Environmental Health and Safety Manager
American Foods Group, LLC

Overview
American Foods Group, LLC has an opportunity for an Environmental Health and Safety Manager to join the team for our new AFG manufacturing facility in Warren County, Missouri.

The EHS Manager manages Company safety policies and procedures as well as ensures the Company is in compliance with OSHA, EPA and DNR regulations. This individual will offer new ideas while being conscientious, self-starting and striving for excellence in all areas of job responsibilities. The EHS Manager will also directly manage the health services department.

• Manage company safety and environmental policies and procedures, as well as ensure the Company is in compliance with OSHA, EPA, and DNR regulations.
• Offer new ideas while being conscientious, self-starting, and striving for excellence in all areas of job responsibilities.
• Key member of the plant's leadership team.
• Assurance of compliance to all regulations and standards at site. Primary point of contact for safety and environmental issues.
• Investigate industrial accidents and incidents. Drive investigations to the root cause of issues and build consensus with both plant and corporate partners on permanent solutions. These solutions need to be created in a timely manner.
• Maintain liaison with national, state, and local safety and environmental organizations and take an active role in activities of such groups. Maintain federal, state, and local safety and environmental record keeping and permit requirements. Must be proactive in meeting all regulatory deadlines in both safety and environmental compliance reporting.
• Be engaged with all plant leadership down to the production floor. Use the relationships that you build to coordinate and conduct training to maintain compliance with federal, state, and local safety and environmental regulations.
• Primary contact person for inspection conducted by local, state, and federal safety and environmental enforcement agencies.
• Coordinate industrial hygiene testing.
• Specify and order safety or environment equipment beyond the store's regular purchasing items.
• Facilitate safety awareness across a large manufacturing facility. This includes coordinating Safety Committee meetings, plant leadership briefings and meetings, weekly injury reporting and mitigation activities, and hands on activities promoting safety on our production floor.
• NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, environmental sciences or other related physical sciences.
• Minimum 5 years direct related experience in the safety field.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English (speaking, reading, and writing).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to effectively communicate in Spanish (read, write, and speak).
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or degree in safety or environmental disciplines.
• Experience in meat processing, food or industrial manufacturing environment.
• Successful completion of 30-hour OSHA compliance course.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience with OSHA, EPA, and other regulations and standards (NFPA, NIOSH, DNR, etc.), including technical understanding of these regulations and standards.
• Continuing education on new federal, state, and local regulations.
• Management experience in diverse workforces. Proven leadership of both safety and environmental efforts in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of 40 CFR Environmental regulations and state and municipalities regulations in WI.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills with the ability to interact with a wide range of perspectives from leadership to production staff employees.

American Foods Group, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Learn more: EEO is the Law and EEO is the Law Supplement . Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. American Foods Group, LLC will not discriminate against applicants who inquire about, disclose or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. Learn more: Pay Transparency . American Foods Group, LLC participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more: E-Verify

Summary
American Foods Group, LLC (AFG) is building a state-of-the-art beef processing operation outside Foristell, MO along interstate 70.

What we offer:

• Competitive total compensation package for you and your family.
• Excellent benefit plan. Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flex Spending Accounts, Voluntary Benefits, PTO, 401k, Long & Short Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Discount Meat Purchase Program, and more!

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