Technical Safety Manager

As a premier global food provider, the OSI Group partners with the world’s leading foodservice and retail food brands to provide concept-to-table solutions that delight consumers around the globe.

Join us and discover a work experience where diverse ideas are met with enthusiasm, and where you can learn and grow to your full potential. We’re looking for individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and who enjoy working as a team to deliver unparalleled service and solutions to our customers.

Position Summary

The Technical Safety Manager leads multi-site safety efforts with a primary focus on capital projects, new equipment, and process changes ensuring safety requirements are designed in from the start and sustained in day-to-day operations. This is a hands-on role responsible for ensuring that new production lines and equipment comply with OSHA requirements and align with applicable ISO and NFPA standards.

The role drives safe design reviews and commissioning/startup verification and provides direct leadership to EHS Managers to ensure consistent execution of corporate safety objectives across facilities. This position balances technical risk reduction through engineering controls with strong people leadership, accountability, and partnership with Operations and Engineering.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Job supervises a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage a team.
• Job leads/supervises/manages 1-5 employees.
  
  

Safe Design for New Lines and Equipment

• Lead safety integration for capital projects (new lines, equipment installs, automation, layout changes) from design through startup.
• Review engineering drawings/specs and validate required safeguards: machine guarding, interlocks, emergency stops, electrical safety, ergonomic design, and safe access.
• Ensure safety requirements are embedded into procurement, vendor specifications, and commissioning plans.
• Conduct/lead startup readiness reviews and verify controls are installed and functioning before release to Operations.
  
  

Regulatory Compliance & ISO Alignment

• Ensure current equipment and new equipment comply with OSHA General Industry standards, ISO Safety of Machinery standards, and applicable corporate/site standards.
• Support alignment with ISO management system requirements by ensuring risk assessments, controls, and documentation meet audit expectations.
• Maintain clear documentation packages for projects: design reviews, risk assessments, commissioning verification, and corrective action closure.
  
  

Risk Assessment, Controls, and Standards

• Lead hazard analyses for equipment/process changes and ensure the hierarchy of controls is applied (engineer out the hazard first).
• Establish and standardize machine safety requirements and safe design checklists for the organization.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to drive durable controls that reduce risk without adding unnecessary burden.
  
  

LOTO, Machine Guarding, and Commissioning Readiness

• Ensure equipment is LOTO-ready before startup: isolation points, procedures, labeling, and verification methods.
• Audit/verify machine guarding effectiveness and address gaps before production begins.
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to ensure corrective actions are designed, implemented, and sustained.
  
  

People Leadership: Manage EHS Managers

• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management for EHS Managers to drive consistent expectations and execution.
• Set priorities, standard work, and reporting cadence across sites (KPIs, action tracking, audit readiness, incident learning).
• Ensure site teams align with corporate objectives and deliver measurable improvements in injury prevention, compliance, and culture.
• Support staffing plans, onboarding, and capability building for EHS resources.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures. This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Experience & Skills

• 5-10 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• 8 years of experience in progressively responsible safety roles within a manufacturing environment, with demonstrated familiarity with manufacturing equipment, processes, and operating conditions.
• Proven experience supporting equipment installation, automation, or capital projects with safety integration.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both individually and in group settings, with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to resolve problems regarding policies, procedures, and safety programs.
• Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  
  

Preferred Education

• BA/BS or equivalent is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Safety Engineering, Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, or related disciplines or equivalent subject matter knowledge skills and/or abilities acquired through work are preferred.
• CSP, CIH, or other certification preferred but not required.
  
  

Compensation/Benefits

The salary range for this role is $111,652–$167,478, with a midpoint of $139,565. Offers are typically made between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on skills, experience, and internal equity. In rare cases, highly qualified candidates may receive an offer above the midpoint; however, offers at the maximum of the range are not customary. The salary range posted represents the low and high end of OSI’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, experience, and performance. Base salary is one component of OSI’s overall total rewards package. Other components may include bonuses, special pay programs, comprehensive time off, 401k with match, and a full suite of benefit offerings for you and your family.

Work Environment

• Work is generally performed within a business professional office environment, with standard office equipment available.
• Work conditions are typical of an office & plant environment.
• Position may require the physical agility of lifting up to 15 pounds.
• This role requires up to 40% domestic travel.
• Position may require frequent and/or infrequent of bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls and standing/walking on concrete flooring.
• Position may require the physical ability to stand/walk for Greater than 4 hours.
  
  

Job Information

Job Category

Safety Specialist / Safety Engineer

Salary

$111,652 - $139,565 Per Year

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Experience

5 - 10 years

Position Type

Full Time

Industry Segments

General Manufacturing