Enviormental Health and Saftey Manager
About The Position
The Environmental Health and Safety Manager is primarily responsible for building, leading, and sustaining a proactive safety culture across the organization. This role will go beyond compliance, partnering with leadership and operational teams to embed safety into daily operations, decision-making, and behaviors while ensuring alignment with OSHA, GMP, and company standards. Purpose of Role Set the overall safety vision and strategy. Program ownership, leadership influence, and continuous improvement. Lead cultural change to develop safety as a core value. Holds leaders and teams accountable for safety performance. Proactively identify risks and drive long-term preventive solutions. Partners with leadership to align safety with operational goals. Lead and elevate the safety function, not solely coordinate compliance activities. Support execution, documentation, and day-to-day program administration Safety Culture & Leadership Champion a company-wide safety culture where safety is a shared value and responsibility. Lead by example and influence leaders and employees to prioritize safe behaviors. Encourage open communication, hazard reporting, and employee engagement in safety initiatives. Strategy & Continuous Improvement Develop and implement safety strategies that support operational goals without compromising quality or productivity. Analyze incident trends, near misses, and safety data to drive long-term preventive solutions. Lead root cause investigations and corrective action plans to prevent recurrence. Compliance & Risk Management Ensure compliance with OSHA, GMP, customer and internal safety policies and procedures Conduct and oversee safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments Maintain required safety documentation, training records, and regulatory reporting Training & Engagement Develop, deliver, and coordinate safety training programs across all levels of the organization Partner with leaders to reinforce safety expectations during onboarding and ongoing training Support Safety Committee activities, safety talks, and employee-driven safety initiatives Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with Operations, Quality, HR, and Maintenance to integrate safety into processes and projects
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience in Safety, EHS, Operations, or related field
- 5+ years of safety leadership experience in manufacturing or industrial environments
- Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, GMPs, and workplace safety best practices
- Proven ability to influence leaders and drive cultural change
Nice To Haves
- Safety certifications (e.g., CSP, ASP, OSHA)
- Experience leading safety programs in food manufacturing environments
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
Responsibilities
- Building, leading, and sustaining a proactive safety culture across the organization
- Partnering with leadership and operational teams to embed safety into daily operations, decision-making, and behaviors while ensuring alignment with OSHA, GMP, and company standards
- Setting the overall safety vision and strategy
- Program ownership, leadership influence, and continuous improvement
- Leading cultural change to develop safety as a core value
- Holding leaders and teams accountable for safety performance
- Proactively identifying risks and drive long-term preventive solutions
- Partnering with leadership to align safety with operational goals
- Leading and elevating the safety function, not solely coordinate compliance activities
- Supporting execution, documentation, and day-to-day program administration
- Championing a company-wide safety culture where safety is a shared value and responsibility
- Leading by example and influence leaders and employees to prioritize safe behaviors
- Encouraging open communication, hazard reporting, and employee engagement in safety initiatives
- Developing and implementing safety strategies that support operational goals without compromising quality or productivity
- Analyzing incident trends, near misses, and safety data to drive long-term preventive solutions
- Leading root cause investigations and corrective action plans to prevent recurrence
- Ensuring compliance with OSHA, GMP, customer and internal safety policies and procedures
- Conducting and overseeing safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments
- Maintaining required safety documentation, training records, and regulatory reporting
- Developing, delivering, and coordinating safety training programs across all levels of the organization
- Partnering with leaders to reinforce safety expectations during onboarding and ongoing training
- Supporting Safety Committee activities, safety talks, and employee-driven safety initiatives
- Partnering with Operations, Quality, HR, and Maintenance to integrate safety into processes and projects
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
