EHS Specialist - Sevillo

Woodland Foods • West Jordan, UT

1d • $75,000 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Safety Specialist is responsible for supporting and maintaining a safe, compliant, work environment in a fresh-cut, grilling and quick-frozen food processing facility. There is also opportunity to support a spice blending operation at an additional facility. This role focuses on injury prevention, regulatory compliance, employee training, and continuous improvement of safety programs. The ideal candidate has hands-on manufacturing or food processing experience and is comfortable working on the production floor in a fast-paced, cold-environment setting.

Requirements

• 1–5 years of safety experience in manufacturing, food processing, or a related industrial environment
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and general safety principles
• Experience conducting incident investigations and safety training
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with hourly and salaried employees
• Comfortable working in cold, wet, and fast-paced production environments
• Ability to prioritize and learn quickly
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multitask
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills.
• Analytical and mechanically inclined
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Maintenance, Product, QA and Sanitation
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, compliance-driven environment
• Ability to lift 55lbs

Nice To Haves

• Experience in fresh-cut produce, food processing, or refrigerated facilities
• Familiarity with FSMA, GMPs, and food safety systems
• OSHA 30-Hour certification or equivalent (or ability to obtain)
• Associate’s degree, preferably in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health, or related field
• Flexibility to travel as/when required
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Implement, monitor, and enforce safety programs in compliance with OSHA, EPA, and applicable state and local regulations
• Conduct routine safety audits, job hazard analyses (JHAs), and facility inspections
• Support compliance with GMPs, sanitation, and food safety requirements as they relate to employee safety
• Assist with regulatory inspections and internal audits; help prepare corrective action plans
• Investigate workplace injuries, near misses, and safety incidents
• Identify root causes and recommend corrective and preventive actions
• Track and analyze safety metrics (injury rates, trends, corrective actions)
• Deliver safety training for new hires and existing employees (e.g., PPE, lockout/tagout, machine safety, knife safety, ergonomics, chemical handling)
• Support a strong safety culture through employee engagement, coaching, and safety committees
• Ensure training documentation is accurate and up to date
• Assist in maintaining EHS documentation, policies, and procedures
• Support emergency response planning, drills, and preparedness
• Collaborate with operations, sanitation, maintenance, and QA teams to integrate safety into daily activities

Benefits

• medical
• prescription drug plans
• dental
• life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability
• vision insurance
• flexible spending account
• health savings account
• tuition reimbursement
• employee assistance program
• voluntary benefits (hospital, critical illness, personal accident, legal & identify theft)
• 401k with company match
• paid family leave
• paid holidays
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree