Health and Safety Manager

Position Title: Health and Safety Manager Position Type: Regular - Full-Time Location: Wisconsin Rapids, WI (Plover Fry Facility) Requisition ID: 40092 About the role. The Health and Safety Manager provides strategic guidance to site leadership and oversees the implementation of safety programs, standards, and procedures. This role drives a strong safety culture, ensures regulatory compliance, and maintains readiness for emergencies, audits, and crisis situations while supporting continuous improvement across all health, safety, and security practices. Accountabilities: Drive a Culture of Safety: Champion a culture of care, accountability, and zero harm by engaging employees at all levels. Partner with site leadership to embed health and safety as a core organizational value and promote proactive, safe work behaviors. Ensure Regulatory & Company Compliance: Oversee compliance with all local, state, and federal health and safety requirements. Serve as the primary site contact for regulatory inspections and collaborate with corporate teams, legal partners, and community resources to maintain compliance for employees and contractors. Provide Strategic Leadership: Act as a strategic partner and subject matter expert in behavior-based safety, injury prevention, and continuous improvement. Lead change initiatives that elevate performance and strengthen the site’s safety culture. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, maintenance, food safety, quality, and other functions to ensure new products, projects, and operations align with site safety standards and risk-reduction goals. Implement Safety Programs & Systems: Lead the implementation and ongoing management of the company’s health & safety frameworks, including Key Elements of Safety (KES) and cultural assessments. Facilitate employee involvement, safety committees, and supervisory training to build a strong safety foundation. Develop and Sustain Programs: Leverage internal and external resources to advance comprehensive health, safety, and security programs. Monitor industry trends and emerging regulations to keep the site informed and prepared. Advance Continuous Improvement: Apply continuous improvement disciplines and participate in activities such as Kaizen events and safety-focused training. Support the use of Management Daily Improvement (MDI) tools to strengthen safety performance. Measure Performance: Build and utilize tools to track and improve leading and lagging indicators, ensuring data-driven decision-making and performance transparency. Manage Workers’ Compensation: Partner with Human Resources to oversee workers’ compensation processes and support safe return-to-work initiatives. Lead Health, Wellness & Prevention Programs: Plan, budget, and execute initiatives that prevent injuries and illnesses and promote employee well-being, both on and off the job. Oversee Site Security: Ensure compliance with company and regulatory security requirements. Manage site security systems, conduct regular audits, and implement corrective actions. Support food safety and security efforts as needed. Emergency Preparedness: Maintain and update site emergency action and crisis management plans. Lead annual reviews and coordinate emergency response drills to ensure readiness. Perform Additional Duties: Carry out other responsibilities as required to support site and corporate health and safety objectives. Supervisory Responsibilities Lead and develop the site Safety Coordinator(s). Report directly to the Plant Manager with a dotted-line relationship to the Regional Director of Health & Safety. Serve as a key influencer in shaping and sustaining the site’s health and safety culture. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety, or Certified Safety Professional (CSP). A minimum of 7 years of progressive and applicable experience in the field is required. Working knowledge of Federal and State occupational health & safety requirements and worker’s compensation. Training experience and bilingual language skills are a plus. ISO Management Systems experience is preferred. Good working knowledge of human resources and health & safety information systems. Skills: Thrives in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision; demonstrates strong leadership, initiative, and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to drive sustainable organizational change and build effective cross-functional teams. Communicates clearly and influences effectively across all levels of the organization, from corporate leadership to front-line employees. Able to think strategically and tactically, and transition seamlessly between both. Solid technical understanding of health and safety and its integration with production, engineering, food safety, and quality functions. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and verbal/written communication skills; highly detail-oriented and results-driven. Capable of simplifying and explaining complex regulatory or technical information for all employees. Able to achieve results within both direct and dotted-line leadership structures. Supports, leads, and maintains the company’s management system. Leads continuous improvement activities (MDI) to enhance safety performance. Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with EMIS/Intelex or similar platforms. About McCain. At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain! Leadership Principles. Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles. We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success. We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success. We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together. We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain. The McCain experience We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually—your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we’re better together. #LI-TN1 Compensation Package: $97,500.00 - $130,000.00 97,500.00 USD annually + Bonus eligibility The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process. Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home. McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions. Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree that this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here. Job Family: Manufacturing Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Wisconsin Rapids Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.