EHS Associate Representative

PepsiCo • Wichita, KS

6d • Onsite

About The Position

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day. At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.

Requirements

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills including public speaking skills and presence in meetings and training environments
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills use PC and related software (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) handle multiple priorities and meet critical deadlines
• Ability to make and deliver training presentations work collaboratively with colleagues to create a results driven.
• Team oriented environment maintain confidentiality make independent decisions
• Functional EHS knowledge in regulatory requirements, EHS technical aspects (safety, industrial hygiene, environmental regulatory management, risk management, behavior-based safety, training, regulatory agency enforcement
• Displays strong problem solving, organizational and analytical skills.
• Strong project management skills including financial responsibility, budgeting, scheduling, vendor management, execution, and start-up/commissioning, managing multiple concurrent projects/programs.
• Demonstrates professional maturity and ability to act as a change leader.
• Understands and can articulate environmental regulations.
• Bachelor's Degree and /or Environmental or Safety degree with greater than 5+ years of EHS work experience

Nice To Haves

• EHS management experience in a related industry, including consumer packaged goods, distribution/transportation, manufacturing or grocery industry
• Knowledge and experience with EHS Management systems and their deployment
• EHS auditing work experience
• Solid working knowledge of EHS regulatory compliance
• One to three years of increasingly responsible work experience in the safety or environmental field.
• Displays strong problem solving, organizational and analytical skills.
• Strong project management skills including financial responsibility, budgeting, scheduling, vendor management, execution and start-up /commissioning, managing multiple concurrent projects/programs.

Responsibilities

• Implement, execute, ensure compliance with the Pepsi - North American Beverages EHS policies and procedures, and all federal, state, and local OSHA/EPA regulations (i.e. Lockout, Haz Com, Machine Safety, SARA, RCRA, etc.)
• Manage local EHS budget
• Lead the development and implementation of the EHS Annual Operating Plans and EHS Action Plans for the location
• Achieve annual targets rates for Lost Time, Recordable, Severity, and Environmental
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state occupational safety and environmental regulations
• Develop, implement, execute, and manage strategies to prevent workplace injuries, environmental incidents
• Demonstrate solid employee relations experience, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills
• Display strong problem solving, organizational and analytical skills.
• Demonstrate professional maturity and ability to act as a change leader by influencing all levels of the organization to drive continuous improvement in safety performance
• Conduct EHS activities such as training/auditing/assessing to ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory agency requirements, Zero Zone Management System standards, Emergency Response and internal PepsiCo EHS procedures
• Perform risk assessments and assist in the implementation of effective physical and/or behavioral control measures.
• Recognize and verify the effectiveness of in-place control measures
• Identify unsafe equipment operation and conditions while demonstrating knowledge of appropriate corrective action for unsafe conditions or equipment use
• Exercise a leadership, coordination, and communication role with the location leadership to drive continuous EHS improvement across the location
• Complete root cause analyses and develop corrective action plans to address root basic causes and management system weak-spots through the use of industry-recognized cause analysis techniques

Benefits

• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level