Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Title: Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Reports To: Plant Director

Location: Tulare, CA

Lactalis USA is a world leader in dairy, producing award‑winning products across the globe. We believe in promoting from within and giving employees meaningful opportunities for growth and development.

• Partner with the Corporate Director of EHS to establish and execute an effective portfolio of strategies and plans that promote employee awareness, reduce/eliminate accidents and risks, and actively monitor overall safety performance in the organization to achieve excellence in safety.
• Partner with site teams to implement company EHS programs; engaging and involving all workers to understand and employ safety, environmental and security policies, and programs.
• Provide counsel and floor support to site teams for safety, health and environmental questions, concerns, identification, and control of hazards, recommending best/better practices.
• Lead the development of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, evaluating, and reducing hazards.
• Partner with the Corporate Director of EHS on the prioritization or reduction of TF1 and TF2 incidents through appropriate education, training and rigorous safety measures.
• Lead and manage the incident management and near‑miss program, investigating incidents, determining root causes, and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Facilitate the safety committee team, providing guidance, overseeing safety inspections, meetings and task list follow‑up.
• Responsible for the administration of the workers’ compensation program at the plant. Ensures completion of First Reports of Injury and other records, maintains contact with workers’ compensation carrier and ensures reports are submitted timely. Proactively conducts ergonomic assessments and makes recommendations to reduce risk. Collaborates with HR on accommodations and return‑to‑work programs.
• Involved in chemical and hazardous materials management programs (i.e., Process Safety Management, Ammonia Refrigeration Management Program, etc.). Ensures Safety Data Sheets are up‑to‑date.
• Lead environmental programs established within the organization to include recycling of all office wastes in accordance with program guidelines, initiate power conservation techniques by turning off lights and computers when not in use.
• Partner with the Corporate Director of EHS to implement the environmental control strategies at the plant (Wastewater Treatment, Particulate Emission and Filtration, Dust Hazard Control, Ammonia Systems Controls, Process Safety Management). Serves as primary point of contact for all Local, State and Federal EH&S related inquiries.
• Partner with the Corporate EHS Director and legal teams during all environmental investigations involving government agencies (EPA, DEC, OSHA, etc.). Maintain, monitor and report on all EHS performance metrics.
• Create, audit and implement necessary programs and projects across the site in support of permitting & compliance (i.e., OSHA, EPA, site/occupancy planning, chemical storage, noise surveying, air quality, wastewater discharge, SPCC, etc.).
• Owns and manages the plant safety audit program, ensuring audits are performed as scheduled and data is captured, monitored and used to drive improvements.
• Partner with the Corporate Director of EHS to develop, implement and maintain all EHS written programs/policies/procedures (such as LOTO, Confined Space Entry, etc.). Ensure all policies and procedures are fully deployed and maintained within the plant.
• Responsible for EHS reporting which includes performance against targets and goals, regulatory reporting, corporate and customer required reporting. Share trends and suggestions with the plant leadership team to proactively correct and improve EHS performance when targets are not met.
• Collaborate with site teams and HR on annual training plans and required EHS training. Ensure training records are maintained and in accordance with Company procedures.
• Manage, train and develop EHS team members through mentoring, coaching and coordination of individual development plans. Provide performance feedback on an…