Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

Who?

Does Environmental Health and Safety Manager sound like your next job title?

This exciting opportunity is offered by Oregon Freeze Dry, makers of Mountain House. Oregon Freeze Dry is a World Class, purpose-driven technology solutions company with nearly six decades of freeze-drying expertise. We find inspiration in our ability to create solutions, through the science and craft of freeze drying or lyophilization, that improve the lives of individuals and communities around the globe. Our driven and passionate team needs to expand, as we continue to experience sustainable growth across multiple markets.

What?

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager is responsible for the development and execution of programs in safety, environmental compliance, and security across multiple facilities. This role combines elements of employee health and safety management, environmental sustainability, and the protection of people, company assets, and operational success. This position ensures that the workplace adheres to industry standards, legal requirements, and best practices across these three areas.

Main aspects of the role include:

Cultivate a proactive Zero-Loss safety culture throughout the company; creating an environment where employees at all levels are engaged in working safely and sharing their ideas
Recommend, develop and implement EHS programs, policies, procedures and best practice techniques with the goal of preventing injury, illness or accident. Programs include lock-out/tag-out, hearing conservation, supplemental investigations, employee new hire orientations and training
Identify unsafe acts and conditions through regular assessments and observation, feedback and incident review and promptly initiates Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective action measures
Conducts new chemical, biosafety and equipment evaluations; review and identify requirements for engineering projects, new lines/equipment and develops standard for safe requirement design.
Partner with Training, Manufacturing and other leaders to create and implement effective training programs; recommend outside training resources and coordinate participation, utilize Alchemy (LMS)
Ensure facility maintains ongoing compliance with all OSHA/EPA requirements, safety standards, waste and wastewater management practices; serve as the interface with local, state and federal agencies. Includes ensuring proper permitting is in place, material safety data sheets are maintained and readily available, maintenance of records of discharge or employee exposure to hazardous waste
Proactively manage near misses and injuries, working closely with insurance carrier and medical facility (such as Occupational Medicine) to reduce days out of work, coordinate light duty job offers, and mitigate overall cost of claims
Chairs the Safety Committee, providing information and direction, coordinating meetings and participation, and managing required or requested reporting activities

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical training in safety, regulatory, or related fields. A minimum of 5 years of Environmental Health and Safety experience, including management within a food manufacturing environment, is required. Candidates must have successfully led multiple plant locations to achieve world-class TRR/TIR outcomes.

Additionally, strong knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations, including OSHA and EPA compliance specific to Oregon. Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, train, and influence teams, are essential. Lastly, the ability and flexibility of working hours to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment is required.

Curious? Apply with your resume at Careers | Oregon Freeze Dry (ofd.com) or you can find more information about our company on our website.

Don't meet all the requirements? Don't sweat! We're always looking for an excuse to discuss your next opportunity. You might just surprise yourself...

Oregon Freeze Dry wholeheartedly supports Equality and Diversity in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Criminal background checks may be completed on all applicants. Oregon Freeze Dry is a drug free workplace.

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