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Health & Safety
Lead safety committee, drive safety initiatives and Health and safety program for the company. Create a positive culture by role modeling appropriate behaviors and encouraging teams to speak up about safety
Develop and maintain a cohesive Health & Safety training program for all employees, including new hire orientation.
Ensure compliance with all safety requirements, company policies, and regulatory standards (OSHA, Cal OSHA).
Lead ISO 45001 certification and manage the Integrated Management System (IMS) for safety.
Conduct regular safety inspections, incident reporting, and contractor safety management.
Foster a positive safety culture, encouraging open communication and proactive hazard reporting.
Engage with MH safety community, share learnings and submit key initiatives.
Ensure monthly/quarterly departmental inspections as outlined in company procedures of reporting.
Develop the contractor safety management program and ensure all contractors understand and adhere to the program.
Ensure proper management of site risks to ensure the successful achievement of site safety goals.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation, including proper records of all safety training. Annual update, training, communication of IIPP. Support compliance with all safety requirements, company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements to maintain a safe working environment.
Report all hazards, incidents, injuries and near misses in accordance with the relevant procedures.
Respond to critical incidents and other events as required.
Coordinate with key stakeholders on the CAPEX issuance process (preparation submission, progress, …) for projects related to Health and Safety.
Maintain relationships with vendors, maintain safety standards with OSHA and Cal OSHA
Environment
Lead sustainability committee (Soils, Water, Packaging and Waste, H&S, Energy, Carbon footprint, CSR, Workplace wellness working streams)
Foster an engaging sustainability culture to ensure all departments work to achieve environmental initiatives and continuously improve
Lead environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives, including Napa Green Winery Certification and other relevant local certifications.
Support and maintain a cohesive internal Sustainability training program.
Develop and execute environmental projects to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and support company growth.
Proactive implementation and monitoring of EHS performance through SEA risk management and living soils/green book KPIs
Oversee ISO 14001 & 50001 certification processes and maintain compliance with all environmental regulations.
Establish annual objectives for Environment and Energy.
Collect, evaluate and report environmental data performance via (e.g., Cascade Report, LVMH Environmental Report, annual Energy report and performance).
Ensure environmental regulatory compliance
Ensure all contractors understand and adhere to site requirements to reduce impact of site SEAs.
Identify investment opportunities to reduce environmental impact.
Compliance
Maintain Domestic water, Wastewater & Stormwater (ISWPP) compliance to include monthly monitoring, record keeping, and system management.
Ensure federal, state and county compliance required for compliance related projects as needed.
Respond to critical incidents and other events as required.
Support monthly departmental inspections as outlined in company procedures for all EHS needs.
Financials & Expenditures management:
Responsible for all PO creation for relevant cost centers.
Monitor and report on the annual expenditure and capital budgets in conjunction with the financial team
Work closely with all teams to identify cost efficiencies and waste reduction
Identify cost opportunities on a continual basis
People and culture:
Communicate as needed with all departments.
Train and build EHS staff (internal and external) as needed.
Lead, manage and develop technical skills of the team – identify development opportunities and a training plan for the team and coach towards new skill development.
Strong strategic planning and organizational abilities.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on root cause identification and corrective action.
Ability to drive continuous improvement and foster a health & safety, quality-focused culture
Proficiency in quality metrics analysis and reporting.
Requirements
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in EHS or related field
Master’s Degree in EHS or related field is a plus
Languages:
English required, Spanish and/or French a plus.
Professional experience & know how:
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Environment, Health & Safety fields, including ISO experience. Ability to navigate local city, county, state and federal guidelines for winery and hospitality facility operations.
Technical & management skills:
Abilityto create spreadsheets and dashboards that allow for the monitoring of department budget.
Ability to create and adhere to ISO certification process.
Computer skills to include Power Point, Word Processing, and utilization of data base information, Excel.
Personal & interpersonal skills:
Provide dynamic leadership to all employees of Chandon California in terms of Environment, Health and Safety matters.
Ability to work safely, including the proper use of protective equipment, handling hazardous chemicals, driving of forklifts, and use of confined space equipment.
Strong skills when it comes to priority setting, dealing with ambiguity, and managing vision and purpose.
Smooth & clear communicator able to fit comfortably with multiple teams and effectively manage third party contractors. Strong project management skills are required for this role.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Wellness Resources
$85,000 - $110,000, 10% Performance Bonus
