Health & Safety Supervisor- 2nd Shift - Abilene Kansas

Company: Russell Stover Chocolates
Location: Abilene, Kansas
Posted On: 04/26/2024

Position Summary: The Health & Safety Supervisor maintains a variety of occupational health and safety programs related to the safety of our employees and in compliance with applicable government regulations. It is the responsibility of the Health & Safety Supervisor to help identify hazardous workplace conditions, ensure compliance with applicable federal and state regulations and ensure necessary records are maintained in accordance with established guidelines. The Health & Safety Supervisor is responsible for initial medical treatment of injured employees and the management of the Workers' Compensation claim that results. The Health & Safety Supervisor must be familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices and procedures.--Reports To: Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager--FLSA Status: Exempt --Essential Job Functions/ Key Accountabilities:
Implement, review and revise written safety programs and procedures.
Perform relevant inspections and audits capturing and delegating necessary countermeasures. Document and maintain regulatory records including incident reports and OSHA Logs. Measure and track Safety KPI's. Respond to EHS related incidents and participate in incident investigation. Recommend countermeasures based on incident investigation and collaborate with operating departments to implement them. Coach and counsel Production Employees, supervisors, and managers on improving safety of the work area and of specific required tasks. Assume leadership responsibilities for key kaizen and safety and environment improvement champion at all levels of the organization. Identify and manage correction of safety and environmental deficiencies.
Maintain an accurate chemical and hazardous materials inventory. Perform Risk Assessments of specific jobs/tasks along with employees/supervision/management on the plant floor, serving as the barometer for rating riskiness of jobs between departments. Track Risk Assessment Numbers and create reports for operating departments demonstrating the risk of specific jobs and tasks within the department. Prioritize Risk Reduction efforts based on highest risk jobs. Recommend countermeasures for risk reduction and collaborate with operating departments to implement them. Estimate risk reduction based on hierarchy of risk, measure real reduction upon implementation of countermeasures. Administer various safety programs (shoes, hearing testing, Accident follow-up). Deliver Continuous Improvement - Build capability, establish best practices, and use standardized work processes to improve safety performance. Enhance the site capabilities in critical hazard program management, including but not limited to hazardous energy control; fall protection, mobile equipment and pedestrian interactions; powered industrial trucks; work permitting. Respond to regulatory requests as needed.Training and Development-- Lead and Develop the Safety Committee to become the team of safety experts within each department. Develop and contribute to safety policies, procedures, and training.----Leading Teams/ Project Coordination: -- Establish and Lead the Safety Culture in the plant and on campus. Develop and deploy safety risk reduction and accident reduction projects.
Develop Safety and Security capital projects through execution. Ensure projects are completed without compromising safety, quality, or cost. Manage contractors for associated projects as assigned. Back-up to the EHS Manager in emergency response situations. Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to Safety through the Pillar.--Physical Demands: -- Perform basic office tasks. Must be able to bend, stoop, climb, reach and lift. Must be able to stand on hard, wet, slippery surfaces for extended periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.--Position Qualifications:--
Skills & Knowledge
Functional knowledge of manufacturing operations, and process flow.
Knowledge of basic safety standards and how to determine compliance.
Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Must have solid written and verbal communication skills
Experience
Required
5 years' experience required in a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated proficiency with a computer and with MS software.
Preferred
Previous experience implementing safety standards.
Experience leading lean manufacturing improvement initiatives
Education
Preferred
Bachelor of Science degree in Safety, Environment, Engineering, or related discipline
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Other Requirements
Willingness to attend specific training courses and educational opportunities as needed.
Flexibility to provide support to all shifts as needed
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