What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Health and Safety Director position at Taylor Farms?
Tennessee & Kentucky Operations
Location: Smyrna, TN
Reports To: President, Taylor Farms Tennessee
Travel: Regular travel between Tennessee and Kentucky facilities
Join a Growing Regional Leadership Team
Taylor Farms is North America's leading producer of fresh-cut salads and healthy fresh foods. As we continue to grow our Tennessee and Kentucky operations, we are seeking an experienced and hands-on Regional Director of Environmental Health & Safety to lead the next phase of our safety journey.
This is a high-impact leadership role reporting directly to the President and responsible for shaping safety strategy, strengthening compliance, building leadership capability, and creating a culture where every employee goes home safely at the end of every shift. The role supports multiple manufacturing and distribution facilities and serves as a key member of the regional leadership team.
What You'll Do
Lead Safety Strategy
- Develop and execute the regional EHS strategy across Tennessee and Kentucky operations.
- Standardize safety programs, procedures, and expectations across multiple facilities.
- Partner with executive leadership to establish goals, priorities, and long-term safety objectives.
- Drive accountability and ownership at every level of the organization
Strengthen Compliance & Reduce Risk
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, TOSHA, Kentucky OSHA, environmental regulations, and company standards.
- Lead regulatory inspections, audits, investigations, and corrective action programs.
- Maintain audit-ready systems and documentation.
- Proactively identify risks and implement preventive controls.
Build a World-Class Safety Culture
- Coach and develop site Safety Managers and operational leaders.
- Increase employee engagement in hazard reporting, incident prevention, and safety ownership.
- Partner closely with Operations, Human Resources, Maintenance, Engineering, and Food Safety teams.
- Establish safety as a core value integrated into daily decision-making and operational execution.
Drive Continuous Improvement
- Utilize data, observations, and employee feedback to measure program effectiveness.
- Monitor key performance indicators, including TRIR, DART, near-miss reporting, training compliance, and corrective action closure.
- Present safety performance, trends, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Lead initiatives that improve safety performance while supporting operational excellence.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, Risk Management, Industrial Hygiene, or related field.
- 5 years of progressive EHS leadership experience.
- Multi-site manufacturing leadership experience preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations, investigations, audits, and compliance systems.
- Demonstrated success leading safety culture transformation initiatives.
- Experience within food manufacturing, fresh produce, consumer packaged goods, logistics, or other fast-paced manufacturing environments preferred.
- Excellent communication, leadership, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.