EHS Manager

Brattleboro, VT (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=66+Pauls+Road+Brattleboro+VT+USA+05301)

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Lactalis US Yogurt is currently seeking candidates to join our Manufacturing Team.

Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values ofAMBITION,ENGAGEMENT, andSIMPLICITYare at the heart of everything we do.

If you’re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on responsibility, and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!

At Lactalis US Yogurt, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and we know that our candidates come from many different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we still encourage you to apply and share with us yourSTORY, yourPASSION, and yourEXPERTISE! You may be just the perfect candidate for this or other roles within our company.

From your PASSION to ours

TheEnvironmental, Health & Safety Manageris responsible for managing activities involved in establishing and maintaining safe and healthy work environment within OSHA and other recognized guidelines and regulations. This position will establish an effective safety portfolio of strategies and plans that promote employee awareness, reduce/eliminate accidents and risks, and actively monitor overall safety performance in the organization to achieve excellence in safety.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include

• Work with LUSY Team to develop and implement company Environmental, Safety, Health, and Security programs; engaging and involving all workers to understand and employ safety, environmental and security policies and programs.

• Leads the development of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, evaluating and reducing hazards.

• Assures the development and implementation of EHS training systems to meet facility needs, compliance requirements, and develop safety competencies.

• Manage and allocate resources to lead and support the safety systems.

• Develops safety measurements.

• Provide recommendations and coordinate with the Facility Management Team and the Corporate Team to address key priority issues in the facility.

• Engage and interact with work teams to ensure completion of incident investigations and corrective actions.

• Create, audit and implement necessary programs and projects across site in support of permitting & compliance (i.e. OSHA, EPA, site/occupancy planning, chemical storage, noise surveying, air quality, wastewater discharge, SPCC, etc.)

• Involved in chemical and hazardous materials management programs (i.e. Process Safety Management, Ammonia Refrigeration Management Program, etc.)

• Primary point of contact for all Local, State and Federal EH&S related officials.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety and/or Environmental concentration preferred; an advanced degree is a plus.

• 8+ years of experience in safety or environmental management – food manufacturing experience is preferred; supervisory experience is a plus.

• Proven track record of implementing effective EH&S programs with positive results.

• Knowledge of appropriate federal, state, county, city and institutional regulations regarding food processing operations.

• Familiarity with OSHA, EPA and applicable state equivalent agencies, ISO 14001 standards and regulations.

• Good problem-solving techniques including knowledge of LEAN and/or Six Sigma methodologies.

• Effective training techniques to wide ranging audiences.

• Entrepreneurial and hands-on – committed to innovation, continuous improvement and moving beyond the norm.

• Self-starter, takes initiative, a driver for change, personable and approachable, collaborative, and passionate about their work.

• Ability to travel approximately 25%.

• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines within specified time constraints.

• Ability to operate in a team environment.

• Ability to adapt in a changing work environment.

Commonwealth Dairy is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.