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Regional Safety Manager - South Plants (IN and KY)

Echo Lake Foods
United States, Indiana, Huntington
Sep 15, 2025
Summary The Regional Safety Manager is responsible for overseeing and implementing safety programs across multiple Echo Lake Foods facilities (Owensboro and Huntington) within a defined region. This role will ensure compliance with OSHA and other regulatory agencies, develop and enforce safety protocols, reduce workplace incidents, and promote a culture of safety and continuous improvement. Essential Functions Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of safety programs across assigned facilities. Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local occupational health and safety regulations (OSHA, EPA, etc.). Conduct regular site audits, risk assessments, and safety inspections to identify hazards and recommend corrective actions. Provide guidance and support to plant-level safety coordinators and facility management teams. Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses; analyze root causes and implement preventive measures. Track and report safety metrics and identify trends for proactive interventions. Develop and deliver safety training programs and materials tailored to various roles and risk profiles. Serve as a liaison with regulatory agencies during inspections and ensure proper documentation and responses. Promote a culture of safety engagement through employee involvement, safety committees, and behavior-based safety initiatives. Coordinate emergency response plans and ensure readiness through drills and training. Support sustainability and environmental compliance initiatives as needed. Core Competencies Problem Solving Trainer & Mentor Leadership Communication Proficiency Managing for Results Supervisory Responsibility This position is an individual contributor. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to work independently as well as with and around others. There are frequent verbal and face-to-face contact. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Sensory and Physical Demands The sensory and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to engage in their sensory functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Although this job is primarily sedentary and requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time, employees may be regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. Occasionally employees may be required to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, lift, carry, pull, push and/or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds. Intellectual Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to read, write, and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in but limited to written, oral, visual, diagram, or schedule form. Employees will work under significant time constraints, apply memorization, analysis, apply perception/comprehension skills, spontaneous thought, judgment, and manage time in completing assignments. The employee is required to use decision-making skills, practically solve problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists, communicate effectively, articulate ideas, respond to inquiries, handle conflict situations, perform mathematical calculations reasonably necessary to satisfactorily perform job duties, and to make decisions based on department and organizational goals. Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are dependent on operational needs and may vary, Monday through Sunday.?The employee is required to be available as scheduled and may be required to be available for extended hours. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. Some travel is expected for this position. Required Education and Experience Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Engineering, or related field. 5+ years of progressive safety management experience, preferably in food manufacturing or related industry. Working knowledge of OSHA and EPA regulations. Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Ability to travel to regional facilities. Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Additional duties may be described and assigned as appropriate by management; employees are expected to perform these as well regardless of job title or routine duties. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, military service, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.