Head of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) at Coscharis Group

Overview

• The HSE Chief is responsible for developing, updating, and maintaining safety, food safety, and environmental compliance programs.
• Maintains reports and verifies compliance. Supervises employees, contractors and visitors by spending a significant amount of time in the plant ensuring all programs and procedures are adequate and being followed.
• Sustains and improves current behaviour based safety programs and policies.
• Leads and participates in all incident investigations.
• Conducts internal facility audits and facility self-assessments and develops and tracks corrective actions for audit findings.

Responsibilities

• Personally demonstrate a commitment to food and human safety
• Develop, analyze and submit reports
• Calibrate and repair safety equipment
• Supervise the implementation of policies and procedures
• Develop and present training for new hires, contractors, and location colleagues as required
• Direct colleague interaction
• Purchase and maintain inventory of safety, food safety, and environmental supplies
• Develop and maintain proper document retention
• Maintain required paperwork such that will be in compliance with federal and state health, safety and environmental laws
• Lead and participate in on-site safety committee

Requirements/Qualifications

• University degree in Agriculture or Engineering, supplemented with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the commodities and related food, feed and/or fuel products industry. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
• A Master's degree is considered an advantage
• Demonstrated capacity to excel within high risk, fast-paced work environment
• Proven ability to assess risk and exercise sound judgment in making decisions
• Demonstrated negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to manage effectively within a team based work environment
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with end-users, suppliers, and internal customers
• Computer competent, with demonstrated ability in the use of spreadsheet, database, and word processing software
• Knowledge of applications within a windows-based operating environment
• Committed to corporate ethics policies and safety programs

Possible Training/Certifications:

• HSE
• Safety
• Industrial Hygiene
• Environmental Engineering
• Health & Wellness