EHS Supervisor

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Job Title: EHS Supervisor

Location: Mickleton, NJ 08056

Department: East Coast Distribution Center (ECDC)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Safety Sensitive Position: Yes

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply.

Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real
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Reporting directly to the Regional Safety Manager and indirectly to the warehouse operations team, the Safety Supervisor will be responsible for managing health and safety within the Mickleton, NJ East Coast Distribution Center (ECDC), ensuring a safe, accident-free workplace primarily focused on warehousing and distribution operations. This role is expected to develop expertise in manufacturing safety to support potential growth or shared functions within the company.

The Safety Supervisor will train managers, supervisors and employees on best practice workplace safety. They will inspect the organization’s facilities, complete root cause analysis and make recommendations to monitor and ensure sustainability of corrective actions. The safety supervisor will work cross-functionally to address and mitigate safety concerns and foster an inclusive safety-first work culture. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable and well-versed in health and safety initiatives and regulations.

They will lead and influence the safety culture of all employees. Ability to handle multiple competing demands in a fast-paced environment is critical for success.

• Manage EHS program to ensure a safe and accident-free work environment and provide coaching and mentoring to colleagues.
• Work with site management to develop a safety roadmap to zero injuries and world‑class safety performance.
• Plan and deliver programs to train managers, supervisors and employees on safe work behaviors.
• Lead safety programs specifically related to powered industrial trucks (forklifts), material handling, loading dock operations, racking and storage systems, and safe lifting practices.
• Leads continuous improvement initiatives for health, safety, and industrial hygiene compliance gaps identified through corporate audits, internal audits, third‑party audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Partners with site operations team to implement engineering controls and minimize safety and occupational hazards.
• Inspect facilities and equipment to detect existing or potential accident hazards or environmental incident and determine and make recommendations on corrective or preventive measures.
• Establish plant health and safety policies/procedures to ensure compliance with company policies and federal/state/local regulatory requirements.
• Work cross-functionally to analyze safety situations and recommend improvements.
• Demonstrate ability and willingness to learn and apply manufacturing safety principles (e.g., Process Safety Management, Lockout/Tagout, confined space) to support future development and potentially assist adjacent manufacturing operations.
• Analyze incident data to identify trends and incident types that can be prevented.
• Oversee the incident investigation process to determine root cause and timely corrective action.
• Drive safety culture on the floor through partnerships with all departments.
• Develop training programs for all levels of operations with the…