North America Safety, Health and Environment Manager

Barry Callebaut • Chicago, IL

8d • $110,000 - $145,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional SHE Manager is the senior leader for Safety, Health and Environment across the region. The role enables operational leaders to create a safe, compliant, and sustainable work environment and drives cultural and organizational change by building leadership capability, strengthening accountability, and fostering ownership of SHE performance. Through coaching, partnership, and influence, the Regional SHE Manager ensures proactive risk management, continuous improvement, and alignment between regional priorities and global SHE objectives.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of SHE experience within a manufacturing environment.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience within a manufacturing setting.
• Demonstrated success leading cultural and organizational change initiatives across complex organizations.
• Experience working across multiple sites, countries, or business units.
• Strong expertise in safety, environmental, and process risk management systems.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing operations and operational risk management.
• Ability to translate technical requirements into practical business solutions and lead complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong business acumen, communication, influencing, organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

Nice To Haves

• Additional qualifications in Safety & Health, Environment, or Fire Safety Management Systems.
• Food industry experience.
• Additional language skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise regional leadership, balancing operational priorities, business needs, and SHE risks in decision-making.
• Lead cultural and behavioral transformation initiatives that strengthen safety culture, risk awareness, and operational discipline.
• Coach Plant Managers, Functional Leaders, and SHE Managers to build leadership capability and ownership of SHE performance and compliance.
• Foster trust, transparency, and accountability, empowering employees to identify risks, challenge unsafe practices, and contribute to improvement efforts.
• Serve as the primary SHE business partner to the Regional Leadership Team and influence business decisions across operations, engineering, sourcing, logistics, and investments.
• Deploy the regional SHE strategy in alignment with global objectives, standards, and management systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, permits, corporate standards, and environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Lead risk management, management of change, incident learning, and governance processes to improve SHE performance.
• Monitor SHE performance trends, identify improvement opportunities, and lead regional management reviews to ensure accountability and execution.
• Develop the regional SHE community through talent development, succession planning, collaboration, and sharing best practices.
• Contribute to global SHE strategies, standards, and continuous improvement programs while advancing Barry Callebaut's safety and environmental ambitions.

Benefits

• Annual bonus and comprehensive benefits package.
• MyFlex PTO (unlimited).
• Paid holidays.
• Workplace flexibility and a hybrid environment.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth, development, and internal career growth.

What This Job Offers

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