Safety Manager

Job Description

Job Description

The Organization :

For over 35 years, Stahlbush Island Farms has pioneered sustainable and organic farming practices in Corvallis Oregon in the heart of the Willamette Valley. We pride ourselves on a legacy of producing high-quality sustainable foods from seed to finished product. With our commitment to the environment and our community, we process produce annually and have a vibrant multicultural team of dedicated individuals.

The Position :

The mission for this position is to implement and promote safety at Stahlbush Island Farms,Inc. This position requires extensive experience with OSHA Regulations, Workers Compensation, daily monitoring and continuous communication with employees. This position is responsible for the overall creation, development, and maintenance of effective safety programs for the organization and its projects. The position creates, implements, and develops strategy, policy, processes, systems, and tactics to deliver world class safety performance for all manufacturing and farm sites.

Responsibilities :

Safety Director Responsibilities :

• Develop and lead safety programs aiming to achieve zero safety incidents built on the principles of personal accountability, influencing behaviors, leading indicators, and a culture of active employee engagement.
• Accountable for the consistent application of all safety policies and procedures to foster a positive work environment and a safety-first culture.
• Oversee and participate in developing, implementing and evaluating plans, work
• processes, systems and procedures aiming to achieve zero safety incidents.
• Lead processes and facility risk assessment and emergency response. Create a high performing culture of risk awareness.
• Coordinate all safety issues within the entire facility to ensure optimal facility service and productivity.
• Ensure the ongoing continuous improvement of safety through focused risk and loss analysis to improve systematic and behavioral components of the program driving safety KPIs.
• Partner with the HR Director and staff to improve employee relations. Assist HR in managing all workers compensation. Partner with our insurance company to timely resolve all claims. Work together with HR to implement any new safety related policies and procedures.
• Maintain safety performance data, analyze trends, report on statistics, and manage noncompliance. Establish consistent, effective processes for managing all near misses, hazard / accident investigations and reports. Assure timely issuance of safety alert communications, alert tracking, and documentation of alert closings.
• Company representative for all safety matters.
• Responsible for record keeping and compliance for all Federal, State, Local, legal and company related procedures, as well as implementation as required along with HR.
• Ammonia based warehouse must be comfortable with reviewing practices and the liaison between Maintenance and the rest of the warehouse on the safety related issues.
• Responsible for safety drills within the facility.Liaison with Facilities Manager to Fire / Police Departments.
• Partner with HR Manager and Staff to improve employee relations regarding safety.
• Oversee Safety Committee and Safety Coordinator.

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