Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Job Summary:This position is responsible for establishing policies and delivering safety training and education that will create and maintain a safe workplace. Evaluates assesses and alters safety procedures and policies for the benefit of employees. Understand requirements and maintain correct environmental permitting for environmental requirements while identifying and supporting energy and waste reduction initiatives. Essential Functions of the Job: Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal and enforce policies to establish and maintain a culture of health and practices procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to SunOpta safety policies and regulatory compliance to all SunOpta health and safety policies by inspecting compliance with all regulatory bodies standards and laws (including OSHA EPA etc.) including but not limited to:Wastewater Discharge Permit Air Permit Solid Waste DisposalHazardous Chemical Programs RMP PSM HAZCOMBlood borne pathogens Accident and Illness Heat Stress Hearing LossLOTO Hot Work Confined SpaceInspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe accidents or incidents as needed to discover with workers compensation carrier as needed for claims processing and solutions to issues identify improvement opportunities or new prevention assess. and alter safety procedures and policies for the benefit of accident reports to ensure root cause(s) have been and conduct health and safety training sessions for employees and/or assist with securing outside resourcesfor safety training and accident prevention and track meaningful incident environmental regulations and policies and lead efforts to ensure the applications for and receipt of necessary development efforts of facility safety and Implement Projects to reduces landfill CO2 emissions electricity/water duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: B.A. or B.S. Degree in environmental health and safety business or related field of six years of EHS related experience in understanding of health and safety laws and regulations including EPA OSHA and other relevant governmental bodiesPreferred Qualifications:Food industry (Spanish).Knowledge and Skills:Excellent oral and written communication skills/Capabilities to create and deliver group computer skills including Word Excel and PowerPoint with an ability to generate system reports good knowledge of data analytics and risk attention to detail and observation ability to identify to train motivate and influence team membersFeatured BenefitsMedical insuranceDental insuranceVision insurancePaid Family leavePaid maternity leave401(k) with MatchVoluntary Life Accident Critical Illness and Hospital indemnityPaid HolidaysTuition assistanceShort-term and Long-term Disability insuranceAdditional Considerations:Travel Requirements: Up to 10%.Location: This position will have responsibility for the MN Street and the 3rd Avenue SunOpta Plants in Alexandria Environment: Approximately 50% of work is performed in an office environment and 50% of work will involve being in a manufacturing note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.