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Associate Director, Safety And Environmental

Kraft Foods Inc.

Kraft Foods Group is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.

Kraft provides reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  Applicants who need accommodation in the job application process should contact 847-646-6044 to request assistance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABOUT KRAFT FOODS GROUP
 
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRFT) is one of North America’s largest consumer packaged food and beverage companies, with annual revenues of more than $18 billion. With the spirit of a startup and the soul of a powerhouse, Kraft has an unrivaled portfolio of products in the beverages, cheese, refrigerated meals and grocery categories. The company’s iconic brands include Kraft, CapriSun, JELL-O, Kool-Aid, Lunchables, Maxwell House,Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Planters and Velveeta. Kraft’s 22,500 employees in the U.S. and Canada have a passion for making the foods and beverages people love. Kraft is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the NASDAQ-100 indices.  For more information, visit www.kraftfoodsgroup.com and www.facebook.com/kraft.
 
Responsible for oversight and direction of all Safety and Environmental (S&E) programs and process at the Business Unit level.  Approves location specific annual improvement plans and action plans to address non-conformance and compliance issues.  Primary advisor to VP, ISC on S&E issues.  Primary contact point for all plant SSE Managers, Plants Managers and other S&E stakeholders on technical S&E matters.   Drives and monitors facility performance via key identified measures and objectives.  Sets standards for performance and continuous improvement.  Priorities BU capital spending for S&E projects.
  • In conjunction with the VP, ISC and other BU functions, develops the annual BU safety and environmental improvement plan. Develops performance standards and recommends the methods of accomplishing those standards for the BU’s.  Highlights key improvement opportunities on a location basis. Understands broader relevant technical requirements in S&E. Capable of understanding local compliance details where they might exist.    
  • Leads, for the BU, the development of systems and processes to achieve and exceed compliance with all S&E requirements and company policies. Assesses plants performance against internal and external auditing standards.
  • Understands and ensures Risk Assessments in S&E are performed to minimize or eliminate accidents, asset losses, and environmental issues that might cause harm to one of the company’s employees, contractors, visitors, assets, or reputation. Provides cost effective alternatives and solutions to unacceptable risks surfaced from the plants. Manages BU capital for S&E projects and tracks against open issues.
  • Provides safety and environmental expertise and recommendations to the VP, ISC and other BU functions. Develops or acquires custom tools to address specific issues.  Monitors the performance of the plant based SSE Managers and teams that are typically used to execute the specific work activities that drive the process improvements. Communicates both up and down as well as across the BU. Serves as the primary S&E technical resource.
  • Ensures training and coaching is taking place to ensure Safety, Security and Environmental standards and awareness are well understood throughout the BU organization. Maintains tracks and deploys best practices to drive performance improvement.
  • Oversees the personal development plans of the plant based SSE Managers and participates in the KFG succession planning process.
  • Conducts or oversees investigations into high gravity incidents and ensures the quality and outcomes of investigations continuously improve at each facility. Responds and assists in the management, investigation and follow up of any Special Situation.
  • Reviews facility annual plans to ensure, if they are properly executed, continuously improving results will follow. Sets plant targets S&E with VP, ISC and Plant Managers.  Carefully monitors KPI’s/EPI’s monthly. Intervenes quickly in facilities where plans or results are not on track.   
Accountability:
  • Total incident rate
  • Sustainability metric (energy, water, waste, transportation)
  • Workers compensation
  • Property insurance
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 10 years technical knowledge in safety and environmental – includes safety and environmental management systems, regulatory compliance and sustainability
  • 5 years workers compensation case management and workers compensation regulations
  • 2 years business continuity planning
  • 5 years property conservation
Competencies/Abilities:
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. is an equal employment employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans, and disabled individuals. As an equal opportunity employer, Kraft Foods Group, Inc. is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the American’s with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 847 646-6044 for assistance.


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