LSG Sky Chefs is one of the world’s largest airline catering and hospitality providers, known for its outstanding reputation and dynamic approach in the industry. Voted “Airline Caterer of the Year in North America” for 2023 and 2024, we are committed to excellence and innovation, driven by the dedication and expertise of our talented employees. Our team members are the heart and soul of our success, consistently delivering exceptional culinary experiences and outstanding service to our clients and their passengers across North and Latin America.

Join our team as a Safety Manager and play a critical role in driving a culture of safety and compliance for our Minneapolis operations. In this leadership position, you’ll oversee ramp and employee safety initiatives, ensure regulatory compliance, and partner with airlines and internal teams to deliver world-class safety standards. If you have a strong background in aviation ground safety, operational leadership, and a passion for proactive risk management, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact on our people, processes, and performance.

• Location: near Minneapolis St-Paul International Airport
• Schedule: Our MSP operations services a number of different airlines and we are open 365/24/7.  Must have flexibility with schedule. 

• To ensure compliance of company employee and ramp safety initiatives and airline requirements at assigned CSCs
• Address safety issues with internal and external customers and facilitating successful resolutions
• Audit of CSCs in pro-active stance to include training, retraining and new hire files, documentation of records and standardization of Safety Management Guide and Ramp Safety Operating Procedures
• Conduct mock OSHA and Ramp Safety Audits at CSCs
• Coach and support CSCs to ensure customer satisfaction in airline audits and compliance with airline requirements
• Coach and support CSCs to ensure trainers are trained properly to conduct driver/guide/coordinator training
• Analyze trends in employee injuries, aircraft, auto and property damages and help implement action plans to achieve reduction in damages and injuries
• Provide accident/injury investigation and root cause analysis training for CSCs
  Actively participate in safety meetings with business partners (e.g. ARTEX, Continental, UPSLT-Delta)
• Attend customer training for certification of aircraft doors, galleys, etc
  Oversee the collecting and trending analysis of all employee injuries, aircraft, auto and property damages
• Implement action plans to support proactive measures to help CSCs achieve major reduction in employee injuries and aircraft damages
• Administer regulatory compliance with ramp issues dealing with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT), California OSHA and airline customer requirements
• Participate with airline manufacturers to design new trucks for new air crafts
• Participate and support company sponsored initiatives such as Lean Manufacturing
  Leadership
• Model corporate values and participate as required in groups, initiatives and advisory bodies
• Proactively support other departments and functions as the Subject Matter Expert

• Bachelors Degree in Safety or Aviation Ground Safety preferred
• In addition, five to seven years operations and safety experience required
• Strong understanding and applicability of Employee Safety, Ramp Safety and or Ground Handling Safety Area (OSHA, FAA, DOT)
• Demonstrated experience managing and maintaining relationships with airline security personnel, airport authorities, local, state and federal law enforcement authorities
• Ability to work with legal counsel to prepare cases and must be able to gather and preserve evidence for presenting
• Demonstrated ability to influence managers by establishing and maintaining collaborative partnerships
• Good communication, presentation skills and organizational ability
• Ability to interact, communicate and train management at all levels
• Excellent language and writing abilities
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office and windows based computer applications

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