Director of Enterprise Safety and Environment

Job Description:

Johnson Brothers is seeking a Director of Safety, Environmental Compliance & Risk Management to lead enterprise safety, fleet safety, environmental compliance, regulatory compliance, training, incident management, and operational risk reduction programs across our multi-state beverage distribution network.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical knowledge, practical field experience, sound judgment, and the ability to turn complex regulatory and operational issues into clear, usable tools and guidance for business leaders.

Job Profile Summary

The Director of Enterprise Safety and Environment leads the development of an enterprise safety culture where every employee takes ownership of identifying hazards, reporting concerns, and preventing injuries through coaching, accountability, and continuous improvement.  The Director also provides leadership for employee safety, fleet safety, environmental compliance, emergency preparedness and response, incident management, and operational risk reduction across all Johnson Brothers locations.

This role develops and maintains company-wide policies, procedures, forms, training, reporting systems and tools, and compliance programs that support safe and compliant operations in warehousing, transportation, delivery, sales, merchandising, and office environments. The Director serves as the primary internal subject matter expert for federal and state OSHA and EPA, FMCSA, environmental compliance, incident investigation, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action planning, and safety performance improvement.

The role partners closely with Operations, Fleet, Human Resources, Legal, Facilities, Security, Risk Management, Regional and Branch leadership to identify risk, improve systems, reduce injuries and accidents, and build local capability through practical tools, training, coaching, and data-driven guidance.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Program Leadership

• Lead company-wide safety strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop, maintain, and improve enterprise safety policies, procedures, forms, standards, and guidance documents.
• Establish practical safety expectations for branch leaders, supervisors, drivers, warehouse employees, sales teams, and support functions.
• Provide guidance to Executive and Functional leaders on business threats, hazard identification, risk reduction, and regulatory compliance.
• Drive a safety culture where every employee takes ownership of identifying hazards, reporting concerns, and preventing injuries through coaching, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Develop, maintain, and report on KPIs and metrics that provide insight into safety performance, organizational behaviors, system effectiveness, and risk reduction efforts, including TRIR/DART rates, near-miss reporting, CAPA closure rates, vehicle accident rates, workers’ compensation trends, and audit and compliance metrics.
• Lead function related aspects of new facility startups, expansions, and new acquisition integrations to ensure consistent enterprise safety standards.
• Develop and manage the enterprise safety budget including training, consulting, technology, PPE, fleet safety initiatives, and environmental compliance programs.
• Chair the Enterprise Safety Committee by establishing governance processes, reviewing enterprise safety performance, identifying emerging risks, prioritizing improvement initiatives, and communicating recommendations to executive leadership.

Regulatory Compliance

• Serve as a corporate subject matter expert for Federal and State OSHA and environmental requirements, and FMCSA
• Lead activities related to regulatory inspections, inquiries, investigations, citations, abatement responses, and related agency communications.
• Ensure adequate processes to maintain required compliance records, reports, and documentation.
• Monitor regulatory changes, identify, and communicate practical impacts to affected business leaders.
• Partner with Legal, Human Resources, Operations, and outside counsel when needed.

Environmental Compliance

• Oversee applicable environmental compliance programs, including facility-level environmental plans, permits, inspections, reporting, and corrective actions.
• Support stormwater, spill prevention, hazardous materials, waste, fueling, and other environmental compliance activities as applicable to beverage warehousing and distribution operations.
• Coordinate with environmental consultants and regulatory agencies as needed.
• Provide practical guidance to branch leaders on environmental risk controls and documentation requirements.

Fleet Safety & Transportation Compliance

• Lead the fleet sa