Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Sara Lee Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, brand-name products for consumers throughout the world. The Corporation has operations in 58 countries and markets branded products in nearly 200 nations. Sara Lee Corporation employs 137,000 people worldwide.

Sara Lee markets some of the world's best loved brands, including Sara Lee®, Hillshire Farm®, Chef Pierre®, Douwe Egberts®, and Superior Coffee®.  Sara Lee Food & Beverage is proud to be the second-largest producer of fresh bread and baked goods, fourth-largest producer of frozen baked goods, and No. 2 producer of frozen desserts in the United States.  As an integral member of our Supply Chain team, you will:Plan, organize, and control the safety functions of the plant to ensure that an effective accident prevention program is maintained and that appropriate measures are taken to comply with corporate, OSHA/EPA, and related safety/environmental policies and directives. Essential Functions:Identifies and evaluates hazardous conditions and practices and develop hazard control practices and programs.Reviews proposed CERs and approve them from a safety/environmental perspective.Works closely with Engineering and Maintenance departments ensuring safety/environmental compliance of projects and equipment.Manages the medical department.Provides guidance on required training to all affected personnel and monitor compliance in the conduction of the training.Assists in communicating hazard control information and evaluate effectiveness of the control.Assists line and staff management in understanding OSHA/EPA regulations and standards, including guidance on handling OSHA/EPA compliance, inspections, and citations.Investigates compliance issues in conjunction with line and staff personnel.  Notify top management of pertinent details.Guides and assists plant personnel at locations with critical environmental, safety and health issues.Reviews plant incident statistics and makes recommendations for correction of problem areas.Plans and directs safety/environmental service companies and insurance carriers to obtain optimum results.Works with trade and professional organizations to promote goals and objectives in the health and safety/environmental area which affect company’s business.Assesses new developments in the environmental, health, and safety field which may have application to the company’s operations.Establishes target areas, long range prevention, and cost control objectives.Keeps informed on current developments of federal and state safety/environmental laws likely to affect the company.Acts as ranking company representative in dealing with government agencies in environmental, safety, and health matters affecting the company.Manages security function at the facilityManages the Support Services department which encompasses waste management, bailing, and outside grounds.Communicates with corporate environmental, safety, and health department regarding program results and any issues that may arise. Additional Responsibilities:Works with first aid on worker’s compensation issues to follow high cost or precedent setting cases.Assists cost control efforts, participate in manufacturing improvement committees and the like.Conducts periodic inspections of plant machinery, equipment, and working conditions to ensure conformance to appropriate safety and sanitary standards and regulations. Adheres to good safety practices, food safety policies, general company rules, regulations, and policies.Employee may also be required to perform various other tasks associated with the position as assigned by General Manager. Strong verbal, written, analytical, and persuasive skills and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and management in a professional manner.Demonstrates good judgment and critical decision making skills.Employee must be a part of the operations team and strive for the success of the total plant/company operation.


Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health, and Safety or related field with 3-5 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.
Knowledge of casualty insurance and medical claims management.
Experience with behavior based safety preferred.
Previous food manufacturing experience preferred.
Previous experience negotiating OSHA and EPA penalties preferred.
Strong verbal, written, analytical, and persuasive skills and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and management.


An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer