Safety Manager; Multi-Site Operations - Bailey Nurseries

Position: Safety Manager (Multi-Site Operations) - Bailey Nurseries
Location: Dayton

Position Title: Safety Manager - West Coast

Department:
Safety / Environmental Health & Safety

Reports To: Safety Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Compensation: $75,000 - $91,000 depending on qualifications.

Position Summary:

The Safety Manager is responsible for leading and supporting safety programs for Bailey Nurseries locations in Yamhill, Dayton, and Sauvie Island, Oregon, and Sunnyside, Washington. This role partners closely with the Safety Director, Safety Coordinator, site leadership, Human Resources, and employees to strengthen safety practices, maintain regulatory compliance, reduce workplace injuries, and support a proactive safety culture across the West Coast operations.

This position is both strategic and hands-on, requiring regular field presence, strong communication with operational teams, effective workers' compensation claim support, safety training, incident investigation, regulatory coordination, and continuous improvement of safety programs. The Safety Manager plays a key role in helping leaders and employees identify risks, correct hazards, and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Safety Program Leadership & Compliance

• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of safety programs for assigned Bailey Nurseries locations in Oregon and Washington, in partnership with the Safety Director.
• Ensure safety policies, procedures, training, and practices are applied consistently and comply with applicable state and federal regulations, including OSHA, ANSI, NIOSH, and other relevant agencies.
• Review safety practices and reporting to identify compliance or operational gaps, and recommend improvements to reduce risk and support long-term injury prevention.
• Represent BNI, in coordination with the Safety Director and appropriate leadership, in communications with regulatory agencies, including onsite inspections, responses to inquiries, regulatory interpretation, and related follow-up.

Safety Operations & Field Support

• Serve as a safety partner to managers across assigned locations by maintaining a consistent field presence, providing support, identifying risks, reinforcing safe work practices, and helping integrate safety expectations into daily operations.
• Inspect company facilities and work areas to identify existing or potential safety hazards.
• Coordinate corrective or preventative actions to address safety concerns.
• Travel regularly to assigned locations, including quarterly visits to Sunnyside, Washington, or more frequently based on business and safety needs.

Team Leadership & Safety Coordination

• Provide leadership, direction, and support to the Safety Coordinator, including assigning priorities, monitoring progress, providing guidance, and supporting professional development.
• Ensure safety trainings, inspections, documentation, meetings, and follow-up items are completed accurately, timely, and aligned with company safety priorities.

Incident Investigation & Workers' Compensation Support

• Lead and support investigations of accidents, injuries, incidents, and near misses, including root cause review and corrective action planning.
• Develop or coordinate corrective actions, safety practices, programs, or training based on investigation findings.
• Support the administration and monitoring of workers' compensation claims, including return-to-work coordination, time loss tracking, claim progress, and related documentation.

Training, Communication & Safety Culture

• Coordinate, participate in, and/or lead safety committee meetings, including BNI Safety, CST, Storage Safety, and other related safety meetings as appropriate.
• Lead, coordinate, or support tailgate trainings and other safety meetings based on operational needs.
• Recommend and coordinate training programs that increase employee knowledge of safe work practices and promote safety awareness.
• Communicate safety expectations, procedures, and best practices clearly to employees at all levels, including diverse employee groups and field-based teams.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Environmental Health and Safety, safety leadership, or senior operations with responsibility for safety programs, audits, and regulatory compliance.
• Working knowledge of federal and state safety regulations, including OSHA requirements.
• Experience developing, implementing, auditing, or maintaining safety programs, policies, procedures, and training materials, ideally across multiple locations.
• Strong leadership and influence skills, with the ability to build manager trust, gain buy-in, and support ownership of safety expectations.
• Experience providing direction, guidance, or supervision to safety staff, coordinators, or operational support employees.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain safety expectations, procedures, and compliance requirements clearly to employees at all levels.
• Strong reporting and presentation skills, including the ability to organize safety data, communicate KPIs, and present…