Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist

LEAHY-IFP•New Lenox, IL

9d•$73,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

Finlays Solutions is a leading partner to the B2B beverage manufacturing industry, recognized for its deep expertise, strong industry relationships, and commitment to innovation. The company plays a central role in supporting beverage brands, flavor houses, private label partners, and manufacturers through high-quality products, technical capabilities, and collaborative problem-solving. With a strong presence in the ready-to-drink beverage market, Finlays Solutions focuses on identifying emerging opportunities, expanding into new market spaces, and delivering solutions that meet evolving customer and consumer needs. Finlays Solutions operates with a strong commitment to its mission, values, ethics, and long‑term goals, ensuring that every initiative reflects the company’s dedication to integrity, partnership, and sustainable success. The EHS Specialist is responsible for leading, and implementing a robust and comprehensive environmental, occupational health and safety program at Finlays’ TBD facility. This role exercises problem solving techniques and innovative leadership to achieve Finlay’s ‘Zero Harm’ strategies, while engaging all company employees to embed a high-performance safety culture. The EHS Specialist will have responsibility for the overall performance at Finlays’ TBD. This role must drive performance, consistency, and compliance, to improve our safety culture and achieve ‘World Class’ status. This work will ensure all activities are handled in accordance with Finlay’s mission, business philosophy, ethics, and objectives.

Requirements

2+ years of EHS experience
Experienced training and facilitating of both small and large groups – able to deliver content effectively.
Experience in manufacturing or industrial setting.
High school diploma required
Proficient spoken and written English
Experience in completing health, safety, or environmental related tasks.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30-hour General Industry (desirable).
college degree preferred
bilingual Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

Implement and sustain programs which directly support Finlays Solutions ‘Zero Harm’ Safety program.
Maintain site safety records such as training registers and OSHA 300 logs.
Complete applicable site specific environmental or safety regulatory filings.
Monitor and measure occupational health and safety data to identify trends and/or areas requiring improvement.
Manage local Worker’s Compensation claims.
Collect insightful and timely data for Finlays Solutions Health and Safety performance.
Lead site specific safety incident investigations, to include near miss situations or major/minor injuries.
Maintain the existing PPE programs.
Provide EHS consultative services when it comes to the design of new or modified equipment, aiding in the risk assessment and mitigation solution activities.
Engage all levels of Finlays Solutions teams to ensure high levels of employee engagement and offer support for proposed changes / improvements using effective communication strategies.
Author and maintain H&S policies and procedures and provide direction and support to operational teams.
Lead key inspections and site visits to ensure that high standards are in place, setting the standards for peers / management across the business, impacting the Safety culture.
Take specific responsibility on behalf of Finlays TBD to ensure the site remains globally compliant regarding the required H&S, Environmental, Facilities and Equipment, Legislative, Regulatory standards.
Drive operational improvements with Finlays Americas teams to improve Health and Safety Management, cut costs and drive efficiencies.
Responsible for consistently maintaining safe quality food products by following good manufacturing practices, allergen controls, food defence, HACCP, SQF, and regulatory requirements.
Ensuring visitors, contractors and customers are documented on each visit in and out of the facility to maintain good manufacturing practices, allergen controls, food defence/food security and HACCP controls.
Responsible for immediately reporting all food safety and quality issues to management.
Responsible for partnering with others, sharing knowledge, skills and information within assigned team and across functional areas.
Exhibit an understanding of quality standards and the ability to speak to Finlays quality systems.
Perform other job duties as needed.