# Senior Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment Manager > CHANDON California · Yountville, United States · — · Posted 2026-07-06 **Salary:** 135,000–160,000 **Workplace:** on_site **Department:** Operations - Admin/Planning ## Description The Sr. QHSE Manager is responsible for developing, managing, and executing all aspects of Quality, Health & Safety, and Environment (QHSE) across the organization. This role champions a culture of continuous improvement, compliance, and operational excellence, ensuring the highest standards for product quality, environmental stewardship, and workplace safety. The position also leads cross-functional teams, manages key certifications (ISO) from our vineyards to the shipment of our finished product and including our DTC business. **1.     HEALTH & SAFETY** - Lead safety committee, drive safety initiatives and Health and safety program for the company. - Develop and maintain a cohesive Health & Safety training program for all employees, including new hire orientation. - Ensure compliance with all safety requirements, company policies, and regulatory standards (OSHA, Cal OSHA). - Lead ISO 45001 certification and manage the Integrated Management System (IMS) for safety. - Conduct regular safety inspections, incident reporting, and contractor safety management. - Foster a positive safety culture, encouraging open communication and proactive hazard reporting. - Engage with MH safety community, share learnings and submit key initiatives. - Ensure monthly/quarterly departmental inspections as outlined in company procedures of reporting. - Develop the contractor safety management program and ensure all contractors understand and adhere to the program. - Ensure proper management of site risks to ensure the successful achievement of site safety goals. - Maintain accurate and timely documentation, to include proper records of all safety training. - Respond to critical incidents and other events as required. - Coordinate with key stakeholders on the CAPEX issuance process (preparation submission, progress, …)  for projects related to Health and Safety. - Maintain relationships with vendors. - Maintain safety standards with OSHA and Cal OSHA **2.     QUALITY** **2.1. QUALITY MANAGEMENT:** - Collaboration with DCC team and external stakeholders: This involves supporting training, control, reports, and compliance, defining quality procedures, maintaining the quality system, recommending improvements, providing a quality roadmap, and implementing new certifications. - Quality Management System (QMS) Development and Maintenance: Leading the development, implementation, and management of the organization's Integrated Management System (IMS) or QMS, ensuring compliance with ISO certifications (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001). - KPIs and Reporting: Improving, maintaining, and communicating quality KPIs and reports regularly, including monthly dashboards and providing insights to leadership - Compliance and Auditing: Conducting regular audits of DCC quality systems, managing corrective and preventive action (CAPA) programs, ensuring system adherence to MH global practices, maintaining documentation, and updating a compliance database. - Supplier Quality Management: Ensuring quality and regulatory aspects are covered in supplier selection, control, and monitoring, and reviewing improvement plans. - Communication and Planning: Acting as the DCC point of contact for quality coordination teams. **2.2. QUALITY CONTROL:** - Leadership and Support: Managing, mentoring, and supporting the Quality Supervisor and Technician. - Complaint Investigation: Supporting/leading root cause/corrective action investigations for complaints. - Audits: Leading audits of the Production process, suppliers, and 3PL suppliers. - Inspections: Ensuring DG incoming inspection and FP inspections are performed on time, processing wine returns, and inspecting in-process and post-process packaged wines with prompt feedback to line operations. - New Packaging and Specifications: Assisting in the design and trials of new packaging, determining inspection specifications, and setting up finished product quality standards. - Specification Management: Ensuring finished product specifications are current and communicated to relevant personnel. - Complaint Investigation: Investigating and responding to quality complaints. **2.3. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT:** - Process Improvement and Optimization: Driving continuous improvement initiatives to identify strategic and productivity enhancements. - Lean Manufacturing: Taking a leadership role in the development and evolution of lean manufacturing knowledge and application. - Process-Oriented Analysis: Developing process-oriented analysis and continuous improvement methodology, including 5S, Six Sigma, Lean Management. **ENVIRONMENTAL & ENERGY MANAGEMENT:** - Lead environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives, including Napa Green Winery Certification and other relevant local certifications. - Lead sustainability committee (Soils, Water, Packaging and Waste, H&S, Energy, Carbon footprint, CSR, Workplace wellness working streams) - Develop and execute environmental projects to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and support company growth. - Oversee ISO 14001 & 50001 certification processes and maintain compliance with all environmental regulations. - Collect, evaluate and report environmental data performance via (e.g., Cascade Report, LVMH Environmental Report, annual Energy report and performance). - Identify and implement investment opportunities to reduce environmental impact. - Establish annual objectives for Environment and Energy. - Foster an engaging sustainability culture to ensure all departments work to achieve environmental initiatives and continuously improve. **FINANCIALS & EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT:** **BUDGET MANAGEMENT** - Budget/LE’s: Using the PMT plan as a basis provides a detailed annual expenditure and capital expenditure budget for QHSE initiatives.  Provide all required strategic and investment summaries (which may change from year to year). - In conjunction with the Winemaking Director and Operations Director developing and revising annually the 5-year quality management plan including operational and expenditure requirements. - Work closely to identify cost efficiencies and waste reduction. - Identify cost opportunities on a continual basis. \------------ TRANSVERSAL RESPONSIBILITIES –----------- **PEOPLE AND CULTURE: **_**Embrace the leadership responsibilities working to build a positive DCC culture**_ - Exceptional leadership and team management skills. - Lead, manage and develop technical skills of the team – identify development opportunities and a training plan for the team and coach towards new skill development.  - Contribute to a culture which embraces safety, quality, environment, cost saving opportunity and alignment to company goals as key values. - Share knowledge amongst the DCC team and encourage a strong learning and development culture - Strong strategic planning and organizational abilities. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on root cause identification and corrective action. - Superior communication and interpersonal skills, capable of collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders. - Ability to drive continuous improvement and foster a health & safety, quality-focused culture. - Proficiency in quality metrics analysis and reporting **BENCHMARKING/BEST PRACTICE INITIATIVES:** - Keep abreast of trends and technical changes in Quality,Health, Safety and Environmental benchmarks. - Contribute to management team projects and Moet Hennessy wide initiatives as required. - Benchmark methods used in the other Moet Hennessy Maison (Chandon wineries, MHCS, etc. and work to implement best-in-class procedures and processes. ## Requirements **Education:** - Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical field, with a Master's degree preferred but not required. **Languages:** English required, French and Spanish preferred but not required. **Professional experience & know how**: 7-10 years of quality and environmental experience in industry. Winery experience is preferred. History of successful ISO management systems implementation. Management experience. **Technical & management skills:** - Proven track record of developing and implementing successful QA strategies and managing quality systems. - Strong understanding of quality methodologies, tools, and processes (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, FMEA, SPC) - In-depth knowledge of relevant ISO standards (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001) and other industry-specific regulations. - Knowledge of Product Quality Assurance analyses and methodology. - Excellent organizational and communication skills. - Strong understanding in the process of food items to include the application of dry goods materials to containers. - Ability to work safely, including the proper use of protective equipment and proper handling of hazardous substances as specified in Domaine Chandon’s Chemical Hygiene Plan. - Working knowledge of MS Excel and Word. - Ability to maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a harmonious manner with co-workers and management. **Personal & interpersonal skills:** Diplomacy, Integrity. **Core competencies:** Results oriented, priority setting, problem solving, leadership, assertiveness, quality of contact, adaptability. **Secondary competencies:** Creativity, Dealing with Ambiguity. ## Benefits - Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision) - Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) - Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) - Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays) - Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity) - Short Term & Long Term Disability - Training & Development - Wellness Resources ## Apply [Apply at CHANDON California](https://apply.workable.com/chandonusa/j/64DAA261ED/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)