Location: Benson,NC, USA
**Overview**
**About Berry**
At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information, visit our website , or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
**Responsibilities**
Purpose:Ensure the safety and security of all people who enter the site. Leads all safety improvement process activities for the facility in support ofBerry Globalsafety missionstatement, core values, and safety absolutes. Provides professional knowledge andexpertisein the administration and support of environmental health and safety programs. Responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of environmental health and safety programs, and sustainability to assure compliance with regulatory agency guidelines and institutional policies.
**Qualifications**
+ Lead the development, review, approval, interpretation and implementation of safety rules, programs, orders, policies, standards,guidesand documents.
+ Lead sustainability efforts for the site.
+ Identifyand communicate EHS&S issues tosite leadership team, Berrymanagement, and other stakeholders. Assistin the resolution of issues.
+ Champion employee empowerment toidentifyand address safety concerns, and generatenew ideasrelated to safety and health.
+ Develop,implementand sustainBerryemployee involvement programs such as project teams, committees, and internal training.
+ Create andmaintainreporting mechanisms for site level sustainability efforts and results.
+ Coordinate with the HR Dept. to improve and sustain employee morale and safety ownership.
+ Provide immediate first aid and coordinate with health care providers for injuries.
+ Lead plant and/or department level EHS audits, self-assessmentsand inspections.
+ Lead plant incident and plant non-conformanceinvestigations, andensure closure of corrective actions.
+ Ensure relevant safety and environmental compliance records aremaintainedfor completeness and verify accuracy of records.
+ Obtain data and analyze injury/illness and safety non-conformance trends. Use data toestablishaction plans and goals for improvement.
+ Lead and ensure required documentation emergency preparedness planning and response activities.
+ Participate in defining safety training requirements for employees.
+ Conduct safety training or verify training delivery by qualified individuals.
+ Conduct and/or coordinate internal and external inspections of the facility to assess and ensure compliance with federal, state, local, insurance and internal safety requirements. Ensure closure ofidentifiednon-conformances.
+ Effectively interact with all internal functional job levels and with external agencies and resources in order to maximize the effectiveness of the safety improvement process.
+ Coordinate with andassistsmanagementregardingergonomics, job safety analyses, incident investigations, and employee suggestions.
+ Maintain OSHA log and other required records. Ensure compliance with allpostingrequirements.
+ Maintain,postand distribute safety and environmental performance charts.
+ Analyze incident statistics toidentifytrends andestablishnecessary precautions and changes needed.
+ Assistin the management of workers compensation cases.
+ Maintain and increase professional knowledge and expertise related to the fields of environmental protection, occupational health, and industrial safety through annual professional development.
+ Other duties as assigned.
1. **Qualifications:** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilityrequired. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
+ Education:Bachelors degree or above in a related field oranequivalent combination of related training,educationand experience
+ Certifications: Current or able to qualify for CPR/First Aid/BPP certifications. Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other safety certification preferred. Six Sigma certification preferred (green or black belt). Environmental certification (REM) preferred.
+ Experience: Minimum 3 years within a manufacturing environment, preferably in a Safety capacity.
+ Physical / Cognitive Requirements.
+ While preforming the duties of this job, the employee isfrequentlyrequired to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects or tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear, smell. The employee must periodically lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilitiesrequired bythe jobinclude close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee willfrequentlyclimb up the three levels above floor level.
1. **Equipment** **:** Knowledgeof and skills in the use of office machines (computer and copier) and business procedures. Manufacturing equipment to include extrusion equipment, winders, instrumentation & controls, Fanucroboticequipment, hydraulics, pneumatics, and other normal manufacturing tools.
1. **Work Environment:** While performing duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time; dust; heat;humidity, odors. The noise level in the work environment varies and hearing protection isrequiredin some work areas. The employee isoccasionallyexposed to extremelyhigh-speedmachinery with open inward turning rolls, extremely hot surface areas, and moving lift truck traffic.
1. **Internal and External Contacts** **:** Thisposition willinterfacewith the plant workforce and management team. There could also be interaction with outside contractors as needed.
1. **Disclaimer:** The above statements are included to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed. The above statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, andskills,required ofthe incumbent in this position. Managementretainsthe discretion to add or change the duties of this position at any time.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. (
**Location** _US-NC-BENSON_
**Job ID** _2024-25058_
**Position Type** _Regular Full-Time_
**Category** _Environmental/Health/Safety_
**Location : Address** _1203 CHICOPEE RD_