Logistics Quality, Safety, Environmental, Health Manager-Shepherdsville, KY

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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We are looking for a Quality, Safety, Health, and Environmental (QSHE) Manager to handle the implementation, related systems, compliance, audits, and action outcomes for our distribution facility in Piscataway, NJ. If you are passionate about quality and protecting the health and safety of people and products, consider joining Kuehne+Nagel.

How you create impact

• Be the subject matter expert for quality and safety matters
• Conduct investigations and take the lead in root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Coordinate and implement related standards and procedures
• Train staff and supervisors on accident and injury prevention, product and process safety, and excellent work practices; provide associates with in-the-moment training when opportunities are noticed
• Support leadership and Human Resources to ensure DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs are embraced and valued
• Maintain employee awareness and compliance with QSHE (Quality, Safety, Health, & Environment)
• Monitor and advise on product quality matters
• Conduct audits to evaluate the effectiveness of systems and procedures; identify and assist with implementing improvements
• Assess and prevent health and safety hazards and implement proper corrective actions
• Track and validate approved suppliers list through our supplier management tools

What we would like you to bring

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 4+ years of experience in a position focusing on Quality, Safety and Health, and Environmental in a warehousing or distribution environment
• 2+ years’ experience using quality systems
• 1+ years or leadership or training experience
• Strong knowledge of occupational health, safety, workplace hazards, and associated controls
• Knowledge of ISO, Lean, OSHA standards and DOT

What's in it for you

Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. Base wage is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI-on-site

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.  

Individuals with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process may contact us by sending an email to  kn.taaccommodations.com

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.

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.