Manager, Environmental Health & Safety (Distribution)

Environmental Health and Safety Manager

At SpartanNash, we deliver the ingredients for a better life through customer-focused innovation. We do this for our supply chain customers and U.S. military commissaries, retail store guests and, most importantly, our Associates. In fact, we see a day when each will say, I can't live without them.

Our SpartanNash family of Associates is 20,000 strong, ranging from bakery managers to order selectors; from IT developers to vice presidents of finance; from HR Business Partners to export specialists. Each of them plays an integral role in SpartanNash's People First culture, Operational Excellence and Insights that Drive Solutions. Ready to contribute to the success of our food solutions company?

Location : 850 76th Street S.W. - Byron Center, Michigan 49315

Position Summary :

Protect and enhance the safety of associates and site environmental sustainability by leading the development and implementation of best-in-class EH&S processes. Foster culture of caring where safety is ingrained as a core value. Develop, support, coach and lead functional EH&S talent, teams and leaders to continuously improve performance. Ensure compliance of all EH&S aspects and set strategies for overall success in alignment with corporate policy and common practices.

Here's What You'll Do :

• Ensure continuous improvement of company's culture, ingrain zero loss mindset and EH&S as a core value across the company.
• Manage, develop and implement programs, policies and procedures to support best-in-class EH&S performance.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local safety and environmental rules, laws and regulations and licensing requirements for assigned sites.
• Function as a company liaison with governmental inspectors, agencies, and regulators in the event of inspection to correct deficiencies and to minimize citations / fines for non-compliance when necessary.
• Conduct on-site assessments and assist in the development of actionable solutions to address deficiencies; monitor to ensure appropriate corrective action is taken as necessary.
• Identify cost effective service providers, manage selection and use of third party environmental / safety professional services needed to support programs, systems or special projects.
• Administer and maintain environmental contracts with environmental vendors used for transportation, recycling, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, working with Legal as required.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with operations management, and federal, state and local agency contacts as appropriate.
• Consult with senior business partners to determine and accomplish company objectives; optimize and infuse EH&S awareness and compliance into all business practices through the development and implementation of training programs, communication and other resources.
• Develop and track metrics to measure and evaluate results of EH&S programs; analyze current and historical data to determine significant negative trends and develop plans to address such.
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory changes and laws, industry trends and best safety and environmental practices; communicate new and updated EH&S requirements that impact the company.
• Ensure all government environmental reports are completed and submitted in a timely manner to proper agencies, including all requirements to maintain currency of EH&S regulatory permits.
• Partner with Operations & Technical functions to build a robust ammonia safety program; lead audits and implementation of supporting procedures for PSM / RMP at all applicable sites.
• Manage, coach and develop Safety Specialists, providing direction on goals and objectives in reducing incidents and associated losses.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and levels of work being performed as assigned for this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements; additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Here's What You'll Need :

Physical Requirements : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. May be required to lift and / or move 20 pounds. The associate is frequently required to sit / stand / walk. While performing the duties of this position, the associate is subject to a typical office environment and is rarely exposed to outside weather conditions. Temperatures may vary for those subject to any of the following areas : computer / server room, print shop, production area. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate but may be high in distribution settings. Travel requirements vary by assignment.

As part of our People First culture, SpartanNash is proud to offer a robust and competitive Total Rewards benefits package.

SpartanNash is an Equal Opportunity Employer that invests in Associate development, recognizes and celebrates success, fosters two-way communication, and promotes a sense of belonging. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals, including those with disabilities and Veterans.

We are not able to sponsor work visas for this position.