Safety Captain

SAFETY CAPTAIN

Job Description:

Batory Foods is seeking frontline team members at our Commerce, California facility to serve as Safety Captains. This role is designed for employees who demonstrate strong safety leadership, accountability, and a commitment to supporting their peers on the production floor and in the warehouse.

Safety Captains are peer leaders who reinforce daily safety expectations, support new hire onboarding, and strengthen communication between Operations and EHS. This is not a supervisory role. It is an operational leadership opportunity focused on driving safety engagement and continuous improvement at the Commerce site.

This role supports Batory’s commitment to Never Compromise on Safety and helps build a pipeline of future operational leaders within the facility.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the safety portion of daily shift huddles using EHS provided Safety Moment materials.


• Support high quality incident, near miss, hazard, and observation reporting within Velocity EHS.


• Encourage and assist with on time completion of required safety training in Alchemy.


• Complete structured monthly safety inspections and track corrective action follow through at the Commerce facility.


• Provide peer mentoring and weekly check-ins for new hires during their first 30 to 60 days.


• Reinforce safe practices during high-risk tasks such as forklift operation, Lockout Tagout, and PPE use.


• Participate in monthly Safety Captain Committee meetings for alignment and continued development.


• Model consistent compliance with PPE, SOPs, and company safety expectations at all times.

Qualifications:

• Consistent safety record and strong adherence to PPE and standard operating procedures.


• Reliable attendance and demonstrated accountability.


• Strong communication skills and ability to positively influence peers.


• Comfortable using digital systems such as Velocity EHS and Alchemy or willingness to learn.


• Preferred: Experience mentoring peers or leading small groups.


• Operational experience with forklifts, Lockout Tagout, or other high-risk tasks relevant to the Commerce facility.


• Eligibility: This role is intended for frontline hourly Operations employees at the Commerce facility.


• Supervisors, Managers, and members of the EHS team are not eligible for the Safety Captain assignment.


• Candidates must be in good standing with no active disciplinary action at the time of selection.


• Term & Recognition: This is a part time leadership assignment in addition to the employee’s primary role. There is no change to base pay, job title, or employment classification.  6-to-12-month term, renewable based on performance and site needs.  Eligible for quarterly performance-based bonus up to 5 percent of base salary, capped at $5,000.00 annually.

Batory Foods in an equal opportunity employer which considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition, Batory Foods also provides “reasonable accommodations” to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please notify us immediately.