Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) Manager - Decatur, IL

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Decatur, IL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The EHS Manager provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for Environmental, Health, Safety, and Process Safety programs at the East Plant in Decatur, Illinois. The role is accountable for regulatory and ADM standards compliance, reducing risk, developing capabilities for safe and reliable operations, and sustaining a strong EHS culture. The manager partners with Operations, Maintenance & Reliability, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and site leadership to identify and eliminate risk, strengthen process safety systems, and drive continuous improvement. The position directly manages EHS/PSM/TPS programs, environmental compliance oversight, safety capability development, regulatory agency and injury case management, auditing, and site EHS improvement initiatives. It reports to the East Plant Manager and is a member of the Site Leadership Team. The position requires work in an office and in varying indoor and outdoor environments, including extreme heat and cold, and the ability to traverse up to two miles during a workday. A background check is required. The stated pay range is $70,400 to $131,300, with an annual bonus and long-term incentive plan included in the total compensation package.

Requirements

Relevant EHS leadership experience in manufacturing, chemical, food, agricultural processing, or another high-hazard industrial environment.
Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, PSM, and applicable state and local regulatory requirements.
Experience with process safety, hazard analysis, incident investigation, risk assessment, and safety management systems.
Experience leading audits, regulatory inspections, corrective action programs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Strong analytical, communication, influencing, and organizational skills.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with frontline employees, technical personnel, contractors, and senior leadership.
Ability to translate complex regulatory and technical requirements into practical standards and behaviors for plant personnel.
Ability to work in office and varying indoor and outdoor environments, including extreme heat and cold, and to traverse up to two miles during a workday.
Successful completion of a background check.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related technical field preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead identification, assessment, prioritization, and mitigation of EHS and process safety risks across the plant.
Provide technical leadership for Process Hazard Analyses, Dust Hazard Analyses, job/task risk assessments, and other risk evaluation processes.
Ensure identified risks are documented, prioritized, assigned, and driven to effective closure.
Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Reliability to incorporate risk reduction into equipment design, operating practices, maintenance strategies, and capital projects.
Provide EHS oversight for Management of Change, pre-startup safety reviews, incident investigations, and other high-risk activities.
Own and continuously improve site EHS, Process Safety Management, and Total Process Safety programs, ensuring effective implementation of ADM standards and expectations.
Maintain program discipline through clear ownership, standard work, performance monitoring, routine auditing, and action plans to close gaps.
Develop and maintain a plant safety and process safety capability-building strategy, including role-based competencies, training, qualifications, and refresher programs.
Develop and facilitate EHS training for leaders, supervisors, operators, maintenance personnel, and other employees, and verify understanding and field competency.
Serve as the primary site contact for applicable regulatory agencies and coordinate inspections, visits, inquiries, responses, and follow-up.
Manage occupational injury and illness cases with HR, medical providers, and plant leadership; ensure investigation, documentation, reporting, and corrective action.
Own site safety performance reporting, establish leading and lagging indicators, and provide routine performance updates to plant leaders and employees.
Use data, trends, audits, observations, and incident information to identify systemic risks and improvement opportunities, and hold leaders accountable for EHS actions.
Develop and execute a comprehensive EHS audit strategy, lead or coordinate audits, and ensure findings and corrective actions are risk-ranked, assigned, and effectively closed.
Monitor regulatory and ADM requirements and translate changes into site actions and program updates.
Maintain management oversight for the Site Environmental Leader, who owns environmental permitting, chemical management, and compliance programs; ensure operations comply with permits and regulations.
Maintain environmental permits and ensure required conditions, monitoring, inspections, and recordkeeping are completed.
Partner with Operations and Engineering to identify opportunities to reduce environmental risk and improve compliance.
Ensure contractors meet ADM safety, environmental, qualification, and performance expectations; lead monthly Contractor EHS reviews and address deficiencies.
Ensure timely and accurate environmental, safety, process safety, and regulatory reporting, with appropriate records and clearly owned reporting obligations.
Maintain visible field presence, build employee and leader ownership of EHS, challenge unsafe conditions and behaviors, and drive sustainable improvement.