Bilingual Facility Safety Manager

As the Facility Safety Manager, you will be responsible for leading and administering the Health, Safety, and Environmental program at the Belle Chasse facility. You will ensure facility operations comply with MCG policies, client requirements, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: 

The following list of responsibilities is not all inclusive, additional projects and/or tasks may be assigned to meet operational needs. MCG retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position should operational needs warrant.

• Providing visible HSE leadership and serving as the facility’s primary safety representative.
• Conducting facility inspections, identifying hazards, recommending corrective actions, and verifying completion.
• Monitoring employee and contractor compliance with safety policies, procedures, training, and PPE requirements.
• Administering safety meetings, employee training, emergency-preparedness programs, and required HSE communications.
• Leading or supporting investigations involving injuries, illnesses, near misses, property damage, fires, and environmental incidents.
• Performing injury case management in coordination with site management and under the recommendations and approval of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), including monitoring medical treatment, work restrictions, return-to-work planning, required documentation, case follow-up, and closure.
• Maintaining accurate and audit-ready HSE records, including OSHA logs, training records, inspection reports, incident documentation, and corrective-action tracking.
• Administering hazardous-material and hazardous-waste requirements, including reviewing Safety Data Sheets and ensuring proper handling, storage, labeling, and disposal.
• Supporting facility management during client audits, regulatory inspections, insurance reviews, and outside-agency investigations.
• Communicating HSE performance, significant incidents, emerging risks, and improvement recommendations to facility leadership, Safety Director and or Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
• Exercising stop-work authority when an activity presents an imminent danger or unacceptable risk to employees, contractors, property, or the environment.
• Performing other HSE-related duties reasonably assigned based on operational or business needs.

Required Knowledge/Experience:

• This role requires fluency in both English and Spanish.
• Valid Drivers license
• Bachelor’s degree in: Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive HSE experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Manufacturing or industrial environment experience.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 (general industry)
• Incident investigation and root cause analysis.
• Experience with:
  • LOTO
  • MHE / Forklift compliance
  • Fall protection
  • HAZCOM
  • Contractor safety management
  • Environmental compliance fundamentals
• Must be able to interpret regulations

Preferred Skills

• Multi-site exposure
• CSP (Certified Safety Professional)
• CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist)
• CHMM (Environmental focus)
• ISO 45001 / 14001 Lead Auditor certification
• OSHA 500/501 trainer authorization
• Experience harmonizing programs post-acquisition
• Integrating newly acquired sites into an SMS
• Advanced KPI dashboard development
• Trend modeling / leading indicator programs
• Experience with EHS software platforms

Work Environment and Physical Demands                                                                                       

• Must be able to communicate effectively using phones or computer software.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the assigned facilities.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
• Must be able to travel between MCG locations, some travel could require overnight stays.

A Note to our Recruitment Partners: We really appreciate the interest, but MCG currently manages hiring through our internal team. We love getting to know our candidates directly! Because of this, we don’t accept unsolicited resumes from agencies at this time. If we ever need an extra hand, we’ll be sure to reach out to the community. Thanks for understanding!

MCG is an equal opportunity employer prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, and any other protected classes stated by applicable federal and state laws. MCG is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities and to act in accordance with regulations and guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).