Senior Safety Manager; Salm

Senior Safety Manager (Salm) (Finance)

We are a leading manufacturer of premium, ready-to-eat link sausages and hot dogs. The company was founded in 2004 by four brothers, Chris, Joe, Mark, and Pete Salm. They partnered their individual talents together to create our organization, using the "partnership" concept as the cornerstone for our success. Since then, we have expanded and have two production plants with over 1,000 partners in Denmark, WI.

In 2023, Johnsonville purchased Salm Partners to help grow not only its own ready-to-eat sausage business, but the ready-to-eat sausage category as a whole. The combination of the country's most trusted retail sausage brand (Johnsonville) with the industry leading manufacturer (Salm Partners) has created a world class organization. We are committed to growth as a company and to our partners!

Apply today and discover your opportunity to grow with us.

The Senior Safety Manager leads Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) programs in two food production facilities complemented by an offsite office with a focus on regulatory compliance, risk reduction, and fostering a proactive, team focused driven safety culture. This role drives continuous improvement through strategic policy development, hands‑on training, and cross‑functional collaboration. As a key safety leader, the position supports programs including food safety, quality, SQF, GMP, PSM, and USDA requirements, while empowering site teams to make safety a shared responsibility and a core value across the business.

• Champion a culture of proactive safety excellence through ownership, engagement, continuous improvement, and partner involvement across all facilities.
• Lead and enhance multi‑site EHS programs aligned with OSHA, PSM, SQF, GMP, USDA, while supporting environmental and company standards.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of safety programs (e.g., LOTO, Confined Space, Arc Flash, Hot Work, PPE, Ladder Safety), emergency response plans, SMS/SDS documentation, Master Chemical List, Product Specifications, and regulatory materials.
• Provide strategic leadership and development for Safety Managers and site safety teams, ensuring consistency, accountability, and a high‑performance safety culture across all locations.
• Oversee the design and delivery of safety training programs for all personnel, including onboarding, emergency preparedness, monthly refreshers, and contractor compliance.
• Drive continuous EHS improvement by tracking KPIs, leading incident investigations, and implementing sustainable corrective actions through collaborative platforms that ensure visibility, accountability, and consistent communication.
• Support and coach leaders on safety systems, communication strategies, and cross‑functional knowledge sharing to embed best practices across shifts and sites.
• Lead site safety initiatives including ergonomic programs, safety committees, observation audits, and equipment compliance programs (e.g., lockout/tagout, forklift inspections) to drive engagement, ensure regulatory compliance, and promote a culture of accountability and recognition.
• Conduct regular site audits, risk assessments, and hazard analyses to proactively identify and mitigate risks.
• Manage hearing conservation, noise testing, PPE evaluation and distribution, and associated recordkeeping.
• Collaborate with HR and Operations on injury case management, worker compensation claims, and return‑to‑work programs to support safe, timely reintegration and resolution.
• Actively contribute to the environmental, PSM and emergency response teams, supporting readiness and compliance while owning external communications and relationships with community and regulatory agencies including but not limited to emergency county management, water treatment, OSHA, and DNR.
• Partner with leadership to drive risk reduction strategies and ensure consistent application of safety standards across all locations.

• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated keen eye for observing safety risks and hazards.
• Proven experience in developing a safety‑first culture by leveraging…