Job Summary:
Directly accountable and responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and administering safety and health policies, programs, and training. Ensures compliance with all Company and governmental safety and health regulations and standards by deploying safety program direction with key plant and corporate stakeholders. Ensures expertise of safety and risk issues, develops and oversees programs, processes and procedures to control accident and health exposures and maximizes integration of the Butterball Safety Process which includes execution of OSHA VPP Program principles.
Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities:
Program Management: Protects the Company’s employees and assets against losses, injuries, and accidents by directing, implementing, and overseeing the administration of safety, health, security and key loss prevention programs. Takes and initiates independent and team action to accomplish goals and objectives while championing the development and advancement of others. Partners with Plant Management, Human Resources and Corporate Safety and Risk Management to deploy and implement the Butterball Safety Process and to maintain facilities OSHA VPP certification. Responsible for establishing and delivering workers’ compensation cost reduction and containment practices and processes.
Compliance: Ensures regulatory compliance by overseeing OSHA and other compliance related activities. Protects the Company’s employees and assets against losses, injuries, and accidents through enforcement of safe work practices. Prevents accidents and other safety exposures by investigating, identifying causes, and developing preventative measures and practices.
Communication: Builds successful business partnerships by effectively communicating with internal customers, including but not limited to, Corporate Safety and Risk Management, Human Resources, Operations, Engineering and all other departments and employees. Establishes exceptional interpersonal relationships with team and others in creation and implementation of a continuous improvement environment. Reports to above groups and individuals on safety issues and performance.
Safety Training: Meets safety and risk management goals by developing and implementing training programs consistent with governmental regulations and business and customer needs.
Risk Mitigation: Mitigates risk exposure by identifying sources of safety and health risk and developing needed programs, policies, and procedures. Avoids legal challenges by understanding current and proposed legislation.
Process Improvements: Ensures internal and external customer satisfaction by recommending best practices. Drives, implements, sustain, and develop quality process improvements that focus on safety, operations, and customer service.
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**This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.**
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