Environmental Health and Safety Manager

_ Dawn Foods • Denver, CO

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is accountable for the execution of Dawn’s Safety & Environmental strategy aligned to the following functions: Manufacturing, Warehouse, Environmental Control, Engineering, Office, and Quality. The position is responsible for developing and maintaining a culture that strives for continuous improvement of all aspects of Dawn’s safety and environmental programs/policies. It is imperative that this position work closely with the site management, safety committee, and front-line team members to drive safety and environmental compliance. This position is accountable for ensuring that Dawn enhances safety and environmental programs and performance throughout the facility; both internally and externally and consistently leverages best practices. Shift Schedule: This is a Monday–Friday day shift position supporting a 24-hour manufacturing facility. Occasional off-shift and weekend on-call availability will be required.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required
• Minimum 2 years in a leadership role managing Environmental, Health, & Safety programs
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local safety and environmental regulations
• Proven record of developing, refining and training EHS procedures
• Proficient with computers, EHS programs and Microsoft Office programs
• Flexibility to support all departments and department leads in a 24/7 operating facility
• Ability to work and engage with all levels of stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & safety, Engineering, or Business preferred
• Proven experience in an EHS position within manufacturing or operations environment preferred
• Safety-related professional certifications desired

Responsibilities

• Accountable for creating an internal environment “where people feel valued” and ensure that all Team Members have a clean, safe & healthy environment.
• Champion the philosophy and engagement of a 24/7 Safety Culture
• Responsible for the development, implementation and the management of safety and environmental programs, policies, and training to ensure compliance with company policies and government mandated programs.
• Create and maintain OSHA logs, training, and written safety programs for facility.
• Maintain and educate the team on the site-specific environmental requirements.
• Manage environmental programs such as Air Permit, SWPPP (storm water), SPCC (spill prevention), In-Direct discharge Permit, Tier II, Universal Waste management, and SARA Title III Hazardous Material to ensure timely and accurate reports to the EPA and/or coinciding regulatory body.
• Assist with compliance to applicable NFPA and insurance provider property recommendations (i.e., combustible dust, storage of flammable liquids and property loss prevention inspections)
• Conduct documented investigations including root cause analysis and corrective actions for incident or near miss events to prevent recurrence. Share best practices and actions with the manufacturing organization.
• Facilitate safety training program for onboarding, new content, and refresher courses
• Mentor EHS Committee members through inspections, observations and assessments.
• Initiate improvements to achieve EHS targets & objectives. Reduction/elimination of hazards to improve ways of working.
• Monitor leading and lagging indicators to drive reduction in injury & illness rates.
• Manage compliance to environmental program requirements
• Site responsibility of workers' compensation claims in partnership with the Worker’s Comp corporate team.
• Align to budget for EHS programs
• Lead and/or support internal and external audits to ensure compliance with OSHA (MIOSHA), EPA (EGLE), FDA (MDARD), and IFS standards.
• Manage DOT compliance with shipment of hazardous materials.
• Provide safety and environmental guidance to facility capital and CI projects
• Understand and promote the philosophies and policies of Dawn Food Products, Inc. Including Dawn Values and the Circle of Excellence
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
• Competitive Pay
• 401(K) + company match
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Professional training
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees