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Safety Manager (Biotech)



Benefits and Culture 

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to help employees live a healthier life, build rewarding careers and save for the future. Reser's offers choices whenever possible, because we recognize the diverse and ever changing needs of our employees. Full-time employee benefits include medical, dental, vision, AD&D, life, 401(k) with discretionary match, wellness programs, paid time off, company paid holidays and a variety of voluntary benefit options.

We strive to be your Employer of Choice. As one of our five cornerstones, this means that we go all-out to create an environment that shows we are committed to investing in employee growth and creating a culture of belonging where employees want to build a lasting career.

Visit our website to learn more about our competitive benefit programs - https://www.resers.com/careers/#benefits 

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

1.     Implements and sustains positive health, safety and environmental culture throughout assigned site(s).  Establishes short- and long-term strategic plans to foster adoption of health, safety and environmental programs in collaboration with site and corporate leadership.

2.     Facilitates with local sites incident investigation and reporting procedures from follow up to closure including root cause analysis, corrective actions, loss sources and trending.

3.     Utilizes safety management software to create metric and KPI dashboards and utilize data to create reports for site leadership showing leading and lagging trends, statuses and other relevant report out metrics.

4.     Performs certification review ensuring staff with certifications for activities including but not limited to forklift operation and lock out tag out are current based upon organizational policies and external regulatory bodies.

5.     Applying continuous improvement practices, identifies waste in current processes and programs and recommends and implements new standards.

6.     Utilizing corporate standards and templates, implements local and facility specific compliance programs.

7.     In partnership with Corporate Risk Management, leads property risk improvement opportunities to identify gaps in life safety and facility protection obligations.  Manages planning actions to set targets and objectives for the site and oversees actions through completion.

8.     In coordination with Corporate Risk Management, local site leadership, local authorities and governing bodies, develops site specific security, emergency action and crisis management plans.

9.     Performs periodic safety and security audits in collaboration with Safety Specialists and plant leadership.  Partners with local site leadership and Safety Specialists for the Corporate Internal Safety & Security Audits.

10.  Develops training programs specific to Safety including but not limited to proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), materials, onboarding, job safety and one point lesson (OPL).

11.  Builds strong relationships across functions and partners with Directors of Maintenance and Sanitation to ensure compliance initiatives and best practices are established, implemented and administered.

12.  Partner with Director of Risk Management on specific focus areas.

 

Job Specifications

1.     Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health, Safety and/or Environmental Sciences preferred.

2.     5 – 7 years' experience performing safety management duties in a manufacturing facility, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.  Experience in food manufacturing preferred.

3.     Must have knowledge of state and federal OHSA and EPA requirements.

4.     Excellent communication, organizational and advisory skills.

 

Working Conditions

1.     Office and production environments – both indoors and outdoors.

2.     Environment may be wet or dry and temperatures may range from 0°F to 100°F.

3.     Ability to work independently and autonomously.

4.     May require long periods of standing and walking.

5.     Depending on business needs hours of work will include early mornings, third shift or weekends.

 

6.     Travel up to 15% of the time is required. 

This position is eligible for a bonus based on company goals/performance.

 

Recipe for Success

Reser's is the leading provider of fresh refrigerated deli salads, side dishes, and prepared foods for the supermarket, club store, and food service industries. Family owned and operated, Reser's has been a proud sponsor of good times at racetracks, picnics, BBQs, music festivals, and affordable family meals since 1950. Reser's family of brands include Reser's American Classics, Main St Bistro, Stonemill Kitchens, and more. With more than 4,500 employees, Reser's operates 14 facilities in the US, Mexico, and Canada and actively supports the communities it serves. 

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