Director of Safety Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)

URM Stores is currently looking for driven and detailed oriented Director of Safety Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) with progressive experience with a strategic data-driven approach to workplace safety environmental compliance and risk management. The role of Director of Safety EHS is centered on cultivating a culture where safety is not just a priority but a core value embedded in every level of the organization.

Develop and administer warehouse EHS programs in accordance with regulatory requirements and corporate policies and standards. Foster awareness engagement and accountability for EHS initiatives. Direct warehouse EHS activities to prevent injuries and assure good standing with regulatory requirements. This includes but is not limited to reports assessments investigations audits and program implementation.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Champion a safety-first culture across all warehouse operations.
• Design implement and continuously improve EHS programs aligned with URM policies and federal/state regulations.
• Partner with warehouse and departmental leaders to drive engagement and accountability for safety and compliance.
• Conduct risk assessments safety audits and investigations; oversee reporting and follow-up actions.
• Develop and deliver EHS training for employees contractors and visitors.
• Monitor and maintain documentation and records to ensure regulatory and internal compliance.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis; drive corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Maintenance on EHS aspects of equipment/process design.
• Manage environmental compliance hazardous materials handling and workplace ergonomics.
• Prepare and present EHS performance metrics to executive leadership and site teams.
• Plan develop deliver and coordinate effective EHS training to warehouse employees contractors and visitors as necessary to satisfy regulatory and company EHS requirements and assure proper EHS awareness.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Environmental Safety Occupational Health Industrial Engineering or related field required; Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive EHS experience in a warehouse manufacturing or distribution setting.
• Strong understanding of OSHA EPA and other regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with ergonomic assessments risk mitigation strategies and cultural transformation initiatives.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills across all levels of an organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in food distribution food manufacturing or grocery environments.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certification strongly preferred.
• Understanding of food safety standards such as HACCP FSMA GMPs and SQF.
• Knowledge of food handling sanitation practices and cross-contamination prevention.
• Ability to collaborate with food safety and quality assurance teams to align EHS and food safety goals.
• Experience leading or supporting food safety audits or regulatory inspections (e.g. USDA FDA).
• Familiarity with cold storage temperature control and safe warehouse practices related to perishable goods.

Ready to Make an Impact

If youre a seasoned safety leader ready to drive results inspire teams and modernize warehouse safety operationswed love to hear from you.

Apply today and be part of something bigger at URM Stores and proud to be a part of the number one food distributor in the Inland Northwest. Since 1921 URM has been a retailer-owned business. URMs core business is the purchasing warehousing and delivery of merchandise inventory to its Member-Owners. The shareholders of URM are all retail grocers who provide groceries to their local communities. URM operates on a cooperative basis which means that all its net earnings on business done with or for its member-owners through its Patronage Departments are allocated and paid to its Member-Owners in the form of patronage dividends. Over the years sales volume has grown to over $1 billion and employment to over 2900 employees at URM and its subsidiariesRosauers Supermarkets and Peirone Produce.

We work in a supportive team environment and in addition to our amazing culture our employees enjoy many perks and below are a few of the highlights of our complete compensation package:

• An employees pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including the prevailing minimum wage for the location relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance shift travel requirements and business or organizational needs. Salary starting at $90000 annually DOE plus so much more!
• Insurance Benefits So that our non-union employees have more to take home from their paycheck URM pays 100% of the Medical/Dental/Vision/RX Insurance premiums for the employee and over 93% for the employees dependents!
• 401k Retirement Plan with an amazing Company match up to 9% of your annual salary!
• Subsidized Life Insurance for employees and great rates for the employees family.
• Company paid Long-Term Disability insurance.
• Short-Term Disability and Cancer Insurance available.
• Life Flight Insurance at Special Rate.
• Great vacation plan!
• Six Paid Holidays and four Paid Personal Holidays.
• Paid Sick Days.
• Paid Volunteer Service Day! Get paid to volunteer at your favorite non-profit!
• Experience enjoyable Company sponsored activities through events like URM March Madness Brackets Family Hockey Night with the Chiefs Holiday Mingle & Jingle with great raffle giveaways Summer Evening Wine & Music Event and Winter Break Movie Night which are just a glimpse of the fun we have to offer for employees and their families!
• Plus enjoy a variety of Corporate discounts from gym memberships cell phone plans to computer discounts!
• We also offer an Amazing Employee Discount Program at our Company-owned Grocery Stores!!!!

URM Stores Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of Race Religion Color National Origin Citizenship Sex Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Age Disability Ancestry Veteran Status Genetic Information or any other classification protected by state or federal law. We are also committed to providing a work environment that is free of all forms of discrimination regarding recruiting hiring training promotions compensation and all other conditions of employment. The selected candidate must be able to successfully complete a pre-employment background check and drug test as URM is a drug free workplace.