Environmental Health Safety Specialist (Biotech)

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist - onsite role with 2 positions available (Bennettsville and Mullins SC).

At SOPAKCO, we are dedicated to innovation in the food industry. As a leading provider of ready-to-eat meals, commonly referred to as MREs, to the U.S. military, we have established ourselves as a pioneering food processing company for major national and international brands.

Summary: Implementing EHS (Environmental, Health, and Safety) programs and plans is essential to reinforcing our safety-first culture. Our goal is to continuously improve our ability to prevent serious injuries, fatalities, and environmental incidents while ensuring compliance with relevant EHS regulations. This position falls under the direct oversight of the Director of Corporate Safety and is functionally supported by the Plant Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:
· Implement organization Safety programs to ensure a safe, healthy, and zero-incident work environment, including ensuring compliance with SOPAKCO safety policies by all staff, contractors, and visitors.
· Communicate safety issues, concerns, and policy changes to all plant personnel, including conducting safety and/or regulatory training for facility personnel, visitors, and/or contractors.
· Inspect assigned facility area(s) to ensure compliance with EHS policies and procedures and applicable local, state/provincial, and federal rules and regulations.
· Provides documentation and oversight with site-specific regulatory programs, including but not limited to those deemed necessary by OSHA.
· Responsible for collecting, maintaining, and organizing regulatory records.
· Track injuries and equipment damage events.
· Assist management with accident investigations to identify causes and determine how such accidents might be prevented.
· Support environmental sustainability throughout the assigned facility.
· Provides support in enforcing policies and procedures to reduce or eliminate high-potential exposures.
· Provide support to the facility's Loss Prevention Control inspection process, with an emphasis on fire prevention and fire protection equipment.
· Executes response plans in the event of an environmental emergency.
· Implements fire protection and security systems to protect property from loss.

Education/Experience:
· Degree preferred or up to 3 years of safety or environmental experience required.
· Prefer demonstrated experience with making improvements in SIF potential incidents (Serious Injury, Fatality) and HPEs (High Potential Exposures).
· Prefer successfully applying EHS standards, complying with regulations, and promoting a safe working environment.
· Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
· Strong facilitation/presentation skills with the ability to influence others.
· Demonstrated proficiency in using personal computers and related business software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
· Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the US. Position not eligible for sponsorship.

EEO/AA SOPAKCO is an equal-opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a disabled individual, or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.