Environment, Health and Safety Manager

Gourmet Culinary Partners; Compton (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in food manufacturing is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Manager to oversee safety operations across multiple plants. This role is crucial in developing and maintaining safety plans, conducting inspections, and ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in EH&S within a manufacturing environment and excellent communication skills. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will directly impact workplace safety and employee well-being. If you are passionate about creating a safe work environment and have the required experience, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct EH&S experience in manufacturing required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and OSHA compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain plant safety plans for food manufacturing.
• Conduct safety inspections and manage workers' compensation programs.

Skills

OSHA Compliance

Incident Investigation

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Bilingual (Spanish)

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental or Occupational Health and Safety

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Alchemy LMS

Job description

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Gourmet Culinary Partners provided pay range

This range is provided by Gourmet Culinary Partners. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$85,000.00/yr - $100,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types

Annual Bonus

***Applicants must have direct EH&S responsibility in a manufacturing environment.***

***Applicants must have a stable work history.***

***Food manufacturing experience preferred.***

***100% onsite role in Compton, CA***

The Environmental Health & Safety Manager undertakes operational activities required to meet the site Safety Plans for four food manufacturing plants (CA, IL, GA, NJ). Activities include facilitating the flow of health & safety information and programs, completing Safety projects, audits, and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains plant safety plans.
• Participates in incident and emergency response, investigation, root cause analysis.
• Partners with employees and supervisors to complete investigations, identification of root causes for all incidents.
• Gathers and reports safety and environmental metrics.
• Leads plant safety programs and committee.
• Conducts safety and environmental risk assessments and audits.
• Manages workers’ compensation program to include RTW and associated reporting.
• Administers near miss reporting and correction process (including tracking and closure).
• Implements and oversees employee PPE supply and distribution.
• Communicates plant safety issues and updates.
• Conducts/coordinates training as required.
• Performs safety inspections (LOTO, Confined Space, Egress, Machine Guarding, etc.).
• Participates in implementation, administration, and recordkeeping of all safety aspects to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal safety requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• H.S Diploma or equivalent and 5+ years of direct, formal EH&S experience in manufacturing, or:
• Bachelor’s Degree with specialization in environmental or occupational health and safety or a related field with 3+ years of EH&S experience in manufacturing.
• Food manufacturing highly preferred.
• Spanish bi-lingual highly preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• In-depth knowledge of OSHA Compliance in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with training and facilitation.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Additional Consideration Given for:

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Alchemy LMS experience
• 100% onsite role.
• Up to 25% overnight domestic travel required.
• Refrigerated food manufacturing plant.

While performing the duties of this role, the employee is frequently exposed to extreme cold (40-50 degree refrigerated environment). The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Human Resources, Manufacturing, and Other

Industries

Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Manufacturing