Sr Safety Manager

Mohawk Industries; Mount Gilead (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Industries is seeking a Sr Safety Manager in Mount Gilead, NC to lead safety programs and ensure OSHA compliance across sites. The role partners with multiple departments to foster a safe, healthy work environment and reduce workplace hazards.

You will develop training, analyze accident causes, document incidents, and coordinate investigations with site managers while supervising direct reports and traveling as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 8-10 relevant experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 3-5 years of management experience.
• Safety certifications preferred.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, practices, and procedures related to manufacturing safety.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal OSHA rules and regulations.
• Plan and deliver training programs to sites on relevant accident prevention and compliance programs.
• Conduct analyses of accident causes and associated health hazards to be used to target specific prevention strategies.
• Prepare and maintain required documentation of incident reports, statistical analyses, and other reports for use as required by company personnel and outside agencies.
• Audit facilities to detect existing or potential accidents and health hazards and management systems deficiencies.
• Provide information and communication materials to worksites to assist with training, safety meetings, and other programs.
• Coordinate the investigation of incidents and injuries with site managers.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

Skills

People management

Communication

Problem solving

Organization skills

Time management

Team leadership

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

8-10 years of relevant experience

Job description

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Sr Safety Manager

Date: Oct 11, 2026

Location: Mount Gilead, North Carolina, United States, 27306

Are you looking for more?

At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

What we need:

The Sr Manager Safety is a senior-level manager that will develop, plan, direct, and implement organizational safety programs to prevent injuries and work-related health conditions and comply with applicable regulatory requirements. This role will promote and work to maintain a safe and healthy work environment by collaborating with various departments to minimize workplace hazards and foster a culture of safety.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and implement safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal OSHA rules and regulations.
• Plan and deliver training programs to sites on relevant accident prevention and compliance programs.
• Conduct analyses of accident causes and associated health hazards to be used to target specific prevention strategies.
• Prepare and maintain required documentation of incident reports, statistical analyses, and other reports for use as required by company personnel and outside agencies.
• Audit facilities to detect existing or potential accidents and health hazards and management systems deficiencies.
• Provide information and communication materials to worksites to assist with training, safety meetings, and other programs.
• Coordinate the investigation of incidents and injuries with site managers.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

What you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 8-10 relevant experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 3-5 years of management experience.
• Safety certifications preferred.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, practices, and procedures related to manufacturing safety.

What you’re good at:

• Develops intermediate understanding of people management practices and managing small teams of direct reports.
• Emerging understanding of broader organizational context and goals.
• Focused on and responsible for their team's productivity and collective impact.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, delegate, and manage time effectively.
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential people data.
• Flexible attitude, adaptable to change, team player, and able to handle multiple projects at once.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.

What else?

• This employee will be responsible for direct reports.
• Occasional travel is required.
• This role may work in classrooms, offices, and high-traffic production floors.

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.