Senior Safety Specialist

Compensation Range

$95,000 - 105,000 / Year

Position Overview:

You may know us for our delicious cheesecakes…and for being recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" since 2014! What you may not know is at The Cheesecake Factory Bakery, our staff members are our highest quality ingredient.

As a Senior Safety Specialist, you will partner with the EHSS Manager to lead, maintain, and continuously improve Safety and Health programs, ensuring compliance with OSHA and other regulatory standards. You will serve as the senior on-site Safety liaison for the Bakery Division, overseeing the development, implementation, and enhancement of safety initiatives across the facility.

You'll thrive in this position if you are:

• Service oriented: you are a people person who is systematic and trustworthy, interacting constructively with peers or teams of various levels, while demonstrating strong, positive communication skills.
• Exhaustively meticulous: you have an unrelenting attention to detail, leaving nothing to chance while understanding what deserves your immediate attention and what can wait.
• Improvement focused: you never turn off the thought "how can I do this better/faster?"
• Adaptable: you're at ease in a fast-paced environment and able to effortlessly change direction when priorities shift. You can learn to perform new tasks as required for business needs and are willing to work various shifts and extended hours if necessary.
• Expert Communicator: you are able to read, write, and communicate in English/Spanish as it relates to the job and safety regulations.

Here's more of what you'll get to do:

• Partner with operations leadership and team members to cultivate a transparent, proactive safety culture.
• Develop and manage safety systems and processes, including policies, procedures, safety meetings, incident reporting and investigations, monthly training, and emergency response protocols.
• Identify, report, and mitigate hazards to ensure a safe environment for employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Oversee compliance with OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) program, including maintaining all related documentation and practices.
• Lead key safety processes such as process hazard analyses, management of change, incident investigations, safety observations, 6S walks, safety assessments, and audit tracking.
• Support the EHSS Manager in implementing regulatory programs to meet federal, state, and local requirements (e.g., EPA, SQF, OSHA, NCOSHA, Cal OSHA, DHS).
• Drive engagement in safety initiatives among hourly team members.
• Ensure contractor work complies with company safety standards and procedures.
• Lead Behavior Observation initiatives for the Bakery Division.
• Maintain OSHA logs, incident reports, and investigation records.
• Coordinate and deliver safety training programs (e.g., confined space, lockout/tagout, first aid), including vendor coordination.
• Analyze safety data and trends to prioritize initiatives and improve performance.
• Conduct facility safety and environmental audits in collaboration with the management team.
• Lead the Health & Safety Committee and facilitate monthly meetings.
• Share safety performance insights and trend analyses with leadership.
• Ensure adherence to company Environmental, Health, and Safety guidelines.
• Collaborate on initiatives to improve safety and environmental sustainability.
• Provide guidance and coaching to management on policy and program implementation.

What we require:

• 3+ years of safety experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) programs.
• Proficiency in root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
• Proven experience maintaining OSHA logs and compliance documentation.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and external vendors.
• Bilingual (Spanish and English).

Preferences:

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in health & safety or a related field.

What we offer:

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Eligible for benefits first day of the month following date of hire
• 401K with company match
• 3 weeks of vacation which increases to 4 weeks starting in your 5th year
• 5 days of sick time per year (first year prorated)
• Tuition Reimbursement of $2,500 for qualified programs
• Adoption Assistance Benefit of $2,500
• 25%-35% discount when dining as a guest
• Reusable gift card loaded annually for your dining enjoyment

About the Company:

Our state-of-the-art The Cheesecake Factory Bakery creates over 35,000 delicious cheesecakes per day across our two facilities in Calabasas, CA and Rocky Mountain, NC plus other baked products for our restaurants, international licensees, and third-party bakery customers.

The Cheesecake Factory Bakery is a subsidiary of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. Recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For since 2014, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is a global $3.3 billion public company with more than 300 casual dining restaurants.

We offer a people-centered culture and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all. We welcome applicants from a wide variety of identities, ideas, perspectives, and experiences, and encourage individuals from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities.

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