What are the responsibilities and job description for the EHS Leader position at North Star Seafood, LLC?
Job Summary:
The responsibility of this role is to provide intermediate-level site EHS expertise to assigned business units, support the field safety team, and partner with EHS function to implement the global EHS management system.
This role aims to accomplish the following tasks:
- Supporting sites in executing various EHS processes including EHS-related training, environmental compliance, occupational health and safety, workers' compensation, transportation safety, contractor management, and business continuity.
- Identifying, assessing, and controlling workplace hazards.
- Escalating resistance/challenges to leadership and direct line manager to facilitate problem solving.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify, assess, and control site-level hazards, including supporting Supervisors and direct line leaders in the investigation of incidents and completion of detailed incident investigation reports with root cause analyses.
- Manage, deliver, and track compliance training programs as required by both regulatory agencies and Sysco policy.
- Identify gaps and opportunities for training compliance and delivery based on injury trends, KPIs, and risk assessments.
- Support the workers' compensation claims process by completing OSHA determinations, identifying gaps in claims management, and promoting safe and early return to work as well as any other requirements related to general liability, motor vehicle, and property damage claims.
- Partner and collaborate with all functional leaders to influence and help manage EHS resources, projects, and business decisions.
- Provide input on the design of standardized safety systems, policies, training, campaigns and programs to reduce corporate and human capital risk, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws.
- Support environmental compliance and claims programs (workers compensation, general liability, motor vehicle, property damage).
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree with major course work in EHS, risk management safety/industrial/quality/environmental engineering or a closely related field is required.
- 3 years of EHS program management experience with large national or multi-national companies with multiple sites is required.
Licenses/Certification and Technical Skills:
- Associate Safety Professional (ASP) designation or ability to acquire designation within 1 year is preferred.
- Strong background in and knowledge of federal, state, provincial, and local EHS requirements and industry standards/best practices (i.e. acts, regulations, codes, standards and case law), or ability to quickly learn same.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to interact and influence effectively with all levels of management, employees, and customers and union members.
Language Requirements:
English is the primary language required for this role. Bilingual in Spanish is highly valued.
Physical Demands:
The ability to sit, stand, drive, travel by air, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear for 8 hours per day is required.
Travel Requirements:
Must be able to travel to Sysco facilities in US up to 50% of the time.
