Safety Manager - Great Bend, United States - Redbarn Pet Products LLC

Description

About Us:

Redbarn Pet Products is a manufacturer of premium pet food, treats, and chews. For over 25 years, Redbarn has been a family-owned business, and our co-founders, Jeff and Howie, are committed to staying that way. What began in 1996 as two lifelong best friends cooking in a kitchen has flourished into what they call, one big family. Jeff and Howie are honored to have many talented people who've worked beside them for 25 years now and to support a team of more than 500 today. Together, we work every day to put a smile on your pet's face.

The Company offers competitive wages and benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401(k) with a company match, Flexible Spending Accounts, HSA, Metlife Voluntary Benefits, Pet Insurance, Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick and Employee Pet Food Discounts.

Summary The Safety Manager is responsible for implementing and sustaining the facility Health and Safety management programs, managing the health and safety activities for the Kansas and Rochester, New York plant to ensure regulatory compliance, and protecting human health and the environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Program Administration

• Design, review and update as needed existing health and safety programs to ensure compliance with state, local, and federal rules.
• Evaluate and assess safety program effectiveness. Consult with managers, and supervisors to facilitate improved safety and health program performance.
• Analyze illness and injury data and work operations to develop preventative safety procedures and solve safety issues.
• Chair the Safety Committee and coordinate all Safety Committee activities.
• Maintain professional working relationships with state and federal OSHA agencies and acts as the Company's liaison with these organizations.
• Handle all OSHA inspections; leads discussions with OSHA regarding final citation language, abatement requirements and dates as well as related penalties.
• Monitor state and federal safety guidelines and adapts company policies to match.
• Maintain the accident records and files in support of the annual OSHA 300 log and any other OSHA requirement.
• Effectively track and report all employee illness and injury report statistics, matrices and report data.
• Provide management with monthly and annual occupational health and safety reports.
• Responsible for the Hazard Communication program including the SDS database and binders.
• Responsible for the Hearing Protection Program and setting up annual baseline audiogram with outside mobile vendor.

Inspection and Prevention

• Develop and implement inspection policies and procedures in compliance with federal, state, local laws, rules and procedures.
• Develop a Safety Internal Audit Checklist to comply with OSHA standards.
• Schedule routine inspections.
• Conduct plant health and safety inspections to identify existing or potential accident and health hazards.
• Draft inspection reports to document inspection findings, reports hazards to the plant management team and follows up to ensure measures have been implemented.
• Conduct accident investigations with supervisors to determine cause and recommend preventive actions.

Claims Management

• Manage employee illness and injuries.
• Manage workers compensation claims from the initial incident through claim finalization and closure.
• Work closely with HR and claim management representatives to ensure effective claim management.
• Coordinate injured workers' return to work with HR and plant management.

Training

• Design and conduct periodic and annual safety training programs to prevent, correct or control unsafe environmental conditions.
• Design and issue monthly Safety Talks to supervisors for department meetings.
• Conduct the safety training portion of the new hire orientation.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises one employee in the Safety department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Associate's Degree in safety or a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and a minimum of 3 years of experience in a supervisory safety roles.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Human Resource systems; Internet software; Manufacturing software; Payroll systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software. and PowerPoint). Knowledge of Alchemy Training Systems a plus.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

OSHA Certification

Other Skills and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of state and federal OSHA standards.
• Bilingual in Spanish desired but not required.
• Solid ability to train, influence, and motivate team members.
• Knowledge of ammonia refrigeration, boilers and wastewater.
• Strong sense of urgency combined with the ability to collaborate and influence others.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills including the ability to correspond verbally and in writing with regulatory agencies, management, and operations personnel.
• Demonstrated proficiency in building effective relationships within an organization, as well as with outside agencies.
• Ability to handle and resolve most issues independently.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• High work capacity, dependable, results oriented and strong sense of urgency.
• Manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and prioritize work accordingly.
• Must complete projects with minimum or no supervision and have good interpersonal skills and leadership characteristics.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Redbarn Pet Products is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Redbarn Pet Products, LLC., complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, please contact Human Resources at

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Redbarn Pet Products does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Redbarn property and therefore, Redbarn Pet Products will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. At Redbarn Pet Products request only, preferred vendors may be invited to refer talent for specific open positions. In these cases, a fully executed agreement with Redbarn Pet Products must be in place and current.

Compensation details: Yearly Salary

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