Plant Safety Leader: Elevate Risk & Compliance

Leprino; Allendale Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunities

Life/Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

Tuition assistance

Vacation and paid holidays

401(k) with profit sharing

Job summary

Leprino seeks a Plant Industrial Safety Leader at our Allendale facility to drive safety and health programs, reducing risk and injuries across plant operations. You will partner with plant leadership, Corporate Safety, and regulators to strengthen practices and involve employees in safety initiatives.

The role covers OSHA compliance, risk assessment, training, incident investigations, and continuous improvement of safety measures across processes and equipment changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Safety Management or related field.
• Five years of professional safety experience in manufacturing.
• One year of experience leading, mentoring, or delegating work to others.
• Working knowledge of federal and state health and safety regulations, including OSHA 29 CFR 1910 General Industry Standards.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and supporting injury prevention and corrective-action programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the plant's safety and health programs, including injury prevention, risk reduction, regulatory compliance, safety education, and emergency preparedness.
• Develop and facilitate new-hire orientation, compliance training, job-specific safety education, train-the-trainer programs, and ongoing safety communications.
• Conduct workplace inspections and hazard assessments, coordinate required equipment and permit inspections, and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Analyze injury and safety trends, conduct risk-ranking activities, and lead employee safety teams focused on inspections, investigations, ergonomics, emergency preparedness, and other improvement opportunities.
• Partner with plant leaders, supervisors, and frontline employees to strengthen safety practices and increase employee involvement throughout the facility.
• Implement and maintain programs that support federal, state, and local safety requirements, including OSHA regulations, required reporting, and recordkeeping.
• Represent the plant during OSHA, EPA, and applicable state regulatory inspections and coordinate responses with plant and corporate leadership.
• Lead incident/near-miss investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and communication of key learnings across the plant.
• Review proposed plant and equipment changes to identify safety risks and support management-of-change activities before implementation.
• Partner with Engineering and Maintenance to strengthen Process Safety Management (PSM), Risk Management Plan (RMP), and HAZMAT programs.
• Coordinate HAZMAT certification and refresher training, emergency-response drills, PSM committee meetings, emergency-response planning, and relationships with local response agencies.
• Lead and mentor plant safety employees while partnering closely with the Plant Manager, Corporate Safety, and functional leaders across the facility.

Skills

Safety leadership

Training & development

Workplace inspections

Regulatory compliance

Root-cause analysis

Employee engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety Management or related field

Job description

Leprino seeks a Plant Industrial Safety Leader at our Allendale facility to drive safety and health programs, reducing risk and injuries across plant operations. You will partner with plant leadership, Corporate Safety, and regulators to strengthen practices and involve employees in safety initiatives.

The role covers OSHA compliance, risk assessment, training, incident investigations, and continuous improvement of safety measures across processes and equipment changes.