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The Environmental Health and Safety Manager is primarily responsible for building, leading, and sustaining a proactive safety culture across the organization. This role will go beyond compliance, partnering with leadership and operational teams to embed safety into daily operations, decision-making, and behaviors while ensuring alignment with OSHA, GMP, and company standards. Purpose of Role
- Set the overall safety vision and strategy.
- Program ownership, leadership influence, and continuous improvement.
- Lead cultural change to develop safety as a core value.
- Holds leaders and teams accountable for safety performance.
- Proactively identify risks and drive long-term preventive solutions.
- Partners with leadership to align safety with operational goals.
- Lead and elevate the safety function, not solely coordinate compliance activities.
- Support execution, documentation, and day-to-day program administration
Safety Culture & Leadership
- Champion a company-wide safety culture where safety is a shared value and responsibility.
- Lead by example and influence leaders and employees to prioritize safe behaviors.
- Encourage open communication, hazard reporting, and employee engagement in safety initiatives.
Strategy & Continuous Improvement
- Develop and implement safety strategies that support operational goals without compromising quality or productivity.
- Analyze incident trends, near misses, and safety data to drive long-term preventive solutions.
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective action plans to prevent recurrence.
Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, GMP, customer and internal safety policies and procedures
- Conduct and oversee safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments
- Maintain required safety documentation, training records, and regulatory reporting
Training & Engagement
- Develop, deliver, and coordinate safety training programs across all levels of the organization
- Partner with leaders to reinforce safety expectations during onboarding and ongoing training
- Support Safety Committee activities, safety talks, and employee-driven safety initiatives
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Operations, Quality, HR, and Maintenance to integrate safety into processes and projects
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience in Safety, EHS, Operations, or related field
- 5+ years of safety leadership experience in manufacturing or industrial environments
- Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, GMPs, and workplace safety best practices
- Proven ability to influence leaders and drive cultural change
Preferred
- Safety certifications (e.g., CSP, ASP, OSHA)
- Experience leading safety programs in food manufacturing environments
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
What Success Looks Like
- Increased employee engagement and ownership of safety
- Reduction in recordable incidents and near misses
- Strong audit outcomes and regulatory compliance
- Safety embedded into daily operations-not treated as a separate function
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Catallia Mexican Foods
$0 per hour
Feb 27, 2026