Senior Safety Specialist (Bilingual in English and Spanish)

Responsibilities

* Collaborate with operations management and personnel to foster a transparent and continually

evolving safety culture.

* Develop and oversee Safety work processes and systems, including the formulation of policies

and procedures, conducting safety meetings, managing incident reporting and investigations

processes, administering safety training information every month to team, and coordinating

emergency response protocols.

* Identify, report, and address safety hazards to maintain a secure work environment for team

members, contractors, and visitors.

* Manage, maintain, and uphold policies, procedures, practices, and documentation to ensure

compliance with OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) program for the Bakery Division.

* Oversee processes such as process hazard analysis, management of change, incident

investigation, safety observations, 6S walks, safety assessments, and compliance audit action

item tracking.

* Support the EHSS Manager in implementing and maintaining various regulatory programs to

meet requirements from federal, state, and local agencies (EPA, SQF, OSHA, NCOSHA, Cal

OSHA, DHS).

* Lead safety initiatives among hourly team members to ensure active engagement in safety

protocols.

* Evaluate contractors performed work to ensure adherence to company standards, policies, and

procedures are being followed accordingly.

* Direct Behavior Observation initiatives for the Bakery Division.

* Adhere to the Company's Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines in all duties.

* Collaborate on strategies to enhance team member safety and environmental sustainability.

* Provide guidance and coaching to management regarding policy application and program

implementation.

* Maintain OSHA logs and documentation, conduct incident investigations, and manage

investigation logs.

* Organize and facilitate training sessions for various programs (confined space, lockout/tag out,

first aid, etc.), coordinating with external vendors as needed.

* Analyze historical data and trends to prioritize Health & Safety activities.

* Conduct Safety and Environmental audits of the facility with the participation of the

management team.

* Lead the Health & Safety Committee and facilitate monthly meetings with 100% engagement.

* Conduct Safety Trend Analysis and share results with management team

Requirements/Education, certificates & licenses (Must haves)

* 3+ years of experience in a Safety role within a manufacturing environment.

* Demonstrated experience in managing procedures, practices, and documentation for OSHA's

Process Safety Management (PSM) program.

* Proficiency in utilizing various methodologies for determining Root Cause and Corrective

Actions.

* Proven track record of maintaining OSHA logs and compliance documentation.

* Experience collaborating with government agencies and external vendors on Health and Safety

matters.

* Must be Bilingual (Spanish & English)