Company: Tate & Lyle
Location: Van Buren, AR , USA
Posting Date : 14 Feb 2025
Key Duties
Health and Safety Compliance
- Evaluate, examine, and patrol tools, equipment, work sites, and process flows to confirm they comply with health and safety standards.
- Determine, create, and recommend action plans to reduce the risk of potential hazards in the workplace.
- Evaluate incumbent safety training for new employees, compliance audits, incident investigations, and PPE inspections.
- Encourage compliance with the safety culture by being readily accessible on the plant floor.
- Participate actively in the Plant Safety Committee and assist with Programs for continual improvement.
- Compile and track monthly safety reports including significant metrics and trend analysis.
- Make presentations of your findings about safety issues and suggest possible solutions to Plant Management so that the appropriate steps may be taken.
- Maintain and update the safety information in the claim management systems.
- Help with the Contractor’s safety policy program in order to ensure that external contractors adhere to the sites safety rules.
- Partake in the development of new processes and new equipment and new products with the goal of achieving safety from concept through implementation.
Food Safety Responsibilities
- General food safety include the following: food hygiene, hygiene environment health and safety, and duty care of Food Hygiene;
- Conduct all tasks correctly in line with food safety, legal and quality requirements for the product to be safe and compliant.
Environmental Responsibilities
- Follow environmental policies, standards, rules, procedures, and work instructions at any time of the day.
- Mitigate any known violations or near misses of environmental policy to protect the local environment, community, and control the operations of Tate & Lyle.
Health & Safety Responsibilities
- Follow all relevant health and safety policies, practices, and regulations for the site and work area to promote safety in the workplace.
- Participate actively in the health and safety program, which includes reporting incidents/workplace injuries and conducting audits of the workplace.
Skills & Experience Required
Education & Certifications
- Preferably holds an Associate degree in relevant fields.
- Possess an understanding of OSHA and relevant industry’s safety regulations and their accompanying legal judgments.
Experience & Competencies
- Minimum of five (5) years of applicable experience in safety and health for manufacturing and construction industries.
- Excellence in organization, communication, and presentation skills in relaying fundamental concepts of safety.
- Demonstrated ability to train and effectively engage employees in the execution of safety programs.
- Experience with regulatory agency professionals and contractor and consultant staff.
- Ability to deal with many issues simultaneously while serving all levels of the management team.
Technical & Analytical Skills
- Use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other related software proficiently.
- Ability to review safety records, ascertain any movements and change patterns of the information, and formulate advance strategies to minimize risks.
- Ability to evaluate complex issues, mitigate potential hazards, and take corrective measures to address them.
- Physical & Mental Demands
- Ability to perform easily observable physical movements including but not limited to balancing, climbing, crouching, stooping, sitting, standing, walking, holding, kneeling, lifting, pushing, pulling, and reaching.
- Ability to have effective strong mental skills, hearing and speaking to attend to safety matters and incidents.
