EHSS Supervisor

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

As our EHSS Supervisor you’ll design and implement impactful health, safety, and environmental programs, championing a proactive, zero-accident culture. You’ll work collaboratively with HR and management to support safe return-to-work practices, oversee OSHA compliance, and empower employee-led safety initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Champion safety culture with zero accident mentality
• Actively co-manage with HR and managers the return-to-work program and associated workers compensation claims for work related injured temporary and full-time Aspire employees
• Integrate and manage written Safety programs, policies and procedures that comply with legal and Aspire corporate policies and guidelines
• Develop a strong relationship and facilitate employee-led behavior-based safety process in a team-based environment
• Conduct regular safety audits, identify and evaluate hazards in the workplace and recommend solutions to minimize or eliminate risk.
• Proactively identifying opportunities for improvement in all areas of safety. Lead accident investigations and maintain all OSHA reporting
• Support all accident and near miss investigations to uncover root cause and track completion of corrective actions.
• Track, analyze and report safety performance results.
• Follow through with respective department managers and employees on all safety-related suggestions and feedback
• Coordinate and conduct emergency drills and training exercises
• Lead 100% completion of Safety and Environmental calendar items
• Lead Bakery Safety Training Programs to ensure compliance
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school Diploma or GED is required. Bachelor’s degree in safety or advanced certification preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years comprehensive safety experience with an extensive background in manufacturing environment preferably food industry
• Ability to flex to work all hours, shifts as well as weekends as needed
• Use a computer more than 25% of total work time
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• MS office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Bilingual preferred
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Shift: 1st

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.