Description

Complex Safety & Health Manager

At Pilgrim’s, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.

This position will be responsible for providing guidance, direction and leadership to the site’s safety process.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Implement, and maintain all corporate Safety and Health programs.
• Develop and maintain site’s Share Point.
• Maintain open lines of communication with the Corporate Safety Manager.
• Assists in the investigation of all near misses, first aid cases, recordable cases, lost day injuries, as described in the Corporate Safety Leadership and accountability Program.
• Assist the Fleet Safety Regional Manager in the investigation of vehicular accidents.
• Track injury trends and develop action plans to address identified accident trends.
• Keep the management team informed of any safety and health related issues and/or concerns identified within your respective scope of responsibility.
• Interact daily with the Occupational Health Nurse(s) in a way that builds a team atmosphere within the safety and medical areas of the site.
• Spend time being visible in the processing plant and other site locations.
• Conduct periodic safety and health audits and track findings to ensure closure.
• Provide the Corporate Safety Office with the site’s monthly safety performance numbers by the deadline dates.
• Be actively involved in the site’s Workers’ Compensation program by attending regularly scheduled meetings, providing supporting documentation for claims in litigation, and assist the Occupational Health Nurse/Third Party Administrator in effectively managing all open claims.
• Provide training support to the organization and ensure that all required monthly training is completed as scheduled.
• Manage security force in a fashion that protects site employees, visitors, contractors, and property and assets.
• Be the site’s liaison when outside agencies come on-site to conduct annual assessments (i.e., insurance carrier, local fire department, OSHA, EPA, etc.)
• Generate, manage and monitor the safety departmental budget by evaluate ways of saving costs associated with training, travel, as well as personal protective equipment.
• Be the site’s liaison with the Property Insurance Company to provide closure to open recommendations in addition to working with company’s Engineering Construction Department to ensure all new construction meets FM Global specifications.
• Intimately be involved with local medical community in a fashion that all medical vendors
• understand the company’s philosophy on OSHA recordkeeping and return to work programs.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five or more years of safety experience in the food industry preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Extensive knowledge in the areas of Workers Compensation, OSHA, DOT, etc. is essential.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) capabilities would be a plus.
• Must be available 24/7 as needed.

What You’ll Need

• Education: Bachelors/Master’s degree in Safety Engineering/Management or related field.

Why Work for Pilgrim’s?

• Schedule: Monday – Friday with occasional weekends;
• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: Sick leave, vacation, company observed holidays or, any other statutorily required paid leave;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base hourly salary: $96,491.00 + based on experience;
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs;
• Better Futures

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: Pilgrim’s is a leading global food company with more than 62,000 team members worldwide. The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrim’s operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K, the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.