Shearer's Foods · 1 day ago
Safety Environmental Manager
Perham, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expShearer's Foods is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers, committed to innovation and sustainability. The Environmental Health and Safety Manager will lead the safety and wellness processes at the Perham plant, focusing on creating a safety culture and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
Food and BeverageManufacturing
Responsibilities
Lead a caring safety culture that is focused on people
Lead processes necessary to ensure a safe working environment – every shift, every day
Lead the facility to meet or exceed established corporate safety goals aligned with business needs
Lead processes necessary to be compliant with applicable federal, state and local safety requirements and remain current on changing requirements; handle any applicable audits or OSHA visits
Lead programs, training and messaging to recognize, reward and promote safe behaviors throughout the facility – catch our associates doing things right
Drive strong accountability with leaders to be role models of safe behaviors
Lead programs to correct unsafe acts and unsafe conditions with the workplace
Work collaboratively with the Site Director, HR and Worker’s Compensation/Leave Experts (both in the plant and at the support center) on all decisions related to injuries, leaves, reasonable accommodations/return to work, discipline and leave case management
Strong sense of urgency around communication and proactive approach to issues and concerns
Stay apprised on trends and best practices – both across the network and within the marketplace and the Safety Community
Ensure relevant data, compliance records & training, postings, procedures and reporting is complete, accurate and in compliance. Extract insights from our data to identify trends/issues/opportunities and create a plan to address those insights (may be ergonomic, PM issues, training gaps, etc.)
Build high performing teams, develop and retain top talent
Financial Controls and Budgeting: Responsible for providing leadership and guidance to maintain a safety budget with an emphasis on practical business and financial responsibility
Coaching and Leading others
Caring positive approach, influencing and motivating others
Whole systems thinking
Managing projects and processes
Qualification
Required
Minimum three years related EHS experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience influencing and training large manufacturing teams and management to promote and lead by example a safe work environment and to always remain in compliance with all legal and company safety regulations
Ability to lead others – servant leadership style is the best fit for our culture
Knowledge of OSHA, Logout Tagout, Machine Guarding and other State/Federal requirements
Ability and willingness to work flexible schedule
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in safety, operations, engineering, business or related field is preferred
Company
Shearer's Foods
Shearer's Foods is a manufacturer of processed foods including snack products.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$503MKey Investors
Deutsche Bank SecuritiesProspect Capital Corporation
2024-09-12Debt Financing· $450M
2023-12-13Acquired
2010-04-05Debt Financing· $35M
Leadership Team
Mark McNeil
CEO
Fritz Kohmann
CFO
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