Safety Specialist – Perryton, TX

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YOUR OPPORTUNITY

We have an exciting Safety Specialist opportunity in our KS, OK, CO or TX locations. In this highly impactful role, you will be a key member of the safety team. This role provides leadership to drive the safety initiatives for all animal support operations primarily focused on feed mills and the erm/maintenance group. Responsible for developing, implementing, and managing all safety compliance policies/procedures for animal support operations to ensure compliance with local, state and federal agencies and making continuous improvement to control incident and health exposures in the workplace.

ABOUT US

At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries, we are committed to bringing excellence to the table, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork and connect every step between our farms and family tables. More than 5,400 employees in five states work on our farms, feed mills, and processing plant to produce Prairie Fresh pork, ensuring the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees, and the communities we call home. We are a Fortune 500 employer, recently nominated by the Business Journal as one of the “Best Places to Work”, representing our dynamic culture, where our employees can contribute and understand why they matter.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This list is not intended to be all-inclusive, and other duties may be assigned.

• Collaborate with animal support operation management and staff to ensure personnel have a working knowledge and understanding of OSHA regulations and standards to maintain a safe work environment.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a safety environment focused on employee involvement, safety performance, injury prevention, and continuous improvement. Collaborate with operational management to proactively implement employee safe work practices/behaviors.
• Develop, implement, and manage all animal support operations safety policies/procedures and records in accordance with local, state and federal regulations. Plan, implement, and coordinate an accident prevention program, to enhance our operational efficiencies.
• Design and conduct comprehensive safety audits and provide follow-up to ensure corrective action is identified and implemented.
• Drive timely completion of corrective actions associated with near-miss incidents, incident investigations and compliance.
• Develop and deliver training to supervisors/ managers on incident prevention and investigation of all near misses and injuries.
• Develop, coordinate, and lead the discussions with the appropriate senior management and supervisory personnel on all near misses and recordable injuries via an Incident Review Board to ensure root cause is identified and corrective action is implemented timely.
• Provide a review of all safety-related topics for the company’s new hire orientation, to ensure new employees are introduced to our goals of a safe working environment.
• Present and review monthly safety performance statistics to senior management.

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS IN ALL ROLES: instills trust, communicates effectively, action-oriented, ensures accountability, and drives results.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required or preferred. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required:

• Work experience in safety and proven track record of continuous improvement; developing safety policies and procedures; developing and delivery safety training to a wide audience and ability to “train the trainer”; OSHA, EPA, knowledge.
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred, including areas of safety study or related field of study or 3 years of safety experience.
• Manages Complexity –Ability to make sense of problems/issues and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve when necessary.
• Decision Quality-Makes good and timely decisions that align with the organization.
• Optimizes Work Processes-Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Manages Conflict Handles conflict effectively, with a minimum of noise

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred, including areas of safety study or related field of study.

• Certifications: Preferred CSP, CIH, CHST, CSM, or equivalent; OSHA Outreach Trainer credentials and advanced RCA or investigation credentials preferred.
• Skills & Knowledge: Deep working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR, EPA requirements, DOT (if applicable), industry best practices, PPE programs, LOTO, confined space, PIT programs, ergonomics, and process safety fundamentals. Proven ability to analyze and present safety metrics and lead corrective action programs.

SCHEDULE

• Monday- Friday with the exception of being able to respond to incidents in the evening hours and weekends if needed.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical and work demands listed here represent those an employee should possess to successfully perform the job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility.
• The employee must regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 50
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Primarily an office environment with some need to work in the field.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment depends on which environment you are in
• The hours and days of work are established by departmental needs and at the discretion of management. After-hours, weekends, and overnight travel as requested.

WHY SEABOARD FOODS?

• Medical, vision & dental benefits upon hire
• 401K with company match
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays
• Wellness Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee pork purchase program

For a complete list of our benefits please visit our career site: https://www.seaboardfoods.com/careers/why-sbf/

Seaboard Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans’ status, status as a disabled individual, or any other status protected by law.