Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Schreiber Foods, Inc.; Richland Center (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k) match

Relocation bonus

Relocation package

Childcare assistance

Wellness incentive

Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA)

Medical benefits

Onsite nurse and mental health support

Partners Helping Partners

Job summary

Schreiber Foods, Inc. is seeking an EHS Manager in Richland Center, WI to lead safety and environmental programs and ensure compliance with regulations. You will coordinate with plant leadership and hourly staff to develop training, track program deadlines, and improve safety culture.

The role includes leading audits, conducting incident investigations, and managing the plant safety budget. Travel up to 15% is required and the company offers substantial relocation and retirement benefits for

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED plus relevant safety certification; 5 years’ experience creating and implementing safety programs.
• Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of safety program experience.
• Experience creating training programs, conducting audits, and reporting audit findings to plant leadership.
• Ability to travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to improve safety and environmental compliance with programs and stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain and improve environmental, health and safety written programs; track deadlines.
• Oversee Safety and Environmental training for hourly and salary staff; document training.
• Lead safety inspections per SOPs during regulatory inspections by external agencies or customers.
• Identify root causes of incidents and address corrective actions; stay current on required trainings.
• Manage plant safety budget and coordinate workers' compensation processes with HR.

Skills

Safety leadership

Training program design

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigation

Budget management

Education

High School diploma/GED

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

VWI training

E-learning platforms

Classroom training

Job description

Job Category: Manufacturing & Operations Job Family: Environmental, Health & Safety Job Description: The EHS Manager will lead efforts that drive towards a safe working environment for all Schreiber partners, customers, visitors and outside contractors in the assigned location(s). The EHS Manager will be responsible for the implementation of successful environmental and safety programs accomplished through coordination of Federal, State, and local regulations and by building a “safety comes first” attitude amongst Schreiber partners. The EHS Manager will have responsibility to work with plant leadership in leading the safety and environmental programs at the Schreiber location(s). The EHS Manager will be responsible for overseeing all Safety and Environmental training in the plant. The EHS Manager will work with hourly support staff to ensure that appropriate adult learning techniques are applied and appropriate checklists and other applicable learning tools (e.g. VWI’s, e-learning, classroom via vendors) are developed, updated, and utilized. The EHS Manager will measure the implementation and success of safety and environmental training techniques and methods.

What you’ll do:

• Compliance - Lead efforts to improve safety and environmental compliance for applicable programs. lead direct reports, leaders and partners that support the programs. Assess strengths and weaknesses of the plant’s safety,
• Written Programs - Lead EHS team in development, maintenance and improvement of applicable Environmental, Health and Safety written programs. Responsible for tracking and meeting deadlines for all Safety and Environmental Programs
• Training - Oversee and administer Safety and Environmental training in the plant. This training will involve assuring the proper training of hourly and salary partners and overseeing the processes to properly document the training.
• Inspections - Know and understand the Safety and Environmental SOPs. Lead as required (and as defined in the environmental and safety inspection SOPs) during regulatory agency inspections by external safety and/or environmental agencies or customers.
• Incident Inspections - Work collaboratively with partners and leaders to identify root cause of incidents such as spills, safety incidents, recordable and other EHS issues Stay current and attend required Safety and Environmental training to maintain required certifications.
• Behavior Based Safety - Conduct partner safety observations (PSO) training for the leaders in the plant. Validate both quantity and quality of observations continuously improves.
• Accountable for plant safety budget
• Worker’s Comp - Work with HO Safety and plant HR to successfully drive plant worker's comp cases to resolution.
• Projects - Participate in initiatives or projects outside of plant(s) responsibility on an as needed basis.

What you need to succeed:

• High School diploma/GED plus License/ Certification Occupational Safety and Health plus 5 years of experience in creation and implementation of safety programs.
• Or; Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of experience in creation and implementation of safety programs.
• Experience with creating training programs, conducting plant audits to identify regulatory improvement opportunities, ways to reduce potential injuries, and convey to plant leadership, generate reports of audit findings.
• Ability to travel up to 15%

Eligible partners will receive:

• Get not one, but TWO retirement benefits. When you join our employee-owned company, you’ll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one. In addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP, Schreiber will contribute an extra amount – about 8% of your earnings – toward your retirement every year. That’s a company contribution of around 16% in retirement savings annually. That’s hard to beat!
• Earn bonus pay. You’ll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals.
• Receive a $10,000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for a U.S. Salaried position.
• Childcare costs. Get up to $5,000 annually to help you with the cost of childcare. Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses, including independent babysitters.
• Earn extra money for taking care of yourself. Eligible partners can earn a Wellness Incentive and receive an employer‑funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.
• Pursue development that’s relevant to your role, career goals and the company. Get access to medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits starting day one. This includes an onsite nurse and mental health counselor.
• Experience caring like you’ve never experienced it before. We have a program that’s completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. It’s called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time. Benefits that support your whole life. Visit Schreiber – Care for you to see everything Schreiber offers to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.

Sound like a company you’d like to be a part of?

For positions that require any amount of travel: Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.

Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day. Based in North America, we’re a customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, shelf‑stable beverages and yogurt. Our more than 10,000 employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essential ingredient in our customers’ success. With annual sales of more than $7 billion, we partner with the best retailers, restaurants, distributors and food manufacturers around the globe. We also recognize our responsibility to do good in the world and are driven to make a difference in everything we do. Life & Culture - We call ourselves partners – not employees – and there’s a good reason behind that. Our work is more than just a job. Our common goals drive and energize us as we work together to be the best we can be. Caring is a huge part of who we are. We not only help each other grow; we take care of each other along the way. Whenever a partner is experiencing a hardship, it’s common for others to take the initiative to organize fundraisers to help support them through our Partners Helping Partners program. We also care about our communities and want to help make them better places to live every day.