Health, Safety and Security Manager

Green Growth Group (GGG), a wholly owned subsidiary of MariMed Inc. is expanding, and we are seeking an experienced Health, Safety and Security (HSS) Manager.

MariMed Inc. is a multi-state cannabis operator dedicated to improving the lives of people every day through its products, actions, and values. The Company develops, owns, and manages state-licensed cannabis facilities, including growing and processing facilities as well as medical and adult-use retail dispensaries. MariMed is at the forefront of research and innovation, and its craft cannabis cultivation approach has resulted in a portfolio of premium, award-winning, and top-selling product brands, including Betty's Eddies™ fruit chews, Nature’s Heritage™ flower, and K Fusion™ precision-dose mint tablets. The foundation of MariMed’s success is a culture of collaboration, compassion, and integrity.

SUMMARY:

The Health, Safety & Security (HSS) Manager is responsible for safety and security compliance, programs, and health/safety culture at the Green Growth Group facility. This role partners with employees across the site to effectively ensure compliance; guides the effective implementation of health, safety, and security programs; and ensures compliance with federal, state, local regulations, and alignment with centralized security operations at our New Bedford, MA command center. The selected candidate will implement a sustainable health, safety, and security management system and drive facility performance improvement. The HSS Manager is responsible for managing Security Officers and Safety personnel.

Tasked with providing strong support for operations by working directly for the facility General Manager, they are responsible for systematically tracking and following regulatory compliance that adheres to the regulations established by the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and the Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Risk Management:

• Manages health and safety compliance and management to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local law while minimizing impacts from business activities, products, and services.
• Communicates compliance risks to leadership to coordinate and execute effective management strategies.
• Perform audits and lead corrective action programs.
• Drives implementation of strategic HSS initiatives; identifies elements of change required to support the HSS strategy; encourages management team to balance short-term demands with long term benefits of strategic HSS programs.
• Establishes a process to reduce incident rates and environmental impacts while reducing company costs; establishes order of priority for HSS initiatives and drives their implementation in cooperation with department managers, safety teams, and centralized command center in New Bedford.
• Analyze safety trends and develop appropriate countermeasures.
• Develop and implement procedures to ensure that contractors, suppliers, consultants are compliant with relevant regulations and company health and safety policies.
• Stay current on Cannabis laws, regulations, and proposed changes through public hearings and rule changes adopted by legislation.

HSS Programs:

• Develops and works collaboratively with leadership, cross-functional teams, and local staff to develop and implement HSS programs.
• Responsible for developing, maintaining and updating safety programs appropriate for our operations.
• Develop reporting compliance, improvement, and workforce engagement
• Implement and maintain HSS security standards, work procedures, comprehension, and monitoring based on direction of New Bedford Command Center
• Ensure incidents are reported, recorded, and translated into security record keeping platform in accordance with the New Bedford Command Center expectations.
• Scheduling security staff and maintaining payroll administration.
• Travel to remote work sites (Dispensaries) for HSS training.
• Active shooter
• Civil Unrest/Lockdown
• Emergency Evacuation Procedures (mock drills)
• Bomb threats
• Medical and Mental emergencies
• Severe Weather emergencies (mock drills)
• Workplace violence
• Fire Prevention / Extinguisher Training
• Security Audits/Inspections
• Power failures (call tree activation)
• Roles and responsibilities / Emergency Service Teams
• Partner with appropriate third parties to support HSS program development.

Accident/Injury Management:

• Respond to and mitigate health and safety incidents.
• Perform detailed accident investigations that lead to actionable root causes.
• Share safety best practices with peers across the network.
• Ensures all significant near misses, injuries, and safety events are investigated, and abatement measures are implemented.
• Ensure safety metrics are visible and communicated.
• Responsible for hazard analysis.

Security:

• Reporting deficiencies and root cause corrections.
• Internal investigations, as delegated by upper management.
• Camera audits, ensuring cameras are recording as well as connected.
• IDOA and ISP inspections, made available to the state in whichever capacity they require.
• Access to badging, ability to assign and remove access, as well as creation of new badges.
• Available for emergencies during off hours such as transportation issues, fire alarms, and burglar alarms.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Preferred bachelor's degree in occupational health safety, Environmental Health, Emergency Management or related field in addition to a minimum of 2 years' work experience; or 4 years of relevant work experience.

Required or Preferred Skills, Abilities, Licensures and Certifications:

• Preferred safety experience in a manufacturing setting or fast-paced environment.
• Prior compliance knowledge and experience.
• Possess a working knowledge of OSHA and other applicable regulations, laws, and guidelines.
• Preferred OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour training/certification for General Industry
• Preferred emergency services experience (EMS, Paramedic, fire service, police)
• Preferred CPR and AED training/certification.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• High business acumen to be able to evaluate risk.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to create a positive work environment.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing, and challenging environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with various audiences, including supervisors, upper management, and regulatory agencies.
• Preferred staff development and training experience.
• Highly organized, with obsessive attention to detail.
• Experienced in Office suite, including Excel, Word, and Power Point.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative, and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgment, common sense and resourcefulness.
• Attention to detail and ability to focus on one task for extended periods of time with the ability to multi-task as required.
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, start-up, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently throughout a workday with given directives.
• Ability to travel up to 20% domestically if needed.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
• Must possess valid state ID.
• Must be able to obtain, and maintain, state badging requirements in order to work in in cannabis industry (requires background check and state review).
• Must have reliable transportation
• Certain situations require that work is completed on weekends, after hours, and holidays.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

With or without reasonable accommodation, it requires the physical and mental capacity to perform effectively all essential functions. In addition to other demands, the demands of the job include:

• Ability to lift 50lbs and work in a physically charged environment
• Must be able maintain body equilibrium while climbing ladders, stairways, stopping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching, and use hands/fingers to hold, grasp, turn, pick, pinch frequently/constantly to complete tasks
• Must be able to wear PPE as appropriate (eye, face, hand, arm, head, foot, body, fall protection), and able to be exposed to hot, cold, wet, humid, or windy conditions while wearing PPE (95 degrees or greater)
• Must have visual acuity with/without job aids to perform activities such as; reading, viewing a computer terminal, visual inspection involving small parts/details. Clarity of vision at 20 ft or more in day and night/dark conditions
• Must be able to speak and communicate verbally at conversation levels with co-workers, vendors, etc. (Moderate noise)
• Exposure to sensitive and confidential information
• Exposure to stressful situations, such as emergency events
• Frequent sitting and/or standing and walking, which may be required for long periods of time and may involve climbing stairs and walking up inclines and on uneven terrain.
• Travel to other locations required

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Mount Vernon, IL: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $45,000