Pay Type Salaried State: KY City: Owensboro Area of Interest: Health and Safety Exempt or Non-Exempt: Exempt Requisition Number 2251 Job Title Occupational Health Specialist - 3rd shift Job Description
We're expanding! Swedish Match North America LLC, develops, manufactures, and sells quality products with market leading brands such as ZYN nicotine pouches and other smokeless tobacco products. Our vision is “ A world without cigarettes ,” and our mission is to provide adult consumers with alternatives that are enjoyable, but have a lower risk than smoking. We are one of the fastest growing consumer-packaged goods (CPG) producers and ZYN is the number one selling nicotine pouch in the US. In order to continually promote and create innovative products that support our vision we are currently seeking an Occupational Health Specialist - 3rd shift for our Owensboro, KY manufacturing facility.
Major Responsibilities Include:
• Coordinates the delivery of worksite health and medical services focusing on strategies that optimize health and prevent injuries and illnesses.
• Administers quality care in collaboration with internal and external members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provides non-emergent assessment and treatment of occupational and non-occupational injuries and illnesses.
• Coordinates Workers Compensation and Case management services for the injured worker achieving optimal outcomes in a cost-effective manner.
• Assists with implementation and coordination of safety policies and practices.
• Assists with investigating safety related incidents and working with resources to determine root-cause and develop corrective actions.
• Collaborates with management team, employees, and contracted services to carry out safety program activities.
• Assists in data collection and recording for safety regulatory compliance.
• Functions as a disability case management (i.e. Short-term, Long-term, FML, and Workers Compensation) resource for the P&C department.
• Facilitates successful return-to-work strategies through coordination of transitional work assignments.
• Maintains health records, ensuring that records are complete and accurate, safeguarding the confidentiality of all employee information.
• Implements occupational health policies maintaining consistency with the Company's general policies.
• Manages leaves of absences and attendance programs for Owensboro hourly workforce.
• Implements programs related to new employee orientation, bloodborne pathogens, respirator compliance, and injury/illness management & prevention.
• Coordinates and completes occupational medical surveillance testing including respirator medical clearance, BBP exposure monitoring, and other testing as appropriate.
• Implements Drug/Alcohol testing program for the Owensboro facility and serves as a liaison for the Company's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) in Owensboro.
• Serve as a member of the Owensboro Crisis Management team.
• Provide HR related training and reporting, as needed.
Requirements
Education: Nursing, Occupational Health & Safety, or medical related degree preferred.
Experience: Two (2) years of medical, health or safety related experience preferred.
Skill:
• Must possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills and the ability to meet and interact with the entire employee population.
• Strong computer, oral and written communication, and problem solving skills are essential.
• Must be able to exercise initiative within the scope of assigned authority.
• Strong customer service skills and ability to maintain confidentiality, a must.
• Must be able to work in a variety of work environments including dusty environments, flavoring areas, temperature extremes, etc.
Other:
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Must be able to occasionally move about in the work area as needed to access files, office machinery, work areas, etc. This includes moving extended distances.
• Must be able to operate a computer and other office machinery.
• Must be able to occasionally ascend / descend stairs or a ladder.
• Must be able to occasionally position self to maintain files or employees positioned close to the ground.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
• Must be able to work a variety of shift hours, particularly during the evenings.
• Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Must be able to see and respond to emergency medical situations.  This includes observing details at a close range.
• Must be able to work 10:30pm - 7:00am, with occasional varying shift coverage
Benefits for New Hires:
Swedish Match offers competitive salaries, flexible benefits program, medical, dental, and vision, life insurance, paid bonding leave, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, matching 401(k), profit sharing, paid vacation, 12 paid holidays...and more!
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet