Safety Specialist - Cedar Rapids, IA

Job Description

Safety Specialist is responsible for supporting the daily health and safety functions of the plant and assisting with the overall performance of the Cedar Rapids complex. The Cedar Rapids, IA complex includes a Corn Dry Mill, Corn Wet Mill, Cogeneration and Water Treatment Operations. The facilities employ approximately 450 operations colleagues and 250 contractors.

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• Develop and lead a culture of behavioral safety and related principles.
• Apply health and safety regulations and policies, communicating requirements and assisting the facility with implementation and management.
• Collect and organize data from various sources, ensuring accuracy and integrity.
• Perform analytics and statistical analysis to identify trends and focus areas of improvement.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of health and safety programs and policies through consistent monitoring and auditing.
• Build management and employee dedication and enthusiasm for safety through effective leadership and influence.
• Lead, support and encourage actions needed identified by leading indicators and goals.
• Act as a champion and mentor for colleague safety engagement.
• Provide oversight of injured colleague cases.
• Lead or have integral involvement with incident investigations to determine root cause and recommend corrective actions.
• Spend significant time in the plant as a safety presence ensuring all safety programs are comprehensive, understood, and followed.
• Ensure compliance in reporting and document retention for federal and state requirements.
• Develop and present safety training for new hires, contractors, and location colleagues as required.
• Support and drive continuous improvement by participating in Performance Excellence.

High School or GED.

• Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel, other ADM locations, and outside vendors.
• Must be organized, possess time management skills and be able to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other computer‑related skills.

• Trainer/presentation skills.

• High School Diploma / GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in health and/or safety field preferred.

• Occasional work around dust and chemicals and caustics.
• Occasional work around vibrating and loud equipment.
• Work on slippery/uneven surfaces and at high elevations occasionally.
• Work in high and low temperature extremes occasionally.
• Must be able to walk 1–3 hours.
• Must be able to sit 5–8 hours.
• Must be able to squat/kneel occasionally.
• Must be able to climb stairs/ladders occasionally.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs from waist to shoulder occasionally.

• ADM requires a background check.

• Base pay: $83,600.00 – $.
• Hourly and salaried non‑exempt employees will also receive overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.
• Position is at‑will; company reserves right to modify base pay.
• There may also be an annual bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa.