Safety and Training Manager

Magnolia Foods, Llc.•Jurupa Valley, CA

2h•$86,000 - $111,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Safety & Training Manager is responsible for leading the Company's safety and employee training programs across two food manufacturing facilities. This position develops, implements, and continuously improves safety systems, employee safety onboarding, compliance training, and regulatory programs to build a strong culture of safety. The individual will evaluate available solutions, select the best fit for a food manufacturing environment, minimally customize existing content (SOPs, videos, quizzes, competency assessments) to reflect our operations. They will serve as the ongoing platform administrator and trainer for all Safety, Food Safety, and GMP programs across the facility. The Safety & Training Manager partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Human Resources, and Plant Leadership to ensure all employees receive consistent, effective, and documented training while maintaining compliance with OSHA, Cal/OSHA, Food Safety, GMP and company policies.

Requirements

Strong working knowledge of Cal/OSHA regulations, standards
Strong working knowledge of OSHA standards
Strong working knowledge of Incident investigation methodologies, Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Strong working knowledge of Risk Assessment
Strong working knowledge of Safety Management Systems
Strong working knowledge of Public Speaking, Presentation Skills
Strong working knowledge of Data Analysis
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Strong working knowledge of Learning Management Systems
Bilingual English/Spanish
7+ years of progressive safety leadership experience
5+ years of employee training and development experience
Experience leading safety culture initiatives
Experience developing learning programs
Experience managing regulatory compliance
Experience conducting incident investigations

Nice To Haves

Food Safety, QA training topics experience
Multi-site manufacturing experience
Food manufacturing experience
Bachelor’s degree in related fields

Responsibilities

Lead and continuously improve the Company's safety management system for both manufacturing facilities.
Develop strategies that strengthen the Company's proactive safety culture.
Reduce recordable injuries through employee engagement, hazard recognition, coaching, and preventive actions.
Conduct regular facility safety inspections, audits, behavioral observations, and risk assessments; ensure timely correction of identified hazards.
Analyze injury trends and develop corrective and preventive actions.
Facilitate incident investigations using Root Cause Analysis (RCA); lead corrective action implementation and verify effectiveness.
Maintain OSHA logs and required regulatory documentation.
Coordinate & manage: Written IIPP, Written emergency response planning, drills, and preparedness activities, written hearing conservation plans, written heat Stress plans, Monthly safety inspections for sites, Industrial noise pollution and employee air quality testing, Job Hazard Assessments (JHA’s).
Chair Safety Committee meetings and monitor action item completion.
Develop safety communications including toolbox talks, alerts, newsletters, and awareness campaigns.
Promote employee participation in near-miss reporting and hazard identification.
Coach supervisors and managers on effective safety leadership practices.
Develop annual safety training calendars; Monitor training completion and compliance.
Create training materials, presentations, SOPs, videos, quizzes, and competency assessments for Safety, Food Safety, GMP; conduct these trainings.
Maintain the Learning Management System (LMS) and employee training records.