Safety Manager Jobs in New York
Safety Manager jobs in New York are consistently in demand, with openings concentrated in construction, manufacturing, healthcare, and transportation across one of the country's most active hiring markets, from entry-level safety coordinators through senior environmental health and safety directors. New York City, Buffalo, and Albany anchor most of the hiring, where established employers such as Turner Construction, Northwell Health, and Con Edison maintain ongoing needs for safety professionals. The most sought-after specialties in New York include construction site safety, process safety management, and OSHA compliance. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.
At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.
Position Summary:
Do you have a passion for safety, health and environmental, programs? Do you enjoy leading cross-functional teams to achieve operational excellence in SH&E? If given the opportunity, would you be able to drive SH&E improvements in compliance, demonstrating your knowledge as it relates to KPI’s and lower incident rates? If so, Nestle Health Science has the ideal career opportunity for you as a Safety, Health and Environmental (SH&E) Manager.
As a SH&E leader, you will be responsible for championing the SH&E function for high-volume warehouse facilities. This is the key position of the Site Leadership Team in the Safety, Health & Environmental Sustainability area of expertise. The primary objective of the role is to protect and improve the safety of our employees and our Site environmental sustainability through prevention, encouraging a culture of caring where safety, health and environmental sustainability are ingrained as a core value.
Key Responsibilities:
In addition to overall input to Corporate and site SH&E sustainability initiatives, strategies, programs and procedures, responsibilities include supporting the facilities via hands-on counsel, supervision, assessment, and implementation of:
Site SH&E Culture – Actively participates on Site Leadership Team and effectively leads, coaches, and develops managers and line leaders across all functions to be effective SH&E leaders/coaches in their respective positions.- SH&E Performance – Partners with Site leadership team to develop Site SH&E key priorities, drivers, and activities with key performance indicators to drive Site SH&E performance improvement.
- Compliance – Ensure sites maintain continuous “audit ready” state of compliance with company SH&E policies and procedures as well as all applicable external regulatory requirements.
- SH&E Strategies, Programs and Plans – Develops SH&E best-in-class programs, systems, and processes, including training and mentoring to establish clear procedures on SH&E measures and precautions.
- Risk Assessment and Elimination – Leads the effective implementation and utilization of risk assessment and risk prediction processes across sites to ensure these are effective at identifying and mitigating hazards and are effectively communicated and understood by all affected employees.
- Ensures investigation of all SH&E-related incidents utilizing tools to drive to root cause and identify actions to prevent recurrence.
- Ensures all actions to prevent recurrence are effectively implemented while also ensuring an effective injury case management process is fully implemented, well understood, and functioning as desired.
- EH&S Capability Building – Develops Site SH&E talent through active support, coaching and feedback with the goal of developing talent that can move on to more challenging positions.
- Liaison and technical expertise support – Provides technical expertise/coaching as needed in all areas and initiatives of the function
- Provide overall input site SH&E sustainability initiatives, strategies, programs and procedures.
Experience and Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in a scientific or engineering subject area or Safety Health & Environmental (SH&E) - related field, or significant Safety, Health & Environmental professional experience in lieu of a degree.
- 5 years’ experience in SH&E roles with the last position held as a Site SH&E leader and/or division, regional, or corporate safety and environmental experience within a manufacturing or production environment.
- Professional certifications in SH&E-related fields are considered beneficial and may include NEBOSH Certificate, CSP, AEM, etc.
- Proven experience and a solid understanding of ISO 14001, OHSAS 45001, LEAN and TPM concepts and their relationship to production/engineering and job functions as it relates to building in prevention.
- Detailed knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT regulations.
- Solid technical understanding of SH&E issues and their relationship to production/engineering and job functions as it relates to building prevention.
- Must be capable of working in a fast-paced environment with minimal direct supervision and have strong demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, and self-initiative skills.
- Exhibit the ability to build strong cross-functional teams capable of delivering desired results.
- Ability to communicate effectively and influence across a diverse range of people from Corporate /Division leadership to a factory floor associate.
- Proven track record to drive sustainable organizational change.
- Capacity to think both strategically and tactically and quickly flow across the two.
- Strong demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills. Must be detailed and results-oriented.
- Ability to communicate sophisticated regulatory and technical issues in lay terms.
- Proficiency with Windows-based applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Ability to master other specialized software.
- Demonstrated negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to achieve results through dotted line situations.
Salary: $115,000.00 to $125,000.00 per year
Bonus Eligibility: Yes
The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.
Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at https://www.nestlejobs.com/privacy.
Job Requisition: 425637
At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.
At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.
Position Summary:
Do you have a passion for safety, health and environmental, programs? Do you enjoy leading cross-functional teams to achieve operational excellence in SH&E? If given the opportunity, would you be able to drive SH&E improvements in compliance, demonstrating your knowledge as it relates to KPI’s and lower incident rates? If so, Nestle Health Science has the ideal career opportunity for you as a Safety, Health and Environmental (SH&E) Manager.
As a SH&E leader, you will be responsible for championing the SH&E function for high-volume warehouse facilities. This is the key position of the Site Leadership Team in the Safety, Health & Environmental Sustainability area of expertise. The primary objective of the role is to protect and improve the safety of our employees and our Site environmental sustainability through prevention, encouraging a culture of caring where safety, health and environmental sustainability are ingrained as a core value.
