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Safety Manager

MGP IngredientsBardstown, KY
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Job Description

What will you do?

Essential Duties:

  • Team Leadership
  • Lead, develop, and supervise the site Health and Safety personnel,

if applicable

  • Provide functional, technical and process leadership to various

plant safety committees

  • Facilitate management reviews and site safety meetings with all

employees

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Analyze processes and associated job functions and recommend

modifications to improve safety performance (i.e., Job Hazard

Analysis (JHA))

  • Apply policy as defined by corporate compliance as required by local,

state, and federal regulation

  • Investigate and analyze incidents and unsafe acts, conduct root cause

analysis, and recommend corrective measures to prevent recurrence; track progress to ensure on-time completion

  • Manage industrial hygiene program and required yearly inspections

to maintain site compliance with federal requirements (i.e., dust,

noise, hazardous chemicals, fall protection, asbestos etc.)

  • Institute safety goals which are aligned to the company's objectives,

track progress, publish results and make proper directional

adjustments to meet or exceed each established target

  • Administration
  • Create and maintain site specific Health and Safety related

programs, policies and procedures

  • Maintain OSHA Logs. Compile and send out monthly lagging

indicators (I.E. TRIR, DART, and DAFWII, etc.) to management

  • Maintain inspection and calibration documentation for safety

related equipment and monitoring devices

  • Collect, review and maintain site required permits (I.E. Hot Work,

Confined Space, Dig, etc.)

  • Work with site leadership to develop annual site-specific Health

and Safety budget; monitor and manage spend throughout the year

to maintain budget

  • Coordinate efforts with HR to administer Worker's Compensation

program

  • Training and Auditing
  • Promote a safety culture by educating on programs, policies and

procedures

  • Collaborate with site management to assist with enforcing all Health

and Safety programs, policies and procedures

  • Provide safety training for all new and existing employees according

to OSHA Regulations. (NFPA, DOT, NEC, NIOSH, etc.)

  • Lead internal and third-party compliance audits (i.e. insurance visits,

internal safety audits and contractor weekly audits, etc.)

Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree in Health or Safety Field preferred

  • Certifications acquired through extensive on-the-job training or relevant experience may supplement degree

  • Working Knowledge of OSHA, EPA and DOT regulations

  • 40-hr. HAZWOPER, Certified First Aid/CPR, OSHA 511 Course preferred

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in safety management or relative education

  • Excellent problem solving and trouble shooting skills

  • Ability to work in a team environment with peer department managers

  • Capable of leading projects with third party vendors

  • Strong oral and written communication skills

  • Proficient computer skills required