Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Why work for Dawn Foods?

PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS.

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
• Competitive Pay
• 401(K) company match
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Professional training
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce
  
  

Job Purpose And Overview

This position is accountable for the execution of Dawn’s Safety & Environmental strategy aligned to the following functions: Manufacturing, Warehouse, Environmental Control, Engineering, Office, and Quality. This position will provide hands-on assistance to one manufacturing plant and one distribution center. The position is responsible for developing and maintaining a culture that strives for continuous improvement of all aspects of Dawn’s safety and environmental programs/policies. It is imperative that this position work closely with the site management, safety committee, and front-line team members to drive safety and environmental compliance. This position is accountable for ensuring that Dawn enhances safety and environmental programs and performance throughout the facility, both internally and externally, and consistently leverages best practices.

Shift Schedule: This is a Monday–Friday day shift position supporting a 24-hour Louisville manufacturing facility. Occasional off-shift and weekend on-call availability will be required.

What will you do as the EHS Manager at Dawn Foods?

Accountable for creating an internal environment “where people feel valued” and ensuring that all Team Members have a clean, safe & healthy environment

Champion the philosophy and engagement of a 24/7 Safety Culture

Responsible for the development, implementation, and management of safety and environmental programs, policies, and training to ensure compliance with company policies and government-mandated programs

• Create and maintain OSHA logs, training, and written safety programs for the facility
• Maintain and educate the team on the site-specific environmental requirements
• Manage environmental programs such as Air Permit, SWPPP (storm water), SPCC (spill prevention), In-Direct discharge Permit, Tier II, Universal Waste management, and SARA Title III Hazardous Material to ensure timely and accurate reports to the EPA and/or coinciding regulatory body
• Assist with compliance to applicable NFPA and insurance provider property recommendations (i.e., combustible dust, storage of flammable liquids, and property loss prevention inspections)
• Conduct documented investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective actions for incident or near-miss events to prevent recurrence
• Share best practices and actions with the manufacturing organization
• Facilitate safety training program for onboarding, new content, and refresher courses
• Mentor EHS Committee members through inspections, observations and assessments
• Initiate improvements to achieve EHS targets & objectives
• Reduction/elimination of hazards to improve ways of working
• Monitor leading and lagging indicators to drive reduction in injury & illness rates
• Manage compliance to environmental program requirements
• Site responsibility of workers' compensation claims in partnership with the Worker’s Comp corporate team
• Align to budget for EHS programs
• Lead and/or support internal and external audits to ensure compliance with OSHA (MIOSHA), EPA (EGLE), FDA (MDARD), and IFS standards
• Drive EHS compliance through audits, process/equipment reviews and proactive risk elimination and track corrective actions to closure
• Manage DOT compliance with shipment of hazardous materials
• Provide safety and environmental guidance to facility capital and CI projects
• Understand and promote the philosophies and policies of Dawn Food Products, Inc
• Including Dawn Values and the Circle of Excellence
• Other duties as assigned
  

What Does It Take to be an EHS Manager at Dawn Foods?

Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.  

• High School diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental health & safety, engineering, or business preferred
• Minimum 5 years of relevant environmental, health, & safety experience required
• Minimum 2 years in a leadership role managing environmental, health, & safety programs
• Proven experience in an EHS position within a food manufacturing or operations environment is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local safety and environmental regulations
• Proven record of developing, refining, and training EHS procedures
• Proficient with computers, EHS programs, and Microsoft Office programs
• Flexibility to support all departments and department leads in a 24/7 operating facility
• Safety-related professional certifications desired
• Ability to work and engage with all levels of stakeholders
  
  

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member 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 stand; walk; use hands to grasp, move, or utilize objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear
• The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee is occasionally required to use sensory perception for quality measurement of products
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move 35 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus
• Temperature fluctuates with the season – colder during the winter/warmer during the summer
• Working around heavy machinery – hearing protection required in production area
• Must be able to tolerate potential allergens: peanut products, egg, dairy, gluten, wheat, and soy
  
  

Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.

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About Our Benefits

Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits.

Compensation

$90,960-$145,540 with bonus eligibility

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An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.