Safety & Compliance Practitioner Lead

Schedule- 9am- 5pm- Monday- Friday ( 1st shift )

Pay - $30 an hour to start (Negotiable)

Administer the Lineage Safety Program to ensure a safe, controlled, and risk-free environment while following all regulatory and company safety standards, policies, and procedures. Promote a safety culture with the goal of achieving an incident-free work environment.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to develop, implement, and maintain processes and procedures that ensure readiness for internal, external, GFSI, regulatory, and customer audits.
• Partner with Operations to identify and resolve facility related safety, quality, and compliance issues.
• Conduct accident investigations, determine root causes, and ensure corrective actions are completed and communicated.
• Lead regular safety meetings to communicate new or updated safety policies, address ongoing safety or quality concerns, and promote a proactive safety culture.
• Lead the Safety Team, fostering engagement, accountability, and participation across all departments.
• Conduct internal/external facility audits
• Monitor warehouse safety and sanitation supplies; communicate replenishment needs to Operations.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and compliant records for food safety, employee safety, training, inspections, audits, and regulatory reporting.
• Ensure adherence to Regulatory and SIS (Safety Incentive System) programs, including compliance tracking, documentation, and record maintenance.
• Facilitate/lead SQF, customer, third-party, and regulatory audits, ensuring all documentation, corrective actions, and follow-ups are completed accurately and on time.
• Support Food Safety and Food Defense programs, ensuring site security and employee awareness align with company and GFSI standards.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend training sessions and other events requested by Operations
• Conduct new-hire safety orientations and ongoing safety or compliance training for employees.
• Support and participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Assist in developing and implementing corrective and preventive action plans (CAPA) as needed.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES)

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Preferred- 3 years of experience in safety, quality, or compliance roles within manufacturing, warehouse, or food industry environments.
• Strong working knowledge of local, state, and federal safety and food safety regulations, including OSHA and applicable regulatory reporting requirements.
• Must be PCQI (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual) and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) trained.
• Experience with and/or certification in SQF (Safe Quality Food) or BRC (British Retail Consortium) standards.
• Familiarity with GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) programs and audit frameworks.
• Proven ability to manage Regulatory and SIS program adherence, documentation, and reporting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and electronic recordkeeping systems.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work in temperature extremes - as low as- 20°F in cold storage or up to 100°F in dry storage - while using required PPE and freezer gear.
• Comfortable working in environments with varying noise levels, sometimes loud.

Pay Range:$21.15 - $36.25

Why Lineage?

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers' requirements. Beyond that, you'll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We'll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.

Benefits

Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.