EHS Safety Training Manager

## Description **About Us** **** At **FreshDirect**, we are reinventing the grocery experience. Since day one, our mission has been simple: bring the best, freshest food directly from the farm to people’s homes — faster, fresher, and smarter than anyone else. We’re not just a food company. We’re a technology-powered, customer-obsessed team building one of the most innovative end-to-end food supply chains in the industry. From proprietary routing systems to our state-of-the-art fulfillment center, every part of our business is designed to deliver unmatched quality, convenience, and care. We partner directly with farmers, fishermen, and artisans to source the highest quality ingredients — then use smart data, automation, and logistics to deliver them at peak freshness. It’s grocery shopping reimagined — and we’re just getting started. If you’re passionate about innovation, care deeply about what people eat, and want to help build the future of food, we’d love to meet you. **The Role** The EHS Safety Training Manager – Operations & Transportation is responsible for leading and overseeing all safety training, learning, and development initiatives across FreshDirect Operations. This role manages a team of trainers and partners closely with Operations, Transportation, and Leadership teams to build and sustain a strong culture of safety, compliance, employee engagement, and continuous learning. Reporting to the Director of EHS, the Safety Training Manager will design and implement effective training programs that support regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and employee development across multi-shift environments. **What You’ll Do** - Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive EHS learning and development strategy aligned with business objectives and company culture. - Lead and manage a team of trainers to ensure consistent delivery of effective, engaging, and compliant training programs across all operational sites. - Design and facilitate safety and operational training programs for warehouse, production, and transportation employees using adult learning best practices. - Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Transportation, HR, and Leadership teams to identify training needs and develop targeted learning solutions. - Support DOT, OSHA, EPA, FMCSA, and other regulatory compliance initiatives through ongoing employee education and training programs. - Leverage training metrics, compliance data, audits, and operational trends to identify gaps, measure effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. - Develop and maintain annual training calendars, training records, compliance reporting, and audit documentation. - Provide coaching and support to managers and supervisors on safety procedures, employee development, and training effectiveness. - Coordinate retraining initiatives related to process updates, operational changes, safety incidents, or compliance requirements. - Ensure all training materials, SOPs, and learning content remain current, accurate, and aligned with regulatory and operational standards. · Promote and reinforce a culture focused on safety awareness, accountability, employee engagement, and recognition. · • Maintain established EHS systems and support implementation of new training technologies, programs, and processes. **What You’ll Bring** - Bachelor’s degree in Education, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Occupational Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, or a related field preferred. - Minimum of 2–5 years of experience leading training programs within a large operational, manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, transportation, or food production environment. - Experience developing and delivering training content for frontline hourly employees and leadership teams. - Prior experience managing trainers or leading training initiatives across multiple locations preferred. - Experience within food manufacturing, logistics, distribution, or transportation environments…