EH&S Manager

Land O' Lakes Inc. is one of America's premiere member-owned cooperatives. They offer local cooperatives and agricultural producers across the nation an extensive line of agricultural supplies, as well as state-of-the-art production and business services. They also are a leading marketer of dairy-based food products for consumers, foodservice professionals and food manufacturers.

As an Environmental Health and Safety Manager you are responsible for all aspects of our EHS programs. Other responsibilities include:

• Providing leadership for the administration on the overall EHS program.
• Developing the annual plan.
• Achieving consensus on the plan objectives while monitoring the progress against objectives.
• Completing and/or approving all required regulatory and company reporting documents.
• Performing hazard analysis within the plant.
• Assisting the plant management team in the development and execution of action plans for the improvement of safety and environmental performance.
• The effective development and utilization of plant environmental safety teams and resources.
• Keeping supervisor/management personnel apprised to hazardous conditions and unsafe practices.
• Root causes analysis and solutions.
• Leading all aspects of the safety function including compliance initiatives (Federal and State OSHA/EPA), training development, risk assessment, reporting and the development, delivery and maintenance of training programs reinforcing a safety culture that promotes an injury free workplace.
• Implementing waste reduction and energy conservation efforts.
• Working closely with EH&S corporate staff to implement the company's initiatives in EH&S programs.

Experience-Education Required:

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Safety or related field and a minimum of five (5) years' experience in environmental, health and safety in a manufacturing environment required. (Preferably large facility, 300 employees or greater)

Competencies-Skills Required:

• Strong technical background in Safety, Environmental regulations, ergonomics, and behavior based safety.
• Proven problem solving/judgment and group facilitation and presentation skills.
• Experience in waste/energy conservation.
• Managerial courage, ethics and ability to build effective relationships working closely with employees at all levels of the company.
• Proficiency in applicable computer and software use.
• Capable of leading change in a diverse business environment.
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and local EHS laws, regulations.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Experience-Education Preferred:

• Certifications Preferred: Professional Engineer (PE),
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Industrial Hygienist in Training (IHIT), Certified Hazardous Material Manager (CHMM), Registered Environmental Manager (REM) or Other Related Certification.
• Master's degree in Industrial Safety or related field.