AmeriQual Foods: Safety Manager

Company: AMERIQUAL
Location: Evansville
Posted on: January 24, 2023

Job Description:

Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as safety resource for AmeriQual, assessing first aid need, communicating with Work Comp providers and insurers, and following up with team members in a prompt and professional manner
• Coordinate, develop, and deliver monthly safety training presentations for all team members
• Perform job specific safety training, including Fork Truck, Confined Space, First Aid, Marc System, and CPR/AED on an as needed basis
• Conduct JSA's and evaluate workplace environments, equipment, and practices to ensure compliance with company and federal safety standards and regulations
• Investigate both actual and near miss safety incidents to identify the root cause and determine and implement corrective and preventative actions
• Maintain all Safety training, monthly Safety plant audits, and SDS records
• Manage and maintain the EHS dashboard for AmeriQual
• Maintain and order all first aid and PPE materials
  Qualifications/Requirements
  
  • Bachelor's degree in Safety Management or related field
  • 5+ years leading safety department in a manufacturing setting, preferably food manufacturing
  • Excellent working knowledge of industrial safety standards; knowledge of food safety regulations a plus
  • OSHA 10/20/30 hour trained. OSHA instructor status preferred
  • Ability to encourage and facilitate change within the department and the organization
  • Strong leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and grow the department
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills and strong organizational skills
  • Strong time management skills, with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, and work both independently and as part of a team
    Physical requirements
    
    While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 25 pounds. Position will frequent the production floor, so operating in standard seasonal warehouse and food processing plant temperature conditions will be required.Work is completed in a facility where nuts, fruits and other allergens are present.

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