Health And Safety Coordinator - Plover Potato

Position Title: Health and Safety Coordinator

• Plover Potato

Position Type: Regular

• Full-Time

Position Location: Plover

Grade: Grade 05

Requisition ID: 30444

Position Title: Health & Safety Coordinator

Department: Safety

Reports to: Safety & Security Manager

Position Location: Wisconsin Rapids, WI

About McCain: McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company.

Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties.

McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries.

Why You Should Join Our Team:

McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including:

401k- Match at 6%

HAS/HRA

Adoption Assistance

Infertility Assistance

Education Reimbursement Assistance

Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

JOB SUMMARY

The Health and Safety Coordinator is required to assist in the development and execution of the safety and security protocols for the plant, focusing on continuous improvement of safety policies and procedures, injury prevention, safety management, plant security, crisis management, and compliance with all applicable federal/state/provincial safety regulations. Duties include managing safety programs, conducting complex safety inspections, developing safety policies, and training employees on safety procedures.

The primary responsibilities of this role include those mentioned above. However, additional duties may be assigned to assist the Safety and Security Manager in ensuring compliance with the state, provincial, and federal occupational safety regulatory requirements. Assist the Safety Manager in evaluating the site environment to meet employees' ergonomic needs and noise level compliance, and procedures are implemented to meet the Company's safety requirements and regulatory standards. Conducts safety audits and ensures proper corrective action is taken.

• Ensure adherence to all relevant federal, state, provincial, municipal, and company safety rules and regulations.

• Conduct regular Key Elements of Safety (KES) inspections of equipment and facilities and serve as a resource for employee safety committees in collaboration with the Safety Manager and/or Regional Safety.

• Conduct safety audits and support the site leadership team in closing audit findings' root cause corrective action and other assessment findings within the required timeframe.

• Analyze safety interaction data, incident, and injury trends to identify areas for training improvements, behavioral changes, or other operational and workflow enhancement opportunities.

• Assist supervisors in investigating workplace incidents and devising action plans to prevent a recurrence.

• Audit the contractor management program to ensure contractors' safety training, safe work plans, and insurance requirements are met and permits are completed.

• Maintain McCain safety program and/or any Local required program to ensure adherence to company, regulatory, and/or customer food safety requirements, including compliance with established procedures, documentation completion, and annual reviews.

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports to track safety and operational performance.

• Conduct training on, Health and Safety for management and staff.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision on projects within teams

ADDITIONAL ROLES

• May need to work on other shifts to ensure they are covering all shifts/employees

• May receive calls outside the regular working hours in the event of an accident or severe injury

QUALIFICATIONS / KEY SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES:

The ability to work with and influence others to cultivate a positive safety culture. Able to create written safety procedures such as Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), Lock Out procedures, Safety Policies, and Standard Work.

The ability to deal with and develop a plan in an ambiguous environment is key. Experience in training and facilitating is a plus.

Strong oral communication. Able to speak clearly and persuasively in positive and negative situations.

Listens and gets clarification. Responds appropriately to questions. Participate in meetings. Able to talk to large groups of people and provide practical training.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of qualification and experience

Ability to work without direct supervision

Experience developing and facilitating training programs and protocol

Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills

Professional safety certification is desired

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description covers the job's essential functions and is not intended to provide a complete listing of daily tasks. Flexibility and improvement of job skills are essential to all positions at McCain Foods Canada Inc.

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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace.

As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

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Job Family: Manufacturing

Division: NA Potato Manufacturing

Department: Safety And Security

Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Wisconsin Rapids

Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.