Aro Homes Health, Safety, Environmental & Compliance Manager

ADDA Infusion•Sacramento, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aro Homes is a purpose-driven company redefining residential construction by creating well-designed, precision-engineered homes that are beautiful, livable, and durable, built faster and with a positive environmental impact. We utilize a repeatable, multi-disciplinary, and product-driven approach. This role will lead Aro Homes’ health, safety, environmental, and compliance programs across the company’s manufacturing facility, field construction sites, logistics activities, and related operational environments. It is a hands-on leadership role with company-wide responsibility for safety strategy, regulatory compliance, risk reduction, incident prevention, training, audits, documentation, and continuous improvement. The role will partner closely with plant leadership, field operations, construction management, engineering, people operations, and executive leadership to identify risks, implement controls, and embed safety into daily work practices. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in both manufacturing and construction environments, understands Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA requirements, and can operate effectively from the production floor to active job sites. This role will provide functional leadership and indirect oversight to safety resources embedded in the plant and field, coaching, aligning, and developing these resources while influencing managers, supervisors, frontline employees, and subcontractor partners across the business.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Industrial Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field preferred. Equivalent experience may be considered.
Minimum of 7 or more years of progressive health, safety, environmental, or compliance experience in manufacturing, construction, modular construction, industrial operations, or a related environment.
Demonstrated experience supporting plant-based operations and field or construction-site operations.
Strong working knowledge of OSHA, Cal/OSHA, EPA, hazardous materials, waste management, injury prevention, incident investigation, emergency response, and safety documentation requirements.
Experience leading safety audits, risk assessments, root cause investigations, corrective action programs, and safety training.
Experience influencing leaders and frontline teams in a fast-paced, hands-on operational environment.
OSHA 30 certification required.
CPR, First Aid, and AED certification required or ability to obtain shortly after hire.
Strong communication, coaching, facilitation, and report-writing skills.
Ability to present safety performance, risks, and recommendations clearly to senior leadership and operational teams.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, safety management systems, incident tracking tools, and compliance documentation platforms.

Nice To Haves

CHST, CSP, ASP, or equivalent safety certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Aro Homes’ health, safety, environmental, and compliance programs across plant and field operations.
Establish company-wide safety standards, procedures, training expectations, inspection routines, reporting practices, and corrective action processes.
Serve as the company’s subject matter expert on OSHA, Cal/OSHA, EPA, environmental compliance, hazardous materials, waste management, injury prevention, and jobsite safety requirements.
Partner with senior leadership to define safety goals, monitor performance, and drive accountability across the organization.
Prepare and present regular safety metrics, audit findings, incident trends, corrective actions, and risk-reduction plans.
Build a safety culture based on prevention, ownership, and operational discipline.
Coach leaders and supervisors to identify hazards, correct unsafe behaviors, reinforce safe work practices, and make safety a core part of daily management.
Oversee safety programs for Aro Homes’ manufacturing operations, including machine safety, lockout/tagout, ergonomics, material handling, electrical safety, forklift and mobile equipment safety, PPE, hazard communication, SDS management, emergency response, and employee training.
Lead safety oversight for Aro Homes’ field construction and installation activities, including site-specific safety planning, subcontractor safety expectations, pre-task planning, fall protection, ladder and scaffold safety, mobile equipment, electrical safety, weather-related risks, public interface risks, and emergency response.
Conduct regular plant inspections, field site walks, job hazard analyses, risk assessments, and behavioral safety observations.
Ensure hazards are documented, corrective actions are assigned, and follow-through is completed.
Partner with manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, quality, and field teams to ensure safety requirements are incorporated into new equipment, process changes, production workflows, jobsite planning, and facility expansion.
Lead investigations for injuries, near misses, property damage, environmental events, and safety-related nonconformances.
Facilitate root cause analysis and ensure corrective and preventive actions address underlying system issues.
Maintain accurate safety records, inspection logs, training records, SDS files, exposure logs, OSHA-related documentation, environmental records, and other compliance materials.
Ensure reporting is timely, accurate, and audit-ready.
Support workers’ compensation coordination, injury follow-up, return-to-work planning, and claims trend analysis in partnership with People Operations and operational leaders.
Implement and maintain environmental and waste management practices in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal requirements.
Develop and deliver effective safety training for employees, supervisors, managers, contractors, and new hires.
Lead safety onboarding for new employees and site orientations for contractors and subcontractors.
Ensure training quality, completion, and comprehension are tracked and reinforced.
Use safety data, inspection findings, employee feedback, and incident trends to identify systemic risks and improvement opportunities.
Lead or participate in Kaizen events, corrective action projects, and cross-functional initiatives that reduce risk and improve operational performance.
Provide functional leadership to safety resources embedded in the plant and field.
Align priorities, support development, and ensure consistent company-wide execution of safety programs.