Safety Manager

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We are hiring a Safety Manager to support our Harvest facility in Georgetown, DE. The Safety Manager leads safety & security efforts for the assigned food manufacturing complex and other affiliated food manufacturing or live operations facilities by maintaining a world‑class culture through continuous improving safety processes. The Safety Manager also provides technical expert partnering with operation leadership to deliver operational results through impactful safety, health, and security solutions.

• Leads all safety & security efforts for the manufacturing complex and affiliated field operations. Manages live production and garage safety in conjunction with the non‑collocated safety director, safety for live production and garage/transportation operations non‑manufacturing facilities located within the vicinity of the primary assignment.
• Directly leads & manages daily activities and personnel matters of the facility and its safety department personnel to ensure resources are effectively and consistently employed in the organization.
• Leads facility security team/guard force in managing security processes to include developing/ administering site security practices and policies, supporting and tracking required key performance indicators including training objectives, and timely completion of site surveys and or audits.
• Provides technical expertise for cross functional teams to ensure safe operational processes and capital/engineering projects. Collaborates with functional experts in vehicle safety, corporate security, environmental, PSM, and other areas to align facility activities and objectives. Provides interpretations for OSHA, NFPA, DHS, DOT, and other pertinent regulations to ensure processes and policies comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Continuously interacts with the hourly work force to promote safety awareness, drive associate engagement, and ensure a world‑class safety culture exists within the operations supported. Works aggressively to resolve safety issues and concerns.
• Leads site safety business plan development by analyzing relevant data and tracking/reporting facility and corporate KPIs/metrics. Validates plan’s actions through internal safety and security auditing tracking findings through closure.
• Provides training support to the organization and ensures that all required safety and security training is effectively completed on time.
• Ensures effective investigations on all safety and security incidents are completed, participating actively during complex and high impact investigations. Ensures root cause is determined and appropriate corrective actions developed, tracking recommendations to closure. Utilizes incident data to develop action plans to address hazards and emerging trends.
• Leads/member of the incident command team and required to respond and or direct emergency response activities.
• Liaisons for 3rd party assessments, audits, & inspections, i.e. insurance carrier, local fire department, risk engineering firms, OSHA, DHS, etc.
• Maintains working relationship with permanent and temporary contractors to validate their safe work practices and supports their activities to maintain a superior safety environment at the facility.
• Builds relationship with occupational health/medical; to improve worker safety, associate wellness, and case management for supported sites. Actively involved in worker’s compensation, assisting the occupational health nurse/third party administrator in effectively managing all open claims.
• Keeps the management team informed of any safety, health, and security related issues and/or concerns identified within scope of responsibility.

• A bachelor’s degree (in environmental, safety & health, or industrial health management, or occupational health & safety preferred), plus 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing safety management, demonstrated experience leading a world‑class safety program which has achieved.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel outside the US including obtaining a…