Safety Manager - LT Foods Americas

Do you want to realize your ambitions while being part of a principle driven organization that aspires to transform its business through powerful Brands? At LT Foods Americas (LTFA), we have an ambition to become a Food business driven by the 5 principles that underpin everything we do: Business Ethics, Innovation, Ownership, Passion for Excellence, & Customer Centricity. We are seeking associates who want to drive meaning in their work that benefits them, the organization and the world around us. What you get at LTFA is challenging, interesting work with opportunities to grow in the U.S, Europe & beyond. You get the tools you need to do an excellent job and you have smart, motivated people around you to help you do it! It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes LTFA such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

LT Foods Americas (LTFA) is part of LT Foods Limited, an emerging global food company, with Net Sales in excess of $1 billion globally, operating across a range of categories including specialty rice, organic foods and convenience rice based products. The Company is engaged in milling, processing and marketing of branded and non-branded basmati rice, and manufacturing of rice food products in India & international market. LT Foods has a global presence including India, Middle East, United Kingdom, Europe and United States. Its operations include contract farming, procurement, storage, processing, packaging and distribution. Its rice product portfolio comprises brown, white, steamed, parboiled, organic, quick cooking brown rice, and ready-to-heat rice. The Company's brands include DAAWAT®, ROYAL®; 817 ELEPHANT®, INDUS VALLEY®, ECOLIFE® & GRAPEOLA®.LT Foods Americas is looking for a Safety Manager to support its Operations in California, Texas and New Jersey. This position would support projects in CA, NJ and SC with its home office located in Missouri City, TX.

The Safety Manager is responsible for proactively and strategically developing, coordinating and directing company-wide safety compliance programs, systems and initiatives, to include safety training, incident investigation/follow-up, incident prevention programs, safety awareness programs and minimizing property loss exposure.

Essential Job Duties as Safety Manager:

• Develop, implement and manage safety compliance programs and procedures (and performs related training) which includes Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tag-out, Blood borne Pathogens, Hearing Conservation (noise monitoring, hearing tests), Industrial Hygiene, Warehouse Safety, First Aid & CPR, Personal Protective Equipment, Respiratory Protection, Machine Guarding, Warehouse Equipment and Emergency Planning.
• Develops, organizes and facilitates mandatory safety training in compliance with regulations; evaluates training effectiveness.
• Provides guidance and technical expertise to all managers, supervisors and employees regarding mandatory requirements and safety procedures; recommends or directs corrective measures to ensure employee safety and adherence to state and federal requirements.
• Manages activities related to worker’s compensation claims management which includes maintaining OSHA recordkeeping and other regulated filing requirements, litigation management, employee follow-up, incident investigations with supervisors to correct safety hazards, facility tracking of incident and injury data to report trends and corrective actions and administering the employee return-to-work program.
• Review/approve Activity Hazard Analysis for projects.
• Conduct regular safety audits, identify and evaluate hazards in the workplace and recommend solutions to minimize or eliminate risk.
• Manages all interaction with regulatory agencies including OSHA, Emergency Services, etc
• Chairs safety committee, including follow-up on open issues.
• Develops and manages safety/incident prevention programs including safety awareness programs.
• Provides for investigations of accidents to determine root causes and implements and/or recommend preventive measures to prevent future occurrences.

Education, Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Health and Safety or related field required.
• Five to seven years of progressive safety leadership and management experience.
• Knowledge of grocery retail, production and construction environments preferred.
• Knowledge of CalOSHA and Federal OSHA laws and regulations.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Routine attendance at meetings and other off-site events requires the ability to travel to California, New Jersey and South Carolina. This position will be based in Missouri City, TX. Position will require travel to domestic locations.