Safety & Regulatory Coordinator

Vanguard Soap; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard Soap is seeking a Safety & Regulatory Coordinator to support safe, compliant, and high-quality production. The role coordinates daily plant safety activities, regulatory documentation, training, and audit readiness while partnering with Operations, Maintenance, HR, Quality, and Production.

Responsibilities include OSHA tracking, incident investigations, environmental reporting, and maintaining GMP records, SOPs, and compliance calendars.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate degree in Safety, Environmental Health, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or related discipline preferred.
• 2–3+ years supporting safety, regulatory, or manufacturing operations.
• Manufacturing experience; CPG, chemical, personal care, food, or pharmaceutical preferred.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, GMP, and document control.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily plant safety activities and routine inspections.
• Track corrective actions and OSHA compliance activities.
• Maintain safety signage, OSHA logs, SDS library, and regulatory documentation.
• Coordinate safety committee meetings, emergency drills, and contractor safety.
• Support incident investigations and corrective/preventive actions.
• Maintain document control, SOPs, GMP records, and compliance calendars.
• Coordinate environmental reporting and waste documentation.
• Administer safety orientation and annual training records.
• Prepare documentation for customer, internal, and certification audits (ISO 9001, ISO 22716, RSPO, Organic).
• Maintain dashboards and compliance metrics.
• Partner cross-functionally to strengthen safety and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Safety, Environmental Health, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Safety & Regulatory Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting Vanguard Soap's commitment to manufacturing safe, compliant, and high-quality products. This position coordinates day-to-day plant safety activities, regulatory documentation, compliance programs, environmental reporting, training administration, and audit readiness while partnering closely with Operations, Maintenance, HR, Quality, and Production.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate daily plant safety activities and routine inspections.
• Track corrective actions and OSHA compliance activities.
• Maintain safety signage, OSHA logs, SDS library, and regulatory documentation.
• Coordinate safety committee meetings, emergency drills, and contractor safety.
• Support incident investigations and corrective/preventive actions.
• Maintain document control, SOPs, GMP records, and compliance calendars.
• Coordinate environmental reporting and waste documentation.
• Administer safety orientation and annual training records.
• Prepare documentation for customer, internal, and certification audits (ISO 9001, ISO 22716, RSPO, Organic).
• Maintain dashboards and compliance metrics.
• Partner cross-functionally to strengthen safety and regulatory compliance.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Safety, Environmental Health, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or related discipline preferred.
• 2-3+ years supporting safety, quality, regulatory, or manufacturing operations.
• Manufacturing experience; CPG, chemical, personal care, food, or pharmaceutical preferred.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, GMP, and document control.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS

• OSHA 30 or OSHA 511
• ASP or CSP (preferred)
• HAZWOPER
• First Aid / CPR

KEY CAPABILITIES

• Highly organized
• Attention to detail
• Strong follow-through
• Collaborative
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• High integrity
• Continuous improvement mindset