Manager Safety

A great career opportunity

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize, is the parent company for Ahold Delhaize's U.S. companies, including its local brands, Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop, and the U.S. services companies, Retail Business Services, Peapod Digital Labs and ADUSA Supply Chain. When considered together, the local brands of Ahold Delhaize USA comprise the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth largest grocery retail group in the nation, operating more than 2,000 stores and distribution centers across more than 20 states and serving millions of customers each week through a uniquely local omnichannel experience. The Ahold Delhaize USA company team includes just over 100 associates across all East Coast office locations.

The purpose of this position is to lead and set the strategic direction in the areas of safety, environmental and risk reduction for Ahold Delhaize USA supporting the Food Lion brand. This position will be responsible and accountable for the design, oversight and delivery of safety improvements that positively impact and reduce the exposure related to associate and customer injuries.

Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days.  Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC , Chicago, IL, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME, Hyattsville, MD and Mauldin, SC. 

Partner with Senior Brand Leadership to ensure customer satisfaction & brand risk reduction through education and verification of designated safety standards and procedures.  Assess, determine and direct continuous improvements and ensure a proactive safety operational plan through training, coaching, auditing and mentoring activities.

Position provides subject matter expertise in safety and environmental risks.   This position manages and directs a team of safety specialists supporting Food Lion. 

 Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct all aspects of safety within the Food Lion brand including but not limited to leading long-term safety and regulatory compliance initiatives with a focus on continuous improvement, prevention, KPIs & metrics, interpretation of regulatory standards and legislation and identification of industry trends and best practices.


• Direct and support the Safety Specialists and brand support team.  Serve as ‘lead’ safety expert within the Brand


• Act as the Brand lead and liaison with regulatory agencies.  Develop contacts and relations with officials responsible for environmental, health & safety regulation enforcement (OSHA, MOSH, VOSH, etc).  Actively participate and assume leadership roles in local regulatory and trade associations educate and be advocate for company safety standard practices/policies/programs.


• Conduct on-going problem-solving based on an objective assessment of the facts or circumstances while using collaborative work methods to achieve consensus.  Advise leadership and business partners regarding safety risks within the brand.


• Integrate essential aspects of injury prevention and compliance into the execution of brand strategy. 


• Partner with all business areas to identify the best equipment, process, workflow, work environment and facility decisions which impact associate and customer safety.


• Create and utilize performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of operating systems and safety programs.


• Maintain effective communication with and support to operations that will ensure agreement on priorities and desired results.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety or related field


• 7+ years of experience


• Supervisory/leadership skills


• Strong analytical skills


• Verbal and written communication skills


• Negotiation skills


• Presentation skills


• Customer focus


• Attention to detail


• Initiative


• Problem solving


• Organizational awareness


• Travel 50%

• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a team to strive for excellence


• Ability to work with and influence executive level and senior level management


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to influence decision making and gain consensus


• Ability to think and act strategically


• Strong planning skills and ability to organize complex initiatives

• Proven analytical skills to create focus for action

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in  environmental science, physical sciences, industrial safety management or a relevant field.


• CSP – Certified Safety Professional designation


• Retail experience

ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $108,880 - $163,320 

Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws. 

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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we embrace and celebrate diversity. Our employees and prospective employees are treated with fairness, respect and dignity. We provide an equal opportunity workplace committed to hiring, training, compensating, and promoting persons based on their talents and abilities and without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, family status, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.