Enviormental Health and Saftey Manager at Catallia Mexican Foods – Eagan, Minnesota

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

• 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