Manager, Safety & Compliance

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.

Reporting to Senior Manager, Hub Operations Compliance, the Manager, Ops, Safety and Compliance will be responsible for managing the Environmental, Health and Safety program for the unit with focus on prevention and control of occupational injury and illnesses and environmental compliance.

Annual Hiring Range:

• $80,000 - $85,000

Benefits

• Paid time off

• 401k, with company match

• Company sponsored life insurance

• Medical, dental, vision plans

• Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance

• Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans

• Employee Assistance Program

• Commuter benefits

• Employee Discounts

• Free hot healthy meals for unit operations roles

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts safety training programs in conjunction with the Sr. Compliance Managers in the respective unit. Training programs target all employees and ensures compliance with company new-hire, as-needed, and annual refresher requirements. Special focus on Transportation Department new CSR and CSA training along with recurrent training.

• Controls and manages training matrix for the unit.

• Supports Safety Managers in the units as well as personally reviews transportation training and manuals on an ongoing basis to ensure all requirements are current.  Conducts training to bring all transportation documentation into compliance.

• Ensures all accidents and injuries are investigated and documented to determine root causes and assists unit and regional management with developing corrective action plans to prevent reoccurrence. 

• Communicates required prevention steps by providing Safety Alerts, Safety Acknowledgement Forms, and Shift Briefings to unit management.

• Liaises with clients in cases on safety related issues

• Ensures compliance with company safety policies and procedures, annual written safety business plans, and company developed safety best practices through audits, support to other unit and regional EHS staff and participation in meetings

• Supports the unit in incident investigations and final reporting.

• Supports PRIDE and SQUAD teams within unit and region to enhance Safety awareness among all staff.

• Works with unit to secure full OSHA compliance in all cases, at all times

• Regularly attends and participates in various meetings and briefings

• Controls proper maintenance of CDL files in (when applicable) at the unit as required by company policy

• Monitors, controls and drives improved compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelors degree in related field preferred.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the field of safety and/or risk experience required.  

• Previous in airline, food processing, distribution operations or other fast paced environment.

Job Skills:

• Ability to interpret OSHA, EPA and other regulatory agency rules

• Working knowledge of MS Office products

• Hands-on, naturally involved in execution, not just planning

• A passion for continuous improvement in all fields of responsibilities

• Ability to set agenda, stay on course and develop solutions with a high degree of independence

• Analytical mind, drive and enthusiasm

• Credibility to lead change

• High standard of personal and professional integrity

Communication Skills:

• Excellent presentation and training skills.

Travel:

• This position has travel up to 10% - 25% of the time.

Job Dimensions

• Geographic Responsibility: Unit

• Type of Employment: Full-Time

• Travel %: 10% - 25%

• Exemption Classification: Exempt

• Internal Relationships: NA     

• External Relationships: NA

• Work Environment / Requirements of the Job: Normal office environment

• Budget / Revenue Responsibility: USD

Demonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position 

Employees at gategroup are expected to live our Values of Excellence, Passion, Responsibility and Respect. To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone: 
 

Excellence

• We put the customer at the forefront of everything we do, taking time to understand their needs, wishes and desires.
• We constantly learn by giving and receiving feedback, improving from our mistakes and bettering ourselves.

Passion

• Hospitality, in its purest form, comes down to a single, core principle: care. We do everything with thoughtfulness, attention, and care.
• We have a growth mindset, a resilience that makes us determined to bounce back from failures and setbacks.

Responsibility

• We care about what we do, and we understand the impact we have on others and the planet.
• We always look out for each other –creating a safe workplace environment is everyone’s responsibility.

Respect

• Every job matters. We each do our part to ensure our colleagues and our customers succeed in their goals.
• We respect each other’s voices and foster a workplace that supports inclusion and belonging. We are all one gategroup.

Application Closure Statement

• To be considered for this position, please submit your application by 08/27/2026

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the job being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. gategroup reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Candidates may be required to go through pre-employment drug screen, criminal check and/or airport fingerprinting.

gategroup - an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to workforce diversity and actively encourage all qualified persons to seek employment with us, including, but not limited to, racial and ethnic minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities.

We anticipate that this job will close on:

08/31/2026

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