Safety Specialist - Blair, NE

Rethink your impact

Are you passionate about implementing and promoting safe and healthy working conditions? Then you might be our new Safety Specialist.

Work for a cause, not just a company

Novozymes is the world's leading provider of industrial enzymes and microorganisms. Together with our customers, partners, and the global community, we use our innovative thinking and passion for science to boost industries and make everyday products more sustainable for the good of the planet. Our biological solutions enable higher agricultural yields, healthy food consumption, low-temperature washing, energy-efficient production, renewable fuel, and many other biological solutions that the world can benefit from – both today and in years to come. We need people who are eager to try new things, motivated by challenge, and not afraid to fail but driven to try again. And again. We know that original thinking happens when we're given the flexibility to focus and the freedom to fully unfold our individual strengths. This is key to our innovation power. We call it Rethink Tomorrow.

Join us as our new Safety Specialist

As our Novozymes Safety Specialist, you'll support our biotech manufacturing site in Blair by implementing and promoting safe and healthy working conditions as well as recommending measures to reduce or eliminate occupational injuries, illness, and financial losses. You'll collaborate with regional and local Novozymes OH&S specialists to implement safety programs and initiatives. Playing a role in health screening administration will also be important to ensure employee health and safety is in accordance with OSHA and other regulatory guidelines.

Welcome to Blair Operations

In Blair Operations we currently make enzymes that go into biofuels, animal health & nutrition, and more. We are starting up a new state-of-the-art production line at our site in Blair to produce Advanced Proteins Solutions for the Food and Beverage Industry.

In this role you'll make an impact by :

• Implementing, managing and improving safety and hygiene programs and procedures
• Communicating incidents, trends, and findings to plant leadership and regional management as needed
• Tracking and trending Safety Observations
• Participating in Bio-refinery campus emergency response activities including medical first responders, hazardous materials, spill response, and confined space
• Providing input in the engineering design process for equipment modifications or facility improvements to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and to ensure appropriate safety precautions are implemented
• Coordinating and helping conduct safety training and education programs
• Ensuring that appropriate records and reports are developed, maintained, and updated in accordance with federal, local, and internal requirements
• Coordinating Safety walks to inspect and evaluate workplace environments, equipment, and practices to ensure compliance with safety standards
• Recommending measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes or materials
• Implementing a cultural change towards Safety Excellence
• Leading site safety committee
• Supporting local and regional crisis management and business contingency activities
• Supporting the coordination and tracking of annual health screenings
• Assisting with the communication of confidential medical results to employees for ZEAL and health services with the Regional Medical Program Lead
• Coordinating with Novozymes employee managers / supervisors regarding work restrictions and potential temporary accommodations

Potentially relevant experience :

Location : This job will be located in Blair, Nebraska

Expected Salary Range : $72,000 to $105,000

Benefits you will enjoy :

Are you passionate about making a sustainable impact, and do you see yourself in this position? Then unlock your passion and apply today!

Application deadline : August 31, 2023

At Novozymes we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. We recommend you not to attach a cover letter to your application. Instead, please include a few sentences in your resume / CV about why you are applying. To ensure a fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your resume / CV.

Novozymes is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability, or veteran status.

Want to learn more?

Did you know that every year our products help cut global CO2 emissions by around 90 million tons? Learn more about Novozymes, our purpose, and your career opportunities at novozymes.com.

About the company

Novozymes A / S is a global biotechnology company headquartered in Bagsværd outside of Copenhagen, Denmark.

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