Environmental, Health, and Safety Lead

Ingredion • Idaho Falls, ID

3d • Onsite

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 strong presence on the manufacturing floor and close collaboration with employees and leaders to build trust, encourage safe behaviors, identify improvement opportunities, and create sustainable behavioral change. The position’s primary focus is developing, implementing, and continuously enhancing EHSS programs that protect employees and support operational excellence, while also supporting quality, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The role leads site safety and environmental compliance activities, including safety observations and coaching, risk reduction, incident investigations, corrective actions, environmental permits and reporting, regulatory compliance, training, audits, and emergency preparedness. It also supports quality and operational improvement work and 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 to strengthen safety culture and employee engagement and promote a proactive safety mindset.
• Conduct routine manufacturing-floor observations, safety interactions, and coaching sessions.
• Partner with supervisors and department leaders to identify and mitigate risks, reinforce accountability, and drive behavioral safety programs.
• Lead incident investigations, analyze safety trends, and ensure effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Advise employees and leaders on EHSS matters.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, company, OSHA, and other applicable environmental and safety requirements.
• Maintain environmental permits, inspections, and regulatory reporting activities.
• Support environmental audits and corrective action plans; monitor performance metrics and identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with operations to reduce environmental risk and support sustainability initiatives.
• Lead site EHSS programs, policies, and procedures; coordinate and deliver safety training.
• Support emergency preparedness and response activities.
• 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 activities, root cause investigations, and corrective action processes when applicable.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, and maintenance teams to drive performance improvements.
• 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 site hourly employees.
• Serve as the primary interface with Ingredion North America’s Talent Development network.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based pay.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan with a competitive company match.
• 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.
• The role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

What This Job Offers

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