Environment, Health and Safety Specialist

Company: Cargill
Location: Cedar Rapids
Posted on: May 26, 2023

Job Description:

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill's food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Environmental Health and Safety Specialist II will lead the implementation, execution and maintenance of the environmental, health and safety and process safety management systems at low to medium complex facility, or help lead at a high complex facility. In this role, you will serve as a subject matter authority for the application of safe, compliant operational practices and demonstrate compliance with company policy, work processes, programs and standards that comply with environmental, health and safety regulations.
Key Accountabilities

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  Support the plant manager in facilitating the community and governmental interaction and the external reputation.
  
  
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  Support contractor environmental, health and safety requirements during construction phase and help test and evaluate environmental, health and safety performance according to design during project startup phase.
  
  
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  Partner with regional domain and country environmental, health and safety to support management of site impact assessments, operating permits and construction permits.
  
  
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  Support suitable training content and delivery mode, in line with global and regional requirements, conduct gap assessment to identify training needs, adjust curriculum to reflect site specific needs and deliver training.
  
  
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  Partner with key site or project leaders to integrate and operationalize environmental, health and safety programs and drive culture of safety, compliance and continuous improvement.
  
  
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  Understand, localize and integrate company and legally required work processes, programs and controls into site level operating procedures, tools and work instructions to standardize front line processes and monitor, analyze and adjust for improved performance.
  
  
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  Ensure strong alignment of goals, metrics and targets with plant vision and targets and govern site performance targets together with plant and site leadership team and consult on planning, issue and incident response and operational environment, health and safety and process safety compliance.
  
  
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  Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
  
  
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  Other duties as assigned
  
  
  Qualifications
  Minimum Qualifications
  
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    Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
    
    
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    Minimum of two years of related work experience
    
    
    Preferred Qualifications
    
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      Basic business acumen and the ability to partner and communicate effectively with business counterparts
      
      
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      Solid working knowledge of food safety industry practices and standards
      
      
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      Strong scientific and mathematical knowledge
      
      
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      Confirmed ability to deliver processes effectively to optimize business resources
      
      
      Short Description
      This position won't provide relocation
      Benefit package includes: Paid time off; paid holidays; medical, vision and dental coverage; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; disability insurance; retirement savings; employee and family assistance program (EAP). Learn more at: www.cargill.com/myhealