Job description
Job Locations: US-OH-Cincinnati Your Opportunity:
As part of our Smithfield BioScience team, you would conduct routine safety and environmental checks, ensuring that applicable regulations are strictly enforced providing technical expertise to track facility compliance from start to finish, and develop corrective actions when needed. You will be responsible for ensuring that we are able to safely deliver our products to customers.
Smithfield BioScience operates a first shift, M-F schedule.
The Safety - Environmental Supervisor has overall accountability for the development and implementation of worker safety and health policy and procedures, and environmental compliance programs at the facility. The Supervisor is to be the resident expert regarding worker compensation laws, OSHA industrial workplace requirements, and federal/state/local environmental regulations, and they will be the key facility ISO certification representative. Core Responsibilities:
About Smithfield Foods:
Are you an ambitious, compliance-focused Safety and Environmental professional that excels in highspeed work environments; evaluating processes, and identifying opportunities to mitigate deficiencies? Then join Smithfield Foods, a $15 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor! For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com.
As part of our Smithfield BioScience team, you would conduct routine safety and environmental checks, ensuring that applicable regulations are strictly enforced providing technical expertise to track facility compliance from start to finish, and develop corrective actions when needed. You will be responsible for ensuring that we are able to safely deliver our products to customers.
Smithfield BioScience operates a first shift, M-F schedule.
The Safety - Environmental Supervisor has overall accountability for the development and implementation of worker safety and health policy and procedures, and environmental compliance programs at the facility. The Supervisor is to be the resident expert regarding worker compensation laws, OSHA industrial workplace requirements, and federal/state/local environmental regulations, and they will be the key facility ISO certification representative.
- Manage the safety and health process to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and company standards. Complete annual reviews of each program, including review and updates of plant procedures.
- Complete employee safety training and exposure surveys throughout the plant as necessary. Encourage health/wellness programs and assist with injury/illness prevention and correction.
- Track and reduce worker’s compensation costs, absenteeism, and turnover by ensuring quality health care is provided following incidents involving plant workers.
- Review and monitor all accident investigation reports through to completion, including participation in claim reviews, mediations, and hearings. Key Measurements: Number of OSHA violations, Employee Turnover Rate, Number of Accidents, Costs and Number of Worker’s Compensation claims, FSRMP/SIPS/SCAP audit results.
- Develop and maintain environmental programs that meet all permit requirements, including timely renewals, field inspections and documentation, field sampling such as wastewater sampling, and all required permit recordkeeping. Programs include: solid waste, hazardous waste, air permitting, wastewater pretreatment, water conservation, storm water compliance, and others where applicable.
- Generate and encourage facility wide sustainability projects, and submit projects for consideration of environmental awards. Key Measurements: Monthly report, WEBEMS entry, Sustainability project entry, Number of Notice of Violations
- Insert all environmental, ISO, Risk Management Plan and plant Sustainability program documentation into company electronic management systems. Lead/facilitate plant ISO certification management teams, process safety teams, and documentation control requirements. Key Measurements: WEBEMS, SMS, ISO entries updated and action items complete, few or no internal and external audit findings
- Train all applicable employees as required by OSHA, environmental permits and environmental/emergency response regulatory programs, and company standards. Key Measurements: Training completed by annual or other established due dates.
- Review new chemical purchase requests, and other plant changes (i.e., capital projects, land disturbance, equipment modification) prior to implementation, so environmental, health, and safety program impacts are discussed and required permits/notifications are made to regulatory authorities. Key Measurements: Permits received prior to project initiation
- Understand and facilitate the Risk Management Plan program requirements as appropriate for the facility. Lead internal and external release reporting requirements, if applicable, for chemicals to the environment. Key Measurements: proper release reporting policy followed, both external and internal.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
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Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a regionally accredited four-year college or university in Safety Management or a related field and 2+ years relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
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Experience working with or knowledge of OSHA.
- Experience with air, water, waste permitting for industrial plant setting
- Good decision maker and ability to perform in stressful situations, including leading emergency response efforts
- Knowledge of the worker’s compensation processes and injury investigation requirements
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals in English
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively work on a personal computer, access company programs and files, work in and learn Windows-based database systems, Excel worksheet navigation, word processing programs, Human Resource electronic systems, SAP (preferred), Internet software; manufacturing software
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Excellent oral and written communication skills.
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Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
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Ability to anticipate needs, forecast conditions, set goals/standards and measure results.
- Strong decision making and problem solving skills.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills with demonstrated multi-tasking and project management skills.
- Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The plant environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.
- Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
To learn more about Smithfield’s benefits, visit smithfieldfoods.com/careerbenefits.
PEOPLE MATTER
More than 63,000 employees globally drive our success. We strive to create a fair, ethical and rewarding work environment.
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Working at Smithfield isn't just a job – it's the foundation for a lifelong career with training designed to help you advance professionally.
BENEFITS
Our people matter. That's why we offer excellent, comprehensive benefits packages to our full-time employees.
SUSTAINABILITY PLEDGE
Sustainability is ingrained in our culture and guides how we operate. We believe in innovating for the future.
About Smithfield Foods:
Headquartered in Smithfield, Va. since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is an American food company with agricultural roots and a global reach. With more than 60,000 jobs globally, we are dedicated to producing "Good food. Responsibly®" and serve as one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies. We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in our U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30 percent across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to our communities. Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich® and Nathan's Famous®, among many others. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com, and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
EEO/AA Information:
Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.
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