Safety Supervisor - Manufacturing

Job Description

Job Description

At Clark Pacific, the EHS Supervisor plays a critical role in providing EHS support to plant management, administration, superintendents, foremen, and front-line production workers. Working within the EHS and Manufacturing teams, this role provides leadership and coordination of day-to-day oversight and decisions to ensure EHS regulatory and internal program compliance is met while fostering Clark Pacific’s core values.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Exercise a high level of professionalism and confidentiality when working with staff, projects, and proprietary information.
• Conduct thorough incident investigations, collect evidence and data to support effective causal analysis process.
• Ensure EHS data entry is completed accurately and on time.
• Report out to broader management regarding leading and lagging indicators and focus areas.
• Be available to respond to business partner needs and emergencies which may require after-hours availability.
• Lead and participate in comprehensive causal analysis.
• Assist management in data analysis.
• Execute strategic implementation plans.
• Support all areas of Manufacturing for operational EHS needs.
• Ensure Emergency Evacuation drills occur at least annually.
• Function as part of the Emergency Response Team.
• Conduct or ensure facilitation of safety orientations for contractors, visitors, and guests.
• Lead the Woodland Safety Committee and Manufacturing Safety Task Force.
• Manage the daily workloads of the EHS Specialist(s) and Health Specialist(s).
• Participate in regularly scheduled workplace EHS inspections and support functional area managers in successful completion.
• Implement ergonomic action items.
• Support management with inter-department efforts to ensure effective management of PPE, first aid, emergency preparedness, and other safety-related equipment and supplies as needed.
• Facilitate annual emergency evacuation drills.
• Support the Woodland Safety Task Force.
• Facilitate implementation of safe work plans with external parties performing work on Clark Pacific sites.
• Lead and execute functionable and sustainable CAPAs, tracking them to sustainable closure and maximum effectiveness.
• Execute environmental program tasks under the general direction of management.
• Lead the BBS program and foster active participation from all manufacturing groups.
• Coordinate with the Environmental group on new chemical request approvals and hazard assessments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Environmental Health and Safety role as an individual contributor is required.
• Minimum of 2 years total general manufacturing industry and/or construction experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, Environmental, or related field or equivalent education and experience of minimum of 4 years is required.

Skills and Abilities

• Maintain current certification for CPR/First Aid/AED/Bloodborne Pathogens.
• Proven ability conducting root cause research, able to apply intensive and diversified evaluation of standard plan environmental operation techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations, principles, nomenclature, and procedures.
• Knowledge of basic EPA regulations as they relate to the manufacturing industry.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as the ability to effectively listen and engage with all levels of the organization.
• Builds strong relationships; engages and motivates teams representing diverse backgrounds and viewpoints; exceptionally collaborative.
• Ability to maintain attentiveness to detail and accuracy throughout involvement in multiple projects without losing sight of goals and deadlines.
• Excellent organization and communication skills to drive topics with multiple stakeholders/interests.
• Extensive problem-solving skills that aim to identify, remedy, and prevent reoccurrence.
• Comfortable escalating issues while maintaining positive relationships with team members and other organizations.
• Passionate about Clark Pacific’s vision and mission; able to promote, demonstrate, and communicate the mission, values and core competencies of Clark Pacific to others.
• Able to exercise appropriate discretion when handling confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Display willingness and interest in stepping up into greater leadership role if the situation requires or the opportunity presents itself.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office Suite programs.

Work Environment

• General office and manufacturing environment will be experienced.
• There will be routine exposure to manufacturing environments which may present hazards such as noise, electricity, chemicals, heavy equipment, and other automated and manual machinery.
• There will be routine exposure to outside weather conditions, including extreme cold and extreme heat, wet and/or humid environments.

Physical Demands

• Frequent: Sitting at desk, utilizing computers and phones, standing and walking.
• Periodic: Repetitive foot, leg, hand, arm, shoulder, and torso movements.
• Occasional: Business travel, (25%). Bending squatting, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting.

Core Values

• Determination: Meet challenges head on
• Innovation: Always look for better
• Well-Being: Seek success, health, and happiness of all

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, paid weekly
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, including Kaiser and VSP options
• Medical FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Voluntary ancillary benefits including Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and Whole Life Insurance
• 401k matching: 100 percent of the first 3 percent, then 50 percent of the next 2 percent

Benefits are subject to a waiting period.

Clark Pacific is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities