Safety Manager in Defiance, Ohio at KELLER LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.

Safety ManagerLocation: Remote with 30-50% travel. Corporate Office Located in Defiance, OH.

Position SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Senior Safety & Compliance Manager to support a multi-site network of food-grade warehousing, distribution, and manufacturing operations throughout the Midwest. This position is remote-based but requires significant time in the field. The successful candidate will regularly travel to facilities, partner with site leadership, and lead safety, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines strong OSHA knowledge with hands-on experience supporting food safety programs, managing audits, and driving a culture of accountability across multiple locations.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain OSHA compliance programs across multiple facilities.
• Conduct safety audits, facility inspections, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Travel regularly to operational sites and maintain a visible presence with leadership and frontline teams.
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action follow-up.
• Support and maintain readiness for SQF, AIB, customer, regulatory, and insurance audits.
• Develop and deliver safety and compliance training programs across multiple locations.
• Standardize safety and compliance practices to ensure consistency across facilities.
• Track and analyze safety KPIs, audit findings, corrective actions, injury trends, and compliance metrics.
• Partner with operations leadership to improve safety culture, engagement, and accountability.
• Monitor regulatory changes and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement solutions that reduce risk and strengthen compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of safety, compliance, EHS, quality, or operational leadership experience in food-grade warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, or related environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and workplace safety requirements.
• Experience supporting or leading SQF certification programs.
• Experience preparing for and responding to AIB audits.
• Experience managing safety and compliance across multiple facilities.
• OSHA 30 certification preferred.
• Strong communication, training, coaching, and leadership skills.
• Ability to build relationships and influence operational leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while supporting multiple locations.

What Success Looks Like

Facilities remain audit-ready throughout the year.

Strong OSHA compliance and reduced incident rates.

Successful SQF, AIB, customer, and regulatory audit outcomes.

Consistent safety and compliance standards across all locations.

Strong partnerships with site leadership and operations teams.

Measurable improvements in safety performance, compliance, and employee engagement.

Why join us?

This role is ideal for a hands-on safety and compliance professional who enjoys being in operations, building relationships with leaders, conducting audits, solving problems, and helping create safer, more compliant workplaces across multiple locations.

Keller Logistics Group is an asset-based third party logistics (3PL) provider headquartered in Defiance, Ohio. We got our start in 1978 as Thomas E. Keller Trucking and have since evolved into four affiliate companies: Keller Trucking, Keller Warehousing & Co-Packing, Keller Freight Solutions and Keller Industrial Properties.

Our employees are empowered and trusted as experts in their field of work. We value transparency and encourage our staff to be their best through our culture of “Responsive, Resourceful, Reliable People in Logistics”. We value teamwork, collaboration and respectful interactions with each other. Our people hold themselves accountable for a job well done, with high standards of integrity. We look for ways to continually improve our processes to make us more efficient for ourselves and our clients. Finally, we value safety among all else. Time is money, but life is priceless!

Inc. 5000 named us among the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America, we have consistently been named a Top 3PL by Food Logistics magazine, and the Truckload Carriers Association has recognized us numerous times on their list of Best Fleets to Drive For.

Keller Logistics Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.