Associate Health, Safety and Environmental Manager - Murfreesboro, TN Plant

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Associate Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager is a critical role responsible for developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) programs, with a specialized focus on ensuring robust Process Safety Management (PSM) compliance and best practices. This role champions a proactive safety culture, drives environmental stewardship, and ensures regulatory adherence across all site operations. This position will be instrumental in identifying, evaluating, and controlling HSE and process-related risks to protect employees, the environment, and company assets.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Safety

• Ensure compliance relating to all state and federal regulations established for our business unit's employees and existing equipment
• Oversee and lead required safety inspections, PM's, etc. within our comprehensive HSE database (GSTEMS)
• Develop, mentor and guide plant safety teams
• Actively participate in site safety committees
• Lead facility regulatory safety training and maintain required training records
• Lead new employee safety orientation training sessions
• Positively influence and develop site safety culture through Safety Leadership 2.0 and Human and Organizational Performance principles
• Support partially or in whole, the health and success of Murfreesboro's Process Safety Management (PSM), Risk Management Plan (RMP) and Fryer Safety Management (FSM) programs:
  • Pillsbury Anhydrous Ammonia PSM Program
  • Pillsbury Anhydrous Ammonia RMP Program
  • Pillsbury Ethyl Alcohol PSM Program
  • Pillsbury Doboy (Strudel Department) Fryer Safety Management Program
  • Pillsbury Jingle Department Fryer Safety Management Program
• Reinforces and motivates adherence to processes and standards (PSM, FSM, RMP, RAGAGEP, etc.) without compromise
• Must possess the ability to deliberately engage and coach team members and partners to help them grow and safely deliver results
• Demonstrate rigor and leadership in bringing discipline, standards, and governance to Murfreesboro's safety programs
• Demonstrates tactical leadership skills to ensure regulatory compliance, program adherence, and process rigor
• Assist with Worker's Compensation

Environmental

• Ensure compliance relating to all state and federal regulations established for business unit's employees and existing equipment
• Maintain and enhance a comprehensive Environmental Management System
• Manage the environmental-related audit processes to ensure compliance
• Lead and manage sustainability efforts
• Manage chemical handling and associated state and federal reporting requirements
• Coordinate environmental training
• Disseminate environmental expertise throughout the plant organization through special training activities and by identifying best practices
• Lead/support all phases of environmental related capital projects within the desired scope, schedule, and budgetary guidelines
• Provide project management leadership interfacing with key stakeholders. Partnership with maintenance, operations, and support departments in the execution and analysis of project efforts
• Actively participate in corporate wide environmental activities

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Health, Safety, and Environment (or related field)
• 5+ years of related work experience
• Computer literacy including use of Microsoft Office, Maximo, GSTEMS and SAP
• Knowledge of safe work practices (LOTO, confined space, hot work, PSM)
• Knowledge of environmental programs and permitting processes
• Knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.