Health, Safety & Compliance Manager (U.S. Region)
Carlisle, PA or Columbus, OH · Full-time · Onsite · 30% travel · $100,000 - $125,000
Newly created, single-contributor role owning health, safety, and regulatory compliance across a multi-site U.S. warehousing and distribution network. Standardizes safety programs while allowing site-specific adaptations; Cal-OSHA experience required for the California site. Open to candidates in Carlisle, PA or Columbus, OH.
A newly created Health, Safety & Compliance Manager role owning safety and regulatory compliance across a U.S. network of warehousing, packaging, and distribution sites. Reports to the VP / regional business leader. This is a manager role with no direct reports — the central SME and point of contact for all sites, working through on-site safety champions and partnering with each site's GM, who owns day-to-day safety.
Locations & travel
Fully onsite, based in Carlisle, PA or Columbus, OH. Approximately 30% travel for quarterly site visits across the network, with multi-week stints during new-site start-ups. The network spans multiple states including a California site — Cal-OSHA experience is essential.
What you'll own
- Design, implement, and continuously improve safety programs across all U.S. sites, allowing for site-specific adaptations - Ensure compliance with OSHA / Cal-OSHA, DOT, EPA, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations - Lead site audits, inspections, and compliance reviews; drive corrective action to closure - Oversee incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action implementation - Develop SOPs, training programs, and safety communications; standardize onboarding safety training - Conduct risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and ergonomic evaluations - Serve as the primary safety advisor to operations, HR, engineering, and senior leadership - Support new-site launches, equipment installs, and process changes with safety expertise - Track and analyze safety metrics to drive continuous improvement - Coach and guide site-level safety coordinators / champions
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of safety leadership in warehousing, packaging, distribution, or manufacturing - Experience managing safety programs across multiple locations - Strong knowledge of OSHA / Cal-OSHA regulations and industry best practices (Cal-OSHA experience required) - Familiarity with EPA and hazardous-materials regulations - Demonstrated ability to conduct investigations, risk assessments, and compliance audits - Bachelor's in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) - Excellent communication, facilitation, and relationship-building; able to influence without authority
Preferred
- CSP, ASP, CHMM, or OSHA 30/50 certifications - Experience with automated warehousing / material-handling equipment or packaging lines - Experience implementing safety management systems (SMS) or continuous-improvement frameworks
Compensation & benefits
- $100,000 - $125,000 (no bonus) - Travel expenses fully covered - 401(k) match (dollar-for-dollar on the first 3%, 50% on the next 2%) - 3 weeks PTO - Benefits effective the first of the month ~30 days after start
What you'll be doing
- Design, implement, and improve safety programs across all U.S. sites
- Ensure compliance with OSHA/Cal-OSHA, DOT, EPA, and federal/state/local regulations
- Lead site audits, inspections, and compliance reviews with corrective action to closure
- Oversee incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective action
- Develop SOPs, training programs, and standardized onboarding safety training
- Conduct risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and ergonomic evaluations
- Serve as primary safety advisor to operations, HR, engineering, and leadership
- Support new-site launches and coach site-level safety champions
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of safety leadership in warehousing, packaging, distribution, or manufacturing
- Experience managing safety programs across multiple locations
- Strong OSHA/Cal-OSHA knowledge — Cal-OSHA experience required
- Familiarity with EPA and hazardous-materials regulations
- Bachelor’s in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, or related field (or equivalent)
- CSP, ASP, CHMM, or OSHA 30/50 certifications preferred