Safety Specialist

Safety Specialist

Company: JM Huber Corporation

Have you heard the big news? As of November 15th , CP Kelco has become part of Tate & Lyle PLC!

The combination of our two companies is highly complementary, enhancing our Sweetening, Mouthfeel, and Fortification platforms, while also strengthening our capabilities in consumer and industrial applications. We’re unlocking new opportunities and delivering an even more compelling value proposition to our customers with a leading global portfolio of specialty food and beverage ingredients and a world-class team of food science experts. Together we are uniquely positioned to meet the rising consumer demand for healthier, tastier, and more sustainable food and beverages placing us at the center of the future of food.

Join us and be part of this transformative journey! We’re looking for passionate individuals ready to make an impact in a thriving environment where innovation and expertise meet. Don’t miss your chance to contribute to a company that values creativity and collaboration, and to be part of a team that’s shaping the future of food.

Join us as we build this transformative organisation — apply today!

The EHS&S Manager is responsible for leading the plant’s continuous improvement efforts in the areas of Environmental, Health, Safety, Sustainability, and PSM. This role will create value for the organization by ensuring risk is identified and mitigated and strategies are consistent with company’ vision and strategies. The Manager is instrumental in driving safety excellence and performance improvement through culture change, coaching and development of facility leadership with a focus on ensuring the Okmulgee plant meets and exceeds all federal and state safety standards & regulations and requirements set forth by management.

To identify and implement process improvements which result in higher throughput, improved efficiencies, recognizable cost savings and more consistent product quality. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the fundamental functions and responsibilities of the job as defined below:

• Manage the development and implementation/measuring of Safety and Health practices and projects at the plant. Areas include OSHA regulations, industrial hygiene, process safety management, risk management, emergency response and the Voluntary Protection Program.
• Serves as the plants resource for workers compensation issues.
• Develop safety and informational programs for all levels of management and hourly employees. This includes keeping appropriate manuals, procedures and training aids up to date. Prepare, coordinate and present safety training as required.
• Interface with regulatory bodies (OSHA, FEMA, State/Local Regulators).
• Lead incident investigation process, including root cause analysis and identification of corrective action plans for all injuries, accidents and near hits and recommends remedial action for all serious accidents or illnesses.
• Analysis of processes, procedures, equipment, engineering guidelines and standards review, contractor safety and all major engineering activities/projects. This includes coordinating and/or participating in process hazard analysis utilizing suitable methods such as HAZOP, What-If, 5-Why or other systems safety techniques.

• Demonstrated team building, leadership, employee development and conflict resolution skills to enforce company safety policies and procedures and recommend corrective actions.
• Continuous improvement experience and possess problem‑solving skills to arrive at practical solutions for a variety of safety and health issues, in compliance with company goals and objectives.
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and local occupational environmental, safety and health laws and regulations (workers compensation administration, ADA, and FMLA) as they apply to industrial organizations
• Proven experience in creating a culture of accountability and creating a high-performance culture.
• Ability to be available to respond to all emergency related matters.
• Knowledge and ability in utilizing MS Office applications and…