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The Plant HS&E Manager is primarily responsible for promoting the safety culture and leading all the safety and environmental programs for the Ames plant while also providing support to the Avon and Montreal plants.

Safety

• Lead the plant safety committee bi-monthly meetings and follow up activities

• Review all incident investigations and ensure all necessary follow-up is completed

• Implement and lead behavior based safety programs

• Lead lock-out/tag-out programs and audit for compliance with adherence and documentation.

• Perform work comp case management; determine record ability and necessary interventions for improvement.

• Lead and develop safety recognition and celebration activities

• Manage all OSHA required training and programs

• Lead and track the safety observation program

• Ensure all annual required safety training is completed

• Ensure compliance with all quarterly and annual safety inspection programs

• Conduct and continually enhance safety on-boarding/orientation

• Ensure communications and training of emergency evacuation

• Ensure emergency response team has required annual training

• Conduct and follow-up on ergonomic analysis and lead program implementation

• Coordinate hearing conservation program and ensure noise surveys are completed

• Lead internal safety review process between plants

• Provide support and guidance for safety initiatives in Avon and Montreal plants

Environmental

• Conduct internal environmental audits

• Work closely with environmental consultants on all permitting

• Track all required emission data

• Prepare plant for ISO 14001 certification

• Comply with the environmental policies and procedures at Barilla Ames facility including energy efficiency, reduce – re-use – recycle goals, reporting requirements and sustainable initiatives. Complete any environmental tasks as assigned and report environmental concerns immediately.

• Follows ISO22000 policies and procedures, address / communicate quality and food safety issues as they occur.

• Provide support and guidance for environmental programs and audits in Avon and Montreal plants

• Required to actively participate on the Food Defence Team and abide by the Food Defence Model • Required to be a FSMA qualified individual, following all requirements from FSMA regulations • Ensure compliance and understanding for quality procedures that directly tie to food safety—PRPs, OPRPs, CCPs and FSMA requirements

Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or related field or equivalent level of experience and a minimum of 5 years of safety and environmental experience at a plant facility. • Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations required. • Workers compensation injury management experience and exposure to ISO 14001 a plus • Experience in an ISO environment preferred

Additional information:

This position will spend 50% of time climate controlled offices and 50% of time on the production floor. This entails working in an environment of temperatures up to and exceeding 130 F, high humidity and 85-94 dB noise levels. This position will spend 15% of time travelling to Avon and Montreal plants.

Barilla is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of Barilla to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to characteristics including, but not limited to, age, race, color, culture, ethnicity, nationality, faith, religion, gender, pregnancy, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran or protected veteran status, political opinions, health or disability.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligiblity to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligiblity verification form upon hire.