Environmental Health and Safety Supervisor at Lactalis USA Inc.

Walton, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Sep, 26

Salary

70000.0

Posted On

23 Jun, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

EHS Program Implementation, Incident Management, Root Cause Analysis, Environmental Compliance, Workers Compensation Management, Job Safety Analysis, PPE Assessment, Ergonomic Assessment, Safety Auditing, Regulatory Reporting, Employee Training, Hazard Identification, Mentoring and Coaching, OSHA Compliance, EPA Compliance, ISO 14001

Industry

Dairy

Description

Description Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose. At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed. As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together. In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®. At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued. Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy. From your PASSION to ours Lactalis Heritage Dairy, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring an EHS Supervisor based in Walton, NY. As an Environmental Health and Safety Supervisor, the role will carry out responsibilities such as, but not limited to, partnering with the EHS Manager to develop and implement EHS programs that promote employee awareness, reduce/eliminate accidents, and risks, and actively monitor overall safety performance in the organization to achieve excellence in safety . Additionally, the Environmental Health and Safety Supervisor will collaborate with the local leadership team and corporate leadership team to align duties with the company's goals and values. From your EXPERTISE to our Key responsibilities for this position include: Collaborate with the EHS Manager to implement company EHS programs; engaging and involving all workers to understand and employ safety, environmental and security policies, and programs. Administer the incident management and near-miss program, investigating incidents, determining root causes, and implementing corrective and preventative actions. Provide counsel and floor support to site teams for safety, health and environmental questions, concerns, identification, and control of hazards, recommending best/better practices. Lead the environmental programs established within the organization to include recycling of all office waste in accordance with program guidelines, initiate power conservation techniques by turning off lights and computers when not in use. Perform onsite testing/monitoring to ensure compliance within environmental parameters. Serves as a secondary point of contact for all Local, State and Federal EH&S related inquiries. Assist the EHS Manager with maintaining, monitoring, and reporting on all EHS performance metrics. Develop, train and conduct site EHS meetings, training, and coaching programs to ensure understanding of EHS compliance with employees, supervisors and site leadership. Develop action plans to address deficiencies within the EHS Programs and work with site teams to identify corrective actions. Perform Job Safety Analyses, PPE assessments and make recommendations for improvement. Ensure the worker’s compensation program is administered according to company guidelines. Completes First Reports of Injury and other records, maintains contact with workers’ compensation carrier and ensures reports are submitted timely. Proactively conducts ergonomic assessments and makes recommendations to reduce risk. Collaborate with HR on accommodations and return to work programs. Participate in the Plant safety audit program, ensuring audits are performed as scheduled and data is captured, monitored, and used to drive improvements. Partner with broader EHS team on a wide variety of global EHS initiatives and projects across multiple EHS disciplines, including, but not limited to: worker’s compensation, EHS policy, change management, environmental performance, regulatory compliance, sustainability and social responsibility. Manage, train, and develop EHS team members through mentoring, coaching and coordination of individual development plans. Provides performance feedback on an ongoing basis. Partner with HR on employee relations issues that involve safety. Requirements From your STORY to ours Qualified applicants will contribute the following: Education Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and/ or Environemental or equivalent experience is required Experience 3+ years of safety and environmental management experience is required. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Proven track record of implementing effective EH&S programs with positive results. Knowledge of appropriate federal, state, county, city and institutional regulations regarding food processing operations. Knowledge of Workers Compensation claim management, including managing internal processes and procedures. Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, ISO 14001, Federal, State, City and County standards and regulations. OSHA 30, CSP preferred. At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career. Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.

Responsibilities

The EHS Supervisor partners with the EHS Manager to develop and implement safety and environmental programs to reduce workplace accidents and risks. Key duties include managing incident investigations, conducting safety audits, and ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.