Environmental Health and Safety Director

Tennessee & Kentucky Operations

Location: Smyrna, TN

Reports To: President, Taylor Farms Tennessee

Travel: Regular travel between Tennessee and Kentucky facilities

Join a Growing Regional Leadership Team

Taylor Farms is North America's leading producer of fresh-cut salads and healthy fresh foods. As we continue to grow our Tennessee and Kentucky operations, we are seeking an experienced and hands-on Regional Director of Environmental Health & Safety to lead the next phase of our safety journey.

This is a high-impact leadership role reporting directly to the President and responsible for shaping safety strategy, strengthening compliance, building leadership capability, and creating a culture where every employee goes home safely at the end of every shift. The role supports multiple manufacturing and distribution facilities and serves as a key member of the regional leadership team.

What You'll Do

Lead Safety Strategy

• Develop and execute the regional EHS strategy across Tennessee and Kentucky operations.
• Standardize safety programs, procedures, and expectations across multiple facilities.
• Partner with executive leadership to establish goals, priorities, and long-term safety objectives.
• Drive accountability and ownership at every level of the organization

Strengthen Compliance & Reduce Risk

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, TOSHA, Kentucky OSHA, environmental regulations, and company standards.
• Lead regulatory inspections, audits, investigations, and corrective action programs.
• Maintain audit-ready systems and documentation.
• Proactively identify risks and implement preventive controls.

Build a World-Class Safety Culture

• Coach and develop site Safety Managers and operational leaders.
• Increase employee engagement in hazard reporting, incident prevention, and safety ownership.
• Partner closely with Operations, Human Resources, Maintenance, Engineering, and Food Safety teams.
• Establish safety as a core value integrated into daily decision-making and operational execution.

Drive Continuous Improvement

• Utilize data, observations, and employee feedback to measure program effectiveness.
• Monitor key performance indicators, including TRIR, DART, near-miss reporting, training compliance, and corrective action closure.
• Present safety performance, trends, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Lead initiatives that improve safety performance while supporting operational excellence.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, Risk Management, Industrial Hygiene, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience.
• Multi-site manufacturing leadership experience preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations, investigations, audits, and compliance systems.
• Demonstrated success leading safety culture transformation initiatives.
• Experience within food manufacturing, fresh produce, consumer packaged goods, logistics, or other fast-paced manufacturing environments preferred.
• Excellent communication, leadership, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.