Assistant District Safety Manager

Assistant District Safety Manager

Amalgamated Sugar Company is seeking an Assistant District Safety Manager who will provide support to the District Safety Manager responsible for the overall management of Safety Health and Security within the District’s Operations. This position will assist in ensuring compliance with all applicable rules and regulations governing the site and meet Amalgamated Sugar’s Safety Initiatives. This position will report to the District Safety Manager.

Amalgamated Sugar Company is built on innovation and is a proud leader in the sugar industry and that can only happen with the best people. Qualified candidates need to be dynamic and able to work successfully in a fluid environment.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Be a point of contact resource in the absence of the safety manager or at the manager's request.
• Develop and implement programs to ensure compliance with applicable regulations. Review new or revised regulations and provide site guidance to ensure compliance.
• Ability to lead the review of safety processes and procedures utilizing the discipline of a Process Hazard Analysis.
• Work directly with the District Agriculture Leadership group in the areas of accident prevention and regulatory compliance.
• Act as local liaison to OSHA NESHAPS (Asbestos) Federal State City and other applicable agencies as needed.
• Develop and ensure the continuous improvement of the safety culture through employee involvement and observation programs.
• Ability to conduct incident trend analysis and develop action plans to address these trends.
• Ensure compliance with local fire safety requirements within factory operations. This includes coordinating fire safety inspections as performed by local Emergency Services and Insurance representatives.
• Respond to emergencies at the district’s locations to act as incident command or to assist in the emergency operations as necessary including on-call on weekends.
• Responsible for the preparation of reports regarding inspections of safety programs.
• Make recommendations and actions for required improvements to maintain acceptable safety standards.
• Assist in effectively managing the site’s Modified Duty Program and emergency care to employees. This will include the management of the District's First Aid Team and first aid care facilities.
• Assist in managing the Security Team. Provide guidance for effective Security systems which will include compliance with all applicable security regulations.
• Be willing to receive training/schooling to acquire certifications to support the above-listed responsibilities.
• Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health or degree in a related field. Or a combination of education experience and training which provides the required knowledge skills and abilities
• Prior experience in heavy manufacturing is preferred.

Amalgamated Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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What We Do

Amalgamated Sugar produces sugar from sugarbeets grown by the ~700 members of our cooperative. Headquartered in Boise Idaho Amalgamated Sugar is the second-largest refiner and processor of sugar from sugarbeets in the United States. The sugarbeets processed at Amalgamated Sugar are grown on approximately 180000 acres across Idaho Oregon and Washington. Once harvested those sugarbeets are transported by truck to one of Amalgamated Sugar's three sugarbeet processing facilities across southern Idaho - in Nampa Twin Falls and Paul Idaho. The Company also operates a brown sugar production facility in Nyssa Oregon. There are a diverse number of career paths and opportunities at Amalgamated Sugar. From operations to agriculture and accounting to IT and many others in between Amalgamated Sugar is a great place to grow your career.