What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Supervisor position at Foremost Farms USA?
Position Overview:
The Safety Supervisor will collaborate with management, production teams, and other departments to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, policies, and procedures. This role is pivotal in maintaining a safe working environment, fostering a culture of safety, and ensuring that all training initiatives align with regulatory standards.
Key Accountabilities:
Safety Compliance and Audits:
Ensure compliance with the Safety Action Plan (SAP) and relevant safety regulations.
Facilitate unannounced safety audits and inspections across all shifts and office areas.
Facilitate the updating and review of Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) for each operation, ensuring they are current and comprehensive.
Training and Development:
Lead the implementation of the Foremost Farms safety program across all departments.
Facilitate safety training sessions for employees to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, enhance safety proficiency, and promote a strong safety culture.
Develop and maintain training schedules for all company departments, ensuring that all employees receive timely and relevant safety training.
Design and deliver training for new hires on company policies, procedures, and safety protocols using the most effective training methods for each audience.
Record-Keeping and Reporting:
Maintain accurate safety and training records required by corporate, regulatory, and other governing bodies.
Track and report on the effectiveness and outcomes of all training programs.
Collect feedback from employees and management on training effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
Continuous Improvement:
Gather and analyze feedback from training sessions to identify gaps or weaknesses in the current training program.
Recommend and implement improvements to training materials, methods, and processes to enhance overall safety awareness and compliance.
Active and engaged member of the environmental team.
This role is accountable for ensuring that monitoring and/or verifying of control points occurs and that the required documentation is completed. For example, Critical Control Points(CCP), Preventive Controls(PC), Critical Quality Points(CQP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points(HACCP), and Safe Quality Food(SQF) plans.
Minimum Qualifications:
High school diploma/GED
1 year of job-related experience
Preferred Qualifications:
3 years of job-related experience
Bachelor’s degree in related field
Proven experience in safety program management, training, and compliance.
Strong understanding of safety regulations, policies, and procedures.
Ability to lead and facilitate engaging and effective training sessions.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Detail-oriented with a strong ability to maintain records and generate reports.
Ability to work effectively with diverse teams, from production employees to management.
Benefits:
Because you and your family matter, Foremost Farms offers some of the best benefits in the area! Our comprehensive medical plan includes health, vision, dental, and prescription insurance. You can choose to enroll in a single or family plan with low monthly premiums and low annual deductibles ($250/$500). Other benefits include:
- 401(k) with a generous company contribution (100% match on up to 8% deferral)
- Paid time off, starting at 200 hours (25 days)
- 10 Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave (6 weeks paid at 100%)
- Flexible spending accounts – for medical and dependent care (childcare) expenses
- Life and disability insurance
- Option: Get paid everyday with Daily Pay!
- Employee Assistance Program
- Referral program
- Advancement opportunities!
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Foremost Farms we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
