Safety Lead- West Jefferson, OH

It's more than a job

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

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Under the general direction of the CL QSHE Manager, the AWS Safety Lead independently supports the site health and safety program, applying professional judgment to manage risk, compliance, and employee competency. The role leads training, audits, investigations, and corrective actions, with authority to stop work when controls are inadequate.

How you create impact

• Independently administer site health and safety programs and support implementation of company, customer, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Interpret safety requirements, evaluate operational risk, and provide functional guidance and recommendations to site leadership and employees.
• Assess operational risk, establish controls, provide safety guidance, and exercise stop-work authority when needed.
• Design and deliver safety, MHE, and SOP training, including onboarding, refresher training, coaching, and competency validation.
• Lead investigations, RCA, audits, inspections, and corrective actions through effective closure.
• Plan and conduct audits, inspections, and assessments; evaluate findings and prioritize actions.
• Analyze safety trends and metrics, recommend improvements, and coordinate actions with Operations, QSHE, HR, contractors, and customers.

What we would like you to bring

• 3+ years of safety, training, or operational risk experience in a warehouse or industrial environment.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, risk assessment, investigations, RCA, and safety reporting
• Strong independent judgment, leadership, coaching, communication, and analytical skills.
• MHE safety experience required; crane, rigging, lifting, or related credentials preferred.

What's in it for you

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support portions of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application materials or assisting with scheduling. These tools analyze information to help inform decision making; however, all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers. 

There has never been a better time to work in logistics. Bring your skills to an industry that offers stability and international career growth. We offer a great compensation and medical/dental benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment. #LI-onsite

Kuehne+Nagel participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.