Director of Health/Safety/Environmental

Seaboard Triumph Foods • Sioux City, IA

4h

About The Position

The Director of Health/Safety/Environmental will lead the Safety, Environmental, and Health Services teams along with managing the Workers’ Compensation program.
The director is responsible for all company compliance issues under local,
state, and federal agency control for Health and Safety management. This
position will oversee all Safety programs including implementation of new
programs. The director is responsible for development and oversite of the Health
Services processes including management of the in-house clinical
operation. Responsible for planning, coordination, implementation, and
evaluation of injured/disabled individuals involved in the Workers’ Compensation
Injury Management process. The director will work as an intermediary and liaison
between third-party administrators, attorneys, medical care providers, managers,
union, and employees.  The director will report the results of workers’
compensation cases to senior leadership.

As for the Environmental responsibilities, the Director will develop and
implement environmental strategies to minimize STF ecological impact, overseeing
waste management, monitoring air and water quality, ensuring compliance with
environmental regulations, conducting environmental audits, collaborating with
various departments to promote sustainable practices within the organization.

Requirements

• Graduate of a four-year degree in risk management, science, engineering, or equivalent degree preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of safety experience and 8 or more years of progressively responsible positions in manufacturing, including supervisory experience.
• Experience in occupational health, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of OSHA standards, FMLA and/or ADA, Disability Management.
• Well-developed management skills utilizing sound management principles in leading a large team of employees.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret medical terminology, professional journals, technical procedures, and/or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, and employees.
• Must have the ability to influence and persuade others.
• Ability to read and interpret documents in the English language such as benefits documents, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and safety files.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with outside insurance providers, brokers, HRMS vendors, and production and management personnel.
• Ability to apply mathematical applications to practical situations.
• Demonstrated ability to understand advanced statistics and statistical analysis for process control.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical, diagram, written and/or verbal form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Must have the ability to manage multiple projects accurately and confidently.
• Strong understanding of project implementations, project structure and life cycle and best practice standards and tools
• Strong personal computer skills (Microsoft products, medical tracking system) required.
• Must hold a valid driver's license due to occasional business travel.

Nice To Haves

• AIC or ARM certifications preferred.
• Bilingual skills a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all OSHA programs and OSHA investigations.
• Oversee all OSHA 300 logs.
• Oversee plan and progression to IOSHA VPP status.
• Lead the development and implementation of strategy for a significant area of responsibility, anticipating complex issues, challenges, and opportunities, and ensuring integration with wider corporate strategy.
• Provide authoritative guidance to the leadership team to enable the implementation of policy, projects, and change initiatives affecting Safety, Health Services and Workers’ Compensation.
• Evaluate the capabilities of the team within the department to identify gaps and prioritize development activities. Coach and mentor to support the continued professional development of the team. Take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of annual business objectives.
• Oversee workers compensation claim files to conclusion.
• Oversee the timely reporting of new claims to our insurance carriers/TPAs to eliminate or significantly reduce the adverse costs associated with reporting lag time.
• Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate the day-to-day work activities of subordinates.
• Represent organization at workers compensation hearings.
• Manage and conduct regularly scheduled claim file reviews with our external TPA partners and assigned attorneys to ensure claims are closed timely and cost effectively.
• Creating and executing comprehensive environmental plans aligned with company goals including sustainability initiatives.
• Monitoring and ensuring adherence to local, state, and federal environmental regulations, obtaining necessary permits, and managing non-compliance issues.
• Regular monitoring air and water quality to identify potential pollution issues and take corrective actions.
• Conducting internal environmental audits to evaluate compliance and identify areas for improvement.
• Developing and implementing plans to respond to environmental emergencies.
• Understanding of environmental laws, regulations, and scientific principles related to air, water, and waste management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director