Manager, Health and Safety

''•Easton, ME

3d•$97,500 - $130,000

About The Position

The Manager, Health and Safety is a member of the site Leadership Team and provides guidance and strategic direction to leaders while implementing the health, safety, and security management system. The role drives a safety mindset and culture across the site, promotes continuous improvement, and ensures emergency preparedness, crisis management, audit readiness, and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. The position is based at McCain Foods’ manufacturing location in Easton, Maine. The manager partners with employees and site functions to foster a culture of caring, accountability, and injury prevention. The role oversees safety and security programs, employee engagement and training, regulatory interactions, workers’ compensation coordination, and emergency response readiness. It has direct leadership responsibility for the site Safety Coordinator, reports to the Plant Manager, and has a strong dotted-line responsibility to the Director of Safety & Health.

Requirements

Advanced Safety Certificate, BA in Safety, Certified Safety Professional credential, or equivalent experience as a safety professional.
At least 7 years of progressive, applicable experience in the field.
Knowledge of federal and state safety requirements and workers’ compensation.
Good working knowledge of human resources information systems, Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Training experience.

Responsibilities

Foster a culture in which employees are accountable for safety and health, believe zero injuries are achievable, work safely, and prevent at-risk behaviors.
Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal safety requirements; serve as the initial plant representative during regulatory inspections and engage with internal and external stakeholders.
Develop and implement processes and procedures that ensure facility, employee, and contractor compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
Provide strategic leadership, partnership, coaching, and functional expertise to advance behavior-based safety programs, an injury-free culture, and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, quality assurance, and other functions to align new products, capital projects, and activities with safety objectives and injury prevention.
Implement McCain’s Safety Key Element management process and Cultural Assessment process, including safety behavior supervisor training and employee involvement.
Facilitate employee safety committees and support safety meetings led by line supervisors and/or the Health and Safety department.
Use internal and external resources to develop a sustainable health, safety, and security program, and stay informed about relevant developments through professional associations, workshops, and similar resources.
Learn and apply continuous improvement disciplines to safety improvement work, including coordinating or participating in Kaizen events and related training and education.
Develop and use tools to measure progress through leading and lagging indicators.
Manage workers’ compensation in partnership with Risk Management.
Plan, budget, and execute programs to prevent employee injury and illness and increase employee well-being, including activities addressing on-the-job and off-the-job influences on employee health.
Ensure compliance with governmental and company security requirements; manage in-plant security systems and the security team; conduct security audits and ensure corrective actions are taken.
Provide assistance with Food Safety & Security as needed or requested.
Keep the plant emergency action and crisis management plan current, prepare the management team to respond to emergencies, and develop and conduct periodic crisis drill simulations annually.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Directly lead the site Safety Coordinator.