Employment Available

Safety, Health and Environmental Professional: To develop, issue and implement occupational safety, health and environment programs within the Soy Basics’ (a Division of SC Johnson, New Hampton, Iowa) organization.  Effective implementation of these programs is critical to ensure the safety and health of employees, contract workers, contractors and visitors, protect the environment, and comply with SHE regulatory requirements.

Primary Accountabilities/Challenges

· Reviews and interprets local, state and federal regulations that apply to the facilities (currently one manufacturing site, one outlet store and one warehouse) and communicates requirements to the affected operation(s). 

· Develops and implements occupational safety, health and environmental solutions that satisfy the needs of Soy Basics projects and which comply with applicable regulations.

· Leads, coordinates or participates with others in monitoring and controlling the organization’s operations in accordance with local, state and federal regulations and other applicable standards (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), etc.). Examples of tasks include: Implementing chemical exposure assessments and noise monitoring programs; Completing machine guarding and lockout/tagout assessments; Implementing fall protection and confined space programs; Managing SHE training records; Investigating incidents; Maintaining and updating MSDS; Obtaining and complying with environmental permits; Ensuring appropriate follow-up on external and internal audits; Controlling changes in the facility to maintain compliance with SHE programs.; Ensuring proper shipment of wastes and compliance with Freon regulations.      

· Prepares and issues procedures to support compliance with regulatory requirements.

· Develops budget for estimating costs associated with training, PPE, monitoring equipment, consultants if/as needed, etc.

· Reviews SHE qualifications of contractors and develops and implements programs to ensure effective contractor safety programs

· Assists and provides guidance to employees, managers, SHE committee members and other personnel at the plant in a variety of SHE issues.

· Leads development and implementation of programs and recordkeeping systems to track and evaluate personnel injury and illness incidents.

· Conducts or coordinates audits, accident investigations and site inspections of operational procedures, facility design, equipment and materials.

· Develops and conducts, and assists others in developing and conducting, SHE training programs.

· Prepares documents to provide government agencies and project sponsors with information necessary for regulatory compliance.

· Maintains communications and contacts with personnel at all levels throughout Soy Basics and with government agencies, outside contractors and outside professional counterparts.

· Responds to site-wide emergencies in a professional and effective manner and assists management as the SHE subject matter expert in making correct and timely decisions.

· Serves as key SHE contact/company liaison between operations and regulatory officials for inspections, reports, permits

· Maintains knowledge of new methods and technology and recommends innovative solutions that could result in beneficial projects.

· Works with plant management to develop employee safety culture and improved, employee-driven, safety performance.

· Administers SC Johnson best practices and policies as appropriate in the Soy Basics plant. Serves as liaison from subsidiary to Corporate Headquarters.

 

Required Skills and Education:

· Successful implementation of compliance solutions in manufacturing settings. This requires a minimum of 2 to 5 years experience in interpreting regulations and applying those interpretations to manufacturing situations.

· Excellent analytical skills are required to extract factual information from complex scenarios. 

· Excellent organizational and planning skills.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary to convey complex regulatory requirements to production and upper level management personnel.  

· Working knowledge of Microsoft software applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

· BS degree in a SHE technical field (e.g. Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health).

· Professional certification desired, but not required  (e.g., CIH, CSP, CHMM, etc.).  CIH or CSP are the most preferred.

 

Soy Basics, LLC got its start in 2000. Since that time we have revolutionized the way candles are made. Our exclusive innovations – including the patented Tempacure™ process – are at the very heart of why Beanpod was founded: to create top-quality, homegrown products that make a positive difference in people's lives.  We proudly pour our candles in New Hampton, Iowa, the nation's heartland of soybean growers. The quality of each candle reflects the hometown price and strong, Midwestern work ethics of our town, a community of less than 5,000 residents. From our customer service representatives, to our associates and distributors, our passion for quality and total customer satisfaction is never-ending.  Contact:  Becky Kretschmer, SC Johnson & Son, bskretsc@scj.com ; Soy Basics, LLC Division of SC Johnson - New Hampton, Iowa (Waterloo, Iowa Area)   http://www.linkedin.com/company/510644?goback=%2Efjs_safety_*1_soy+basics_I_us_*1_*1_1_R_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&trk=jobtocomp

                                            


 

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Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

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Updated 7/12/2011