at minimum AA/AS degree required with minimum 3-5 years manufacturing and industrial safety & regulatory work experience

What are the typical decisions which are within this position's authority?
Program Development; Applicability of Policy/Programs; Training Programs; Audits; Recordability of incidents; Use of External Resources

What are the typical decisions which this position must refer for approval?
•    Legal Issues –               Plant HR Manager - Corporate Counsel
•    Insurance Issues –   ��    Plant HR Manager - Corporate EH&S 
•    Compliance Issues –     Plant Manager - Corporate EH&S
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