Supervisor, Environmental Health & Safety

Overview

NO EXTERNAL RECRUITERS PLEASE

No Sponsorship/Transfer Available

Company

Summary:

For over 60 years, Meri Cal has been at the forefront of innovation in the dietary supplement industry, delivering custom manufacturing and packaging solutions with passion and precision. With state-of-the-art facilities in Southern California and Ogden, UT, we transform ideas into high-quality products—from research and development to the finished products. Our team, with over 230 years of combined experience, is dedicated to crafting exceptional gummies, probiotics, tablets, capsules, chewables, and powders using clinically backed ingredients.

At Meri Cal, we don’t just meet expectations—we exceed them, every time. Join us and be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team shaping the future of nutrition!

The Opportunity:

The Environmental Health & Safety Supervisor is responsible for planning, establishing, implementing, and sustaining robust occupational health, safety programs to assure the highest possible degree of safety for all aspects of Meri Cal LLC employees, and to ensure compliance with local, state and federal environment, health and safety regulations and industry best practices. The primary focus being in the areas of compliance and reporting, safety training, safety program implementation and management.

• Design, implement, and drive company consistent cost-effective compliance training, new hire orientations and regulatory safety programs to ensure uniformity across the facilities.
• Design, and implement best practice techniques, implement new regulatory requirements, and provide control measures that reduce or eliminate risks to our employees and the company.
• Design, administer and maintain the orientation and training curriculum for all employees, at all facilities, on current knowledge in compliance with all local, state and federal legislation regarding California/Fed OSHA, NFPA, EPA compliance requirements, including any emerging issues and trends in regulatory compliance.
• Conduct safety inspections and assessments at all facilities which include ensuring the completion of action items developed from all facilities, corporate audits, and reporting results to appropriate executive and management personnel.
• Oversee and continually enhance the site safety committee meetings and team responsibilities.
• Compile, analyze, interpret and report accident, loss, and exposure statistical data. Prepare comprehensive recommendations for corrective action to eliminate or minimize potential hazards.
• Present KPI’s to Director of EHS, EVP of Quality and Compliance, as well as other company management and executives each month or as required.
• Investigate accidents, injuries, illnesses and near misses. Determine root cause of incidents, recommend, and implement corrective action plans.
• Performs other actions as assigned.
• Promptly report all work-related injuries and illnesses to the Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier, either as a claim or report only for recordkeeping purposes.
• Administer and maintain comprehensive Workers’ Compensation records, files, and reports in compliance with regulatory and company requirements.
• Manage track injury and illness data. Reduce injury and incident rates.
• Prepare, maintain, and comply with local, state, and federal agency environmental reporting and permitting.
• Actively interacts with employees on the production floor and office areas to promote a safety-focused culture, engaged at all levels.
• Administer, manage and track all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), to include Meri Cal’s shoe voucher program.
• Administer, manage and track Meri Cal’s hearing conservation program.
• Anticipate, identify, and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices.
• Develop, implement, and administer hazard control methods, procedures and programs.
• Administer safety KPI's, PIR's and Workplace Inspections.
• Maintain Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) provisions and monitor employee practices that relate to food safety, cleanliness and sanitation.
• Maximize the effectiveness of ergonomics programs and initiatives.
• Ensure that the Safe Behavior Based Observation, LOTO, Machine Guarding, Powered…