Health, Safety and Environmental Lead - Joplin, MO Plant

POSITION OVERVIEW

We lead safety differently at General Mills and are looking for HSE professionals who are passionate and driven to do the same. With an industry-leading approach to safety leadership, our Safety 2.0 strategy and culture provides the perfect place to take your HSE career to the next level. This position will support HSE management and transformation at the plant in Joplin, Missouri ensuring integration of Safety 2.0 principles, processes, and metrics, and enabling operational learning within the manufacturing function. As a part of our manufacturing team, you will be responsible for managing critical S&E risks and ensuring effective controls for conditions with SIF or SEI potential.

General Mills encourages growth for our employees; if you want to learn new things, attain, and prove competency quickly, and apply technology in the manufacturing space; GMI is a great place to start.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Acts as a coach and advisor to the site, providing exceptional leadership and technical assistance in managing safety and environmental critical risks. Enables operational learning through application of human performance principles, while assisting the site in maintaining compliance with local regulatory and Company Safety and Engineering (S&E) requirements. This position could require travel of approximately 10%.

Responsibilities:

• Engages differentially with the workforce to better understand and manage critical S&E risks.
• Leads operational learning teams related to significant S&E incidents.
• Implements controls that protect human safety and the environment.
• Manage Environmental and Safety Management Systems and programs on site and develop plans to ensure compliance.
• Ensures completion and submittal of all required Environmental (Air, Water, Wastewater, Waste) for the facility.
• Leads compliance assurance efforts by facilitating frequent S&E self-assessments and tracks corrective action plans to completion.
• Actively participates in change management such as relocation, modification, equipment safety assessments and decommissioning of any affected facility, equipment, or process.
• Identifies and evaluates environmental risk arising from new chemicals, products, and manufacturing changes.
• Provides support to the site to address regulatory inspections and complaints.
• Monitors facility performance against S&E goals and objectives and communicates results to Central Safety Committee.
• Reports company-required safety, environmental and sustainability metrics at required frequencies.
• Collaborates with Site Learning and Development (L&D) and HSE Manager to develop content, training plans, and documentation/tracking as required.
• Oversite of third-party site security service and serve as the liaison between the plant and the security team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering/Safety or related degree and/or at least 5 years of HSE Leadership Experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
• Health, Safety Environment Management Experience
• Experience working directly with operations team members in a manufacturing and/or R&D environment is preferred.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Site security experience
• Environmental management experience.
• Strong knowledge of EPCRA and RCRA, as well as experience with Tier II reporting and PSM and MOC management.
• Strong safety management system experience with respect to program oversight and management for the site.
• Exceptional interpersonal, coaching, and written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in computer software applications and media technologies.
• Experience in food and beverage manufacturing or related field.

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• International relocation or remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.