EHS Specialist

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Description Detailed Description AMPI owns six Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation's American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative's award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled cheesemakers. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time: 1. All AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority. 2. This position has a heightened food safety and food quality responsibilities. 3. Directly support Environmental, Health and Safety at facility by training and enforcing safety programs and policies and initiatives. 4. Administer continuous training programs that comply with OSHA regulations and develop safe work behaviors. 5. Manage industrial hygiene programs including medical testing, physicals, respiratory testing, fit testing; and conducts monitoring of contaminants as required by respective standards. 6. Manage hazardous and non-hazardous waste inspections, identification, containerization, consolidation, labeling, accumulation and shipment for disposal and maintain records of such. 7. Collect, document and record site EHS monitoring including, but not limited to, area noise measurements, carbon monoxide, heat exposure, and storm water samples. 8. Apply the Company drug and alcohol testing program, complying with federal and state laws. 9. Schedule and conduct site EHS compliance inspections, perform records documentation and provide corrective action response recommendations and tracking. 10. Use a working knowledge of personal, industrial & occupational safety to manage safety programs such as Life Safety Code, Forklift Operations, Hoist & Crane Operations, Lifting Equipment, Job Safety Analysis, Blood borne Pathogen Exposure Control, Respiratory Protection, PPE Program, Hazard Communication and other OSHA required programs. 11. Promote technical safety and occupational health awareness through internal company communications, such as newsletters, committee meetings, 5 minute safety talks, best practices, and specific training programs. 12. Support maintenance, plant services and quality assurance to implement engineering controls and food safety while minimizing employee... For full info follow application link. Equal Opportunity Employer minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity. If you require reasonable accommodation to apply toward our positions, please reach out to 1-800-533-3580 or [email protected] for assistance. NO AGENCIES, PLEASE. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/0523A62B77914C4E