The LEGO Group

Safety & Compliance Manager Specialist

The LEGO Group$104K — $156K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Safety Management, Engineering, Facilities Management, or related field preferred.
  • Experience in safety, compliance, EHS, facilities, manufacturing, or industrial operations environments.
  • Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and NFPA regulations.
  • Proven ability to influence across functions without direct authority.
  • Experience with digital systems for documentation and compliance reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the safety and compliance agenda within the LVA FM organization.
  • Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, including OSHA and EPA standards.
  • Lead oversight for WS&O routines, focusing on regulatory compliance and risk management.
  • Collaborate with the IFM Compliance Execution Team to implement health and safety programs effectively.
  • Work across teams to proactively address compliance gaps before they escalate into risks.
  • Support the commissioning and startup processes by ensuring safety and compliance are fully integrated.
  • Coordinate incident management, including follow-ups and corrective actions when standards are not met.

Benefits

  • Enhanced paid family care leave options available.
  • Life and disability insurance coverage for all colleagues.
  • Access to the Headspace App and various wellbeing initiatives.
  • Generous discount on LEGO products for employees.
  • Eligibility for bonus rewards based on achieving team goals.
  • Hybrid work policy with flexibility in workplace location.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Drive safety and compliance excellence at LEGO Manufacturing Virginia, ensuring our world-class, carbon-neutral site meets the highest standards while protecting our people and enabling performance.

Core Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the WS&O safety and compliance agenda for the LVA FM organization.
  • Ensure facilities-related compliance with local, state, and federal requirements, including OSHA and EPA standards.
  • Lead compliance oversight for WS&O routines, including regulatory compliance and risk management.
  • Partner with the IFM Compliance Execution Team to ensure health and safety programs are executed to standard.
  • Work across various teams to close compliance gaps before they become operational risks.
  • Support commissioning, handover, and startup readiness by addressing safety and compliance requirements.
  • Coordinate incident follow-up, corrective actions, and escalation where expectations are not met.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Facilities organization at LEGO Manufacturing Virginia (LVA) is a vital part of Workplace Solutions & Operations (WS&O), dedicated to ensuring the safe, efficient, and sustainable operation of all site buildings, utilities, and workplace environments. This team supports the factory's mission to create a world-class, carbon-neutral manufacturing site, embodying LEGO Group's commitment to quality, sustainability, and employee experience. The department governs facility strategy, performance, data, compliance, and IFM execution, embedding operational standards early and consistently across the site.

The Safety and Compliance Manager plays a crucial role in supporting the broader organization by providing clear compliance oversight, audit readiness, risk management, and safety governance across LVA facilities operations. Acting as the key interface between WS&O, EHS, GWP, operations, and the IFM partner, this role ensures that safety and compliance requirements are understood, followed, documented, and escalated before they become operational risks. By integrating safety and compliance into daily operations, the role helps build LVA the right way from the start, protecting people and enabling performance.

Do you have what it takes

A Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Safety Management, Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related technical field is preferred. Equivalent relevant experience in these areas is also highly valued and considered. Experience in safety, compliance, EHS, facilities, manufacturing, or industrial operations environments.

Must have:

  • Strong working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, NFPA, and relevant regulatory requirements.
  • Experience with EHS/HSE compliance, safety management, audits, inspections, or operational readiness.
  • Proven ability to work across functions and influence without direct authority.
  • Strong structured problem-solving skills with the ability to translate compliance requirements into clear operational routines.
  • High personal ownership, attention to detail, and confidence to escalate safety or compliance risks.
  • Experience working with external service providers, contractors, or IFM partners to ensure safe work execution.
  • Familiarity with digital systems for documentation, audit tracking, and compliance reporting.

Nice to have:

  • Experience working in a greenfield, startup, commissioning, or large-scale ramp-up environment.
  • Familiarity with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 41001, or similar management system standards.
  • Experience supporting permit-to-work, LOTO, hot work, confined space, or high-risk work control processes.
  • Experience with IFM partners, contractor management, or outsourced facilities service delivery.
  • Curiosity and resilience to operate in a greenfield startup environment where processes are still being built.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to balance collaboration and clear escalation.
  • Experience using digital systems for asset data and compliance reporting.


Additional:
  • Some international travel will be required
  • No relocation is available

Compensation
The salary for this position has a range of $104,327.00 - $156,491.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What's in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances - All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount - We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

About The LEGO Group

The LEGO Group is a Danish toy production company based in Billund. It is best known for the manufacture of Lego-brand toys, consisting mostly of interlocking plastic bricks. The LEGO Group has also built several amusement parks around the world, each known as Legoland, and operates several retail stores. The company was founded on 10 August 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. The word 'lego' is derived from the Danish words 'leg godt', meaning 'play well'. The LEGO Group's flagship product, Lego, consists of colourful interlocking plastic bricks accompanying an array of gears, figurines called minifigures, and various other parts. LEGO pieces can be assembled and connected in many ways to construct objects, including vehicles, buildings, and working robots.
Learn more about The LEGO Group
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18,900 employees
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Founded
1932

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