Manufacturing EHS Leader

Jackson's Food Company; Muskego (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson’s Food Company is seeking an EHS Manager to lead environmental, health, and safety programs on-site. You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and HR to prevent injuries, reduce risk, and foster a proactive culture across three shifts.

The role emphasizes risk assessments, incident investigations, training, audits, and corrective actions using a hierarchy-of-controls approach while maintaining OSHA compliance and recordkeeping.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years in manufacturing safety/EHS with hands-on floor exposure.
• Implemented or maintained a comprehensive site safety program (training, audits, investigations, corrective actions).
• Partnered effectively with Operations and Maintenance on guarding and LOTO upgrades and behavior reinforcement.
• Experience in OSHA recordkeeping, dashboards, audit logs, action trackers.
• Machine safety & LOTO expertise: equipment-specific procedures, group LOTO, annual audits, guarding verification.
• Flexibility with shift coverage to regularly touch all three shifts and manage multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the site Safety & Health Program; update written procedures (HazCom, LOTO, Machine Guarding, PPE, Confined Space, Hot Work) and maintain an annual audit/inspection calendar.
• Lead LOTO and machine safeguarding: maintain equipment-specific LOTO procedures and annual verifications; verify guarding effectiveness at point-of-operation and power-transmission hazards; coach authorized/affected employees.
• Plan and deliver new-hire and refresher safety training across all shifts; maintain accurate records and ensure training is delivered in language employees understand.
• Conduct incident and near-miss investigations using root-cause methods; document OSHA 300/300A/301 and verify corrective action effectiveness.
• Coordinate emergency readiness (EAP, first aid/CPR/AED, spill response) and lead drills with multi-shift coverage.
• Coordinate external consultations/audits and regulatory reporting as applicable; host visitors/contractors and ensure permit-to-work controls.

Skills

Safety leadership

Risk assessment

Incident investigations

Training delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Jackson’s Food Company is seeking an EHS Manager to lead environmental, health, and safety programs on-site. You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and HR to prevent injuries, reduce risk, and foster a proactive culture across three shifts.

The role emphasizes risk assessments, incident investigations, training, audits, and corrective actions using a hierarchy-of-controls approach while maintaining OSHA compliance and recordkeeping.