1300 S Lake St., Cherokee, IA
Lopez Foods in Cherokee, IA is searching for a Safety Manager to join our growing team.
The perfect candidate will have experience in creating, implementing, and overseeing safety regulations in an industrial workplace – including experience in developing a proactive culture where safety is the number one priority.
SALARY: $75-125k Start/DOE
POSITION PURPOSE:
The Safety Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, support, strategy, and development of the EHS functions at Lopez Foods in Cherokee, Iowa.
OUR BENEFITS:
Lopez Foods has a generous benefit package including very affordable health/dental/vision insurance, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, 401k with a generous employer match, paid vacation and holidays and the opportunity to work locally with a great company that values the importance of work/life balance for their employees.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines. Prepare and enforce policies to establish a culture of health and safety. Report on health and safety awareness, issues and statistics.
- Evaluate practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law. Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations to include equipment inspection and machinery to observe possible unsafe conditions.
- Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and incident prevention.
- Investigate incidents/accidents to discover causes and handle workers’ compensation claims to completion.
- Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures to mitigate risks.
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 with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- In-depth knowledge of the principles, theories, and practices of management and safety.
- Demonstrated ability to make independent judgments and provide knowledgeable evaluations and opinions to all levels within the organization.
- Considerable knowledge of state and federal laws and court decisions relevant to proper management and safety.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to analyze difficult and complex issues and to make recommendations for proper actions.
- Ability to conduct research and to prepare analyses and reports.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, representatives from other organizations and the general public.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously; strong organizational skills and attention to detail; and vision for company growth opportunities.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s Degree in safety engineering, industrial safety or engineering field with safety experience preferred.
- Proficient use of the computer, including Safety Software.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- An undergraduate degree and/or 10 years of management experience may be substituted.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- CPE, CSP or CIH certifications a plus.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Lopez Foods Inc. is an EEO/AA Employer, M/F/Vet/Disabled. Pre-hire Drug Screen/Background Check Required.
