Safety & Sustainability Manager

Home Chef; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k program

Paid holidays

Job summary

Home Chef is seeking a Safety & Sustainability Manager to oversee EH&S policies across all facilities. The role involves developing policies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and partnering with site leaders to implement programs.

You will maintain safety metrics, lead incident investigations, and drive sustainability initiatives to reduce waste and energy usage. This position requires 25% travel and a four-year degree in a related field.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of experience in EHS team capacity preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite or G Suite, especially PowerPoint and Excel.
• Must be available to respond to work-related inquiries nights and weekends.
• Completion of a four-year degree in Environmental or Occupational Safety & Health or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develops and Implements Health and Safety Policies, Programs, and Systems across Home Chef facilities.
• Establishes strategy for safety culture and compliance with OSHA, EPA, and local regulations.
• Partners with site Safety Managers and Plant Managers to implement policies.
• Conducts facility safety audits and drives corrective actions.
• Maintains safety KPIs and incident reporting across sites.
• Identifies sustainability initiatives to reduce waste and utility usage.

Skills

MS Office

PowerPoint

Excel

G Suite

Education

BS in Environmental Health or related field

Job description

The Safety & Sustainability Manager oversees the development and sustainment of all Safety, Health, and Environmental (EH&S) policies for all Home Chef facilities.

Detailed Responsibilities

Develops and Implements Health and Safety Policies, Programs, and Systems:

• Establishes the strategy for the development and sustainability of the safety culture at Home Chef
• Develops and standardizes across the network new policies that meet or exceed OSHA, EPA, and local regulations. Development of these policies is based on regulatory requirements and trends identified through our key performance indicators.
• Partners with site Safety Manager and Plant Manager at each location to successfully implement new policies
• Conducts facility safety audits and holds site team accountable for taking necessary corrective and preventative actions

Training:

• Ensures all required safety training content is created and implemented across all Home Chef facilities
• Conducts training audits to ensure each site is up to date on all OSHA required annual safety training
• Partners with corporate training team as the subject matter expert for all safety required training
• Partners with department heads of sanitation, maintenance, and warehouse to ensure role specific safety training is developed and maintained.

Safety Metrics:

• Maintains safety KPIs for Home Chef and generates reports to share with the broader Ops teams
• Maintains metrics on the behavioral observation program and provides recommendations on focus areas based on the weekly incident reports
• Provides a safety goal for each Home Chef site based on industry standards and achievable targets

Incident Support:

• Responds to company OSHA complaints or audits
• Partners with site Safety Managers on incident reporting and investigations
• Develops and maintains a pipeline for information sharing site to site on best practices and lessons learned from near misses and incidents
• Partners with HR and the plant Safety Managers on mitigating Workers Compensation claims.

Sustainability:

• Identifies and drives strategic initiatives to further Home Chef’s sustainability goals and remain ahead of local compliance, as well as, generate savings in food waste alternatives.
• Supports Home Chef goals for reducing utility usage and generating efficient facility operation.
• Partners with local and national providers to streamline Home Chef’s food and material waste processes.

General Responsibilities:

• Serves as the company’s subject matter expert for safety and is the point of escalation for all OSHA interactions
• Takes on the responsibility of creating and maintaining a strong safety culture within Home Chef
• Establishes a strong working relationship with Plant Managers and site Safety Managers
• Partners closely with the Facilities Compliance Manager to ensure the Contractor Safety program is up to date and any PSM audit findings are corrected
• Seen as the subject matter expert of Safety for all corporate initiatives including, but not limited to, automation integration, facility improvements, and sanitation chemical additions

This position requires 25% travel.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• 1 - 5 years of experience in EHS team capacity preferred
• Proficient in MS Office Suite or G Suite, specifically in PowerPoint/Google Slides and Excel/Google Slides
• Ability to prioritize, meet strict deadlines, and maintain confidentiality
• Must be available to respond to work related inquiries nights and weekends
• This position requires 25% travel
• Completion of a four-year degree program in: Environmental or occupational safety & health or related field

More About Us

Perks and benefits

• Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

How We Work Together

We are humble team players.

We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.

We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.

We take ownership.

We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

Be at Home at Home Chef

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you’ll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at [e-mail].

Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. While compensation is within the provided range, it is not typical for offers to be made at the upper end. In addition to base salary, Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, 401k match, and paid time off.

Illinois Pay Range

$110,000 - $130,000 USD

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