Director of Safety Central Services

Company Details

Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. We're the number one publicly traded company of our kind, operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries.

Our unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable, helping move the world toward a more circular economy.

Darling Ingredients offers full time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k), Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, and Paid Time Off.

This position reports to the VP of Safety Management and will serve as strategic leader responsible for the design, development, implementation, education, and administration of a comprehensive health and safety programs. This leader proactively directs the day-to-day operations of the Safety Central Services Team and provides safety program management to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations. In addition, this role leads strategic educational initiatives to champion program implementation and success.

The position is both strategic and tactical in nature; leading a group of 5+ safety managers to develop, implement, and administer safety programs, policies, systems, and specialized services. As a member of our safety leadership team, this leader will be responsible for supporting and enabling a positive safety culture within our plants, docks, offices, and other areas we operate, and will effectively support our Regional Safety Support Team, Fleet Safety Director, and other operational and corporate stakeholders.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Enable a world class safety culture, process oriented, and compliance supporting environment through the exploration, development and implementation of effective and innovative solutions, programs, systems, tools, and educational materials.
• Develop and Manage the Safety Central Services Team, including:
  1) Strategic development and mentoring of the Safety Central Services Team;
  Review of current processes and practices, department structure and skill sets; and driving continuous improvement in performance and services provided.
• Develop and implement safety and compliance management systems, processes, programs, policies, and procedures that align with current business practices.
• Monitor & interpret Federal, State and local regulations (DOT, OSHA, etc.), determine applicability to our operations.
• Manage the company's regulatory reporting function.
• Coordinate resource needs during regulatory audits (DOT, OSHA, etc.).
• Develop employee education, training, engagement, and performance management strategies to include:
  • Create dashboards, analytics, and metrics for success.
  • Develop safety curricula, certifications, training tracks, and/or learning paths to enhance employee competencies and qualifications, including on-boarding and regulatory training.
  • Effectively sell the value proposition of safety programs and processes in the field.
  • Developing efficient training strategies, leveraging technology (including learning management systems), to increase field engagement and meet regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Support operations with standardized material and content development.
  • Create communications and engagement strategies and materials.
• Oversee, lead and manage the process leaders and resources needed for the following specialized services:
  • Process Safety Management (PSM's) and related plans and evaluations.
  • Dust Hazard Analyses (DHA's) and related plans and evaluations.
  • Industrial hygiene related services and support.
  • Emergency action and response planning, training & coordination.
  • Maintenance Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Lead and oversee key services, including:
  • Data dashboards, scorecards, trend analyses, etc.
  • Safety information systems management, and centralized recordkeeping to meet regulatory requirements.
  • Communication strategies.

• 7+ years of experience leading high functioning and action oriented teams, and a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety or related discipline, OR in lieu of degree, must have a minimum of 7+ years' Occupational Health and Safety specific leadership and people management experience.
• 5+ years' experience in education, adult learning principles, content design, and organizational development. Experience administering and implementing learning management systems (LMS). Familiarity with and leveraging technology to support safety educational initiatives.
• Strong strategic thinker with the ability to drive long-term goals and objectives.
• Experience and expertise developing and implementing safety programs, safety management…