Key Responsibilities:
In addition to overall input to Corporate and site SH&E sustainability initiatives, strategies, programs and procedures, responsibilities include supporting the facilities via hands-on counsel, supervision, assessment, and implementation of:
Site SH&E Culture – Actively participates on Site Leadership Team and effectively leads, coaches, and develops managers and line leaders across all functions to be effective SH&E leaders/coaches in their respective positions.- SH&E Performance – Partners with Site leadership team to develop Site SH&E key priorities, drivers, and activities with key performance indicators to drive Site SH&E performance improvement.
- Compliance – Ensure sites maintain continuous “audit ready” state of compliance with company SH&E policies and procedures as well as all applicable external regulatory requirements.
- SH&E Strategies, Programs and Plans – Develops SH&E best-in-class programs, systems, and processes, including training and mentoring to establish clear procedures on SH&E measures and precautions.
- Risk Assessment and Elimination – Leads the effective implementation and utilization of risk assessment and risk prediction processes across sites to ensure these are effective at identifying and mitigating hazards and are effectively communicated and understood by all affected employees.
- Ensures investigation of all SH&E-related incidents utilizing tools to drive to root cause and identify actions to prevent recurrence.
- Ensures all actions to prevent recurrence are effectively implemented while also ensuring an effective injury case management process is fully implemented, well understood, and functioning as desired.
- EH&S Capability Building – Develops Site SH&E talent through active support, coaching and feedback with the goal of developing talent that can move on to more challenging positions.
- Liaison and technical expertise support – Provides technical expertise/coaching as needed in all areas and initiatives of the function
- Provide overall input site SH&E sustainability initiatives, strategies, programs and procedures.
Experience and Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in a scientific or engineering subject area or Safety Health & Environmental (SH&E) - related field, or significant Safety, Health & Environmental professional experience in lieu of a degree.
- 5 years’ experience in SH&E roles with the last position held as a Site SH&E leader and/or division, regional, or corporate safety and environmental experience within a manufacturing or production environment.
- Professional certifications in SH&E-related fields are considered beneficial and may include NEBOSH Certificate, CSP, AEM, etc.
- Proven experience and a solid understanding of ISO 14001, OHSAS 45001, LEAN and TPM concepts and their relationship to production/engineering and job functions as it relates to building in prevention.
- Detailed knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT regulations.
- Solid technical understanding of SH&E issues and their relationship to production/engineering and job functions as it relates to building prevention.
- Must be capable of working in a fast-paced environment with minimal direct supervision and have strong demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, and self-initiative skills.
- Exhibit the ability to build strong cross-functional teams capable of delivering desired results.
- Ability to communicate effectively and influence across a diverse range of people from Corporate /Division leadership to a factory floor associate.
- Proven track record to drive sustainable organizational change.
- Capacity to think both strategically and tactically and quickly flow across the two.
- Strong demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills. Must be detailed and results-oriented.
- Ability to communicate sophisticated regulatory and technical issues in lay terms.
- Proficiency with Windows-based applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Ability to master other specialized software.
- Demonstrated negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to achieve results through dotted line situations.
Salary: $115,000.00 to $125,000.00 per year
Bonus Eligibility: Yes
The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.
Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at https://www.nestlejobs.com/privacy.
Job Requisition: 425637
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Where New York roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Safety Manager Job Market in New York
A snapshot from current New York openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Waste Management & Environmental Services
- Science & Research
- Chemicals & Materials
- Construction & Real Estate
What New York Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in safety manager jobs across New York.
- OSHA 30-hour construction or general industry certification recognized by New York employers
- Bachelor's degree in occupational health, environmental science, or a related field
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential preferred by most mid-to-large New York employers
- Demonstrated experience conducting workplace inspections and writing incident reports
- Familiarity with New York State Department of Labor safety regulations and compliance standards
- Strong communication skills for coordinating with union workers and site supervisors across New York job sites
Safety Manager Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a safety manager in New York?
Most safety managers in New York start with a bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety, environmental science, or industrial engineering, then build field experience in a coordinator or specialist role. New York does not require a state-issued license to work as a safety manager, but the Certified Safety Professional credential carries significant weight with New York employers, particularly in construction and healthcare. Many candidates also complete the OSHA 30-hour training to meet employer requirements on regulated job sites.
How much do safety managers make in New York?
Safety managers in New York earn a median of about $95,720 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $60,320 for the lowest 10% to over $144,100 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire safety managers in New York?
Employers hiring safety managers in New York right now include Gilbane, TikTok, and Parsons, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. New York's concentration of large construction firms, hospital systems, and utility companies means demand for safety managers stays active throughout the year across multiple industries.
Which New York cities have the most safety manager jobs?
New York, Brooklyn, and Syracuse have the most safety manager openings in New York. New York City generates the largest share of postings, driven by its massive construction pipeline and large hospital networks, while Buffalo's manufacturing base and Albany's government and healthcare sectors create consistent demand outside the metro area.
Are there remote safety manager jobs in New York?
Yes, but they're rare. Safety management is inherently on-site work, with most responsibilities tied to physical inspections, jobsite walkthroughs, and in-person training. About 32% of safety manager openings tied to New York are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those roles tend to involve program development, policy writing, or corporate compliance oversight rather than frontline site safety.
How can I get hired as a safety manager in New York with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a safety coordinator or EHS technician role, which large New York employers in construction and healthcare regularly post as junior positions. Companies such as major New York hospital systems and general contractors often bring in candidates from adjacent roles like facilities technician, quality control inspector, or risk management analyst. Completing the OSHA 30-hour training and pursuing an associate-level safety certification gives candidates a clear edge when applying without direct management experience.
Where can I find and apply to safety manager jobs in New York?
You can find and apply to safety manager jobs in New York on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers hiring across the state. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your background and location, and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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