Stratas Foods LLC is the leading supplier of fats and oils to the Foodservice, Food Ingredients and Retail Private Label markets in North America and is a producer of quality bulk and packaged dressings, mayonnaise and sauces. Stratas Foods was formed in October 2008 as a 50/50 joint venture between ACH Food Companies (ACH) and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).

Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA.  Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN.  We are committed to maintaining a progressive workplace by utilizing the ideas, skills and talents of all of our employees.  We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.

The EH&S Coordinator is responsible for the Safety, Health and Environmental policies, procedures and operations at the plant. Also responsible for training systems across all plant functional areas. Ensures the plant is in full compliance with all corporate, city, county, state and federal government Safety, Health and Environmental laws and regulations.

Responsibilities:

1. Monitor and ensure compliance with all safety, food safety, environmental, GMP rules, regulations, and policies.
2. Coordinate, interpret and ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws/regulations. Have a working knowledge of laws/regulations and implementation/impact at a plant setting
3. Completes all local, state and federal environmental reports to ensure plant compliance.
4. Ensures all incidents are reported to the required departments/agencies and all documents are distributed.
5. Oversees the installation, maintenance and auditing of all security, fire protection equipment and develops hazards control practices and programs.
6. Assist with conducting industrial hygiene monitoring for the facility.
7. Adhere to and enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and HACCP requirements.
8. Serve as an active member of the plant’s Safety Committee.
9. Leads incident and /or injury investigations in conjunction with line and staff personnel.
10. Manages workers compensation programs and guidelines in conjunction with Human Resources
11. Reviewing new/modified equipment/processes for Health and Safety purposes as needed.
12. Develop and maintain safety and environmental policies for the plant.
13. New hire training and orientation.
14. Investigate safety related incidents.
15. Provide weekly tool box training topics.
16. Provide safety training to contractors.
17. Conduct/administer monthly safety training.
18. Implements audit systems which focus on accountability and corrective action.
19. Implements programs to improve plant safety performance in order to meet plant goals.
20. Prepares monthly EHS reports summarizing key statistics, data and training activities/needs.

Education: BS in industrial hygiene, safety or environmental science is preferred; or relevant experience.

Related Experience: Preferred minimum of 1-5 years experience in a manufacturing environment.

Skills: Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Power Point; Proficient in navigating OSHA, EPA and other key HSE regulations/web sites.  Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.

Competencies: 

1. Problem solving to enable the development and execution of cost effective solutions to minimize/eliminate risk.

2. Creativity to enable the use of tools, resources, programs, processes and solutions as required.

3. Presentation skills to enable effective training and communication to all levels of the organization.

4. Written and oral communication skills to enable the use of multiple communication media (workbooks, presentations, reports, etc.) as needed.

5. Change management skills are important to drive and sustain improvement in a fast-paced and changing work environment.

Physical:  Must be able to conduct plant walkthroughs and inspections/audits up to 4 hours at a time, to include walking and climbing up/down stairs and ladders (portable, fixed).

Sensory:  Must have the appropriate level of sensory acuity (visual, hearing, speaking, smell and touch) to be able to identify and react to normal, abnormal and alarm conditions (chemicals, temperature, etc.)

Mental/Reasoning: Must be able to logically and methodically work through and break down complex problems and processes to enable effective communication with all levels of the organization.

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Stratas Foods is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee in any manner prohibited by law, including but not limited to, on the basis of race or color, religion, gender, age, genetic information, national origin/ancestry, mental or physical disability, family status/marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, and any other legally protected status.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision-The Employer will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Employer’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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