Quality, Safety and Environment Manager

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC is seeking a Safety Manager to strengthen our QSE culture across production, warehouse, and distribution settings. You will partner with site leadership and corporate QSE to define policy, implement training, and measure performance to protect employees and the brand.

Responsibilities include developing multi-year QSE strategies, leading audits, and creating systems that drive continuous improvement in safety, health, and environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in QSE Related Science
• Minimum of 5+ years of field QSE experience in warehousing/distribution, manufacturing, or transportation operations
• Strong knowledge/background in QSE, consensus standards and regulatory compliance (OSHA, FMCSA/DOT, CDC, DOH, etc.)
• Strong background in Auditing
• Strong background in Workers Compensation and OSHA Recordkeeping

Responsibilities

• Partners with the Site General Manager/Plant Manager and Corporate QSE to establish and improve QSE culture and goals.
• Verifies the QSE program meets regulatory and stakeholder requirements for production, warehouse, and distribution settings.
• Develops training tools, processes, and programs for the operations QSE team and staff to improve capability and culture.
• Develops annual QSE performance goals (LTIR, TRIR, MFI, CPM, WUR, EUR).
• Creates management routines, audits, and inspections to improve QSE performance across PCs, DCs and business functions.
• Develops and implements policies and routines to assess risk, set goals, drive accountability, and monitor QSE performance.
• Develops multi-year QSE strategies for assigned PCs, DCs, and functions.
• Acts as a SME and driver of QSE initiatives across teams.
• Creates QSE metrics, scorecards, and reporting to improve performance.
• Uses data to identify risks and root causes to prevent incidents and injuries.
• Demonstrates passion for results and relentless execution.

Skills

QSE knowledge

Auditing

Regulatory compliance

MS Office

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in QSE Related Science

CSP or CIH strongly preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Working at Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC is all about pursuing a career not just a job. Discover what it means to be energized by a multitude of possibilities and a dynamic team.

Minimum Salary: $100,000.00

Maximum Salary: $115,000.00

About Liberty

At Liberty Coca‑Cola Beverages LLC, we’re committed to creating a workplace that reflects the vibrant communities we serve; where every associate feels valued, supported, and inspired to grow. Our people are our greatest asset, and we invest in them through a culture grounded in safety, integrity, collaboration, and innovation. With competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, 401K and more), and a focus on learning and advancement, we empower our teams to lead with courage, drive results, and foster success. Join a company where you can help us refresh and celebrate the moments of today while creating the possibilities of tomorrow.

Summary

Our Safety Manager partners with leaders, employees, and multiple stakeholders to strengthen our QSE (Quality Safety Environment) culture and develop policies and processes specific to a DC (distribution center) and PC (production center) setting in order to protect our most important assets: Our employees, our customers, our communities, and our brands.

Responsibilities

• Partners with the Site General Manager/ Plant Manager (as a direct report) and Corporate QSE department to define, build, monitor, and continuously improve Liberty’s QSE culture of “100% safe, 100% of the time” and “100% Right, 100% of the Time.”
• Verifies the comprehensive and universal QSE program meets all regulatory and other stakeholder requirements specific to a production, warehouse, and distribution settings.
• Creates and develops training tools, processes, and other programs for our operations QSE team, management, and our employees to improve QSE capability, performance, and culture.
• Develop annual QSE performance goals (LTIR, TRIR, MFI, CPM, WUR, EUR, etc.).
• Create management routines, audits, and inspections to significantly improve QSE performance within each PC & DC and strategic business functions.
• Develop and implement/roll out systems, policies, and routines which continuously assess risk, set goals, drive accountability, implement best practices, and monitor/improve company QSE performance.
• Develop comprehensive multi-year QSE strategies within each assigned PC, DC, and/or Business Function.
• Effective QSE leader/SME, role model, and employee advocate who influences PC, DC, and Business Function employees and the site-specific QSE teams.
• Creates PC, DC, and Business Function-specific QSE metrics, measurements, scorecard, and reporting to significantly improve QSE performance.
• Leverages data, assessments, and observations to identify risks, hazards, and root causes to prevent incidents and injuries.
• Passion for winning, relentless execution, and strong drive for results.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in QSE Related Science (Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Fire Protection, Environmental Science, QSE Management, Risk Management, QSE Engineering, or related discipline).
• Minimum of 5+ years of field experience QSE experience in a warehousing/distribution, manufacturing, or transportation operation.
• Strong knowledge/background in QSE, consensus standards and regulatory compliance (OSHA, FMCSA/DOT, CDC, DOH, etc.)
• Strong background in Auditing.
• Strong background in Workers Compensation and OSHA Recordkeeping.

Additional Requirements

• CSP or CIH strongly preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Regular interaction with PC, DC, and Business Functions employees where they work.
• Willingness to learn or experience in regulatory compliance, incident management, and consumer affairs.
• Innovative, tech savvy, transformation leader.
• Strong team leader and leader of self.
• Supervisory Experience.
• Strong collaborator who builds networks inside & outside the company.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills across a wide audience.
• Effectively able to manage multiple projects and conflicting priorities.
• Effective time management skills including planning, scheduling, and organizing.
• 15%-25% of time locally or nationally; some overnight required

Additional Information

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

For additional information, please visit our company website at http://www.libertycoke.com/