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Safety Manager
š Philadelphia, PA |Ā š¢ Honor Foods | Full-time | Salary | Exempt
Honor Foods is seeking an experienced Safety Manager to lead and strengthen safety, food safety, sanitation, and security programs at our Philadelphia distribution facility.
This role is ideal for a hands-on safety professional with experience in warehouse, logistics, or food distribution environments who thrives on building strong safety cultures, ensuring regulatory compliance, and protecting team members.
The Safety Manager will serve as the local subject matter expert for OSHA compliance, food safety programs, sanitation standards, and facility security, while partnering with operations and leadership to maintain a safe, compliant, and high-performing workplace.
What You'll Do
- Lead and promote aĀ proactive safety culture across the distribution facility
- Chair the facility Safety Committee and conduct safety meetings and training
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, SQF, GMP, and HACCP regulations
- Oversee safety, sanitation, and security programs across the warehouse
- Conduct incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
- Manage safety reporting, OSHA logs, audits, and regulatory documentation
- Lead emergency preparedness, evacuation drills, and response planning
- Monitor facility security and perform monthly security audits
- Maintain SDS documentation and safety training programs
- Partner with leadership to reduce incidents, mitigate risk, and drive continuous improvement
What We're Looking For
- Experience in warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, or distribution safety programs
- Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, food safety, GMP, and HACCP standards
- Experience leading safety committees, training, and incident investigations
- Ability to analyze safety data and implement corrective action plans
- Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to coach team members at all levels
Preferred Qualifications
- OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 Certification
- Experience with EPSM systems, SDS management, or incident reporting platforms
- Background in food distribution or temperature-controlled warehouse environments
Work Environment
This role works within a fast-paced warehouse and distribution environment, including refrigerated and freezer conditions. The Safety Manager must be comfortable working around industrial equipment, warehouse operations, and food safety environments.
Why Join Honor Foods?
At Honor Foods, our culture is built on three core values:
ā Personal. Service. Excellence.
ā Make It Happen
ā We Not Me
We work together to improve lives and strengthen supply chains by solving tough problems, and weāre looking for leaders who want to help make that happen.
Honor Foods is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and will not permit discrimination against or harassment of any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, veteranās status, genetic information, or on the basis of any personal characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.
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