Environmental, Health, and Safety Lead
About The Position
The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHSS) Lead is the primary EHSS resource for Ingredion’s Idaho Falls facility. The role leads and strengthens the site’s safety culture while ensuring compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations. It requires a visible presence on the manufacturing floor and involves building trust, coaching teams, identifying improvement opportunities, and driving sustainable behavioral change through influence and collaboration. The position’s primary focus is developing, implementing, and continually enhancing environmental, health, and safety programs that protect employees and support operational excellence. The role also supports quality, training, and continuous improvement initiatives. It administers the internal Achieve Learning Training System, validates training requirements, develops programs and modules for hourly employees, and serves as the primary interface with Ingredion North America’s Talent Development network.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of Environmental, Health & Safety experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and environmental compliance requirements.
- Experience leading safety initiatives and employee engagement programs.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to influence others and drive change.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in food, beverage, ingredient, chemical, consumer products, or related manufacturing industries.
- Process Safety Management (PSM) experience.
- Experience with EHS management systems and auditing processes.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher certification.
- Experience supporting quality systems and continuous improvement initiatives.
- SAP or other enterprise systems experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead site initiatives that strengthen safety culture and employee engagement and promote a proactive safety mindset.
- Conduct routine floor observations, safety interactions, and coaching sessions.
- Partner with supervisors and department leaders to identify and mitigate risks.
- Drive behavioral safety programs and reinforce accountability throughout the organization.
- Lead incident investigations, ensure effective corrective and preventive actions, analyze safety trends, and recommend improvements.
- Advise employees and leaders on EHSS matters.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, company environmental requirements, OSHA, and other applicable safety regulations.
- Maintain environmental permits and coordinate inspections and regulatory reporting.
- Support environmental audits and corrective action plans; monitor environmental performance and identify continuous-improvement opportunities.
- Partner with operations to reduce environmental risk and improve sustainability initiatives.
- Lead site EHSS programs, policies, and procedures; coordinate and deliver safety training; and support emergency preparedness and response.
- Participate in internal and external EHSS audits and inspections and ensure timely closure of findings, action items, and regulatory requirements.
- Support site quality initiatives, continuous improvement, root cause investigations, and corrective action processes as applicable.
- Collaborate with operations, quality, and maintenance teams to improve performance.
- Support employee training and development initiatives that enhance operational effectiveness.
- Administer the internal Achieve Learning Training System, validate training requirements, and develop programs and modules for ongoing development of hourly employees.
- Serve as the primary interface with Ingredion North America Talent Development network.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based pay.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Resources for physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
- Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement.
- Employee recognition program with personalized recognition rewards.
- Employee discount program offering discounts on products, services, and travel.
- May be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or role-specific commission/bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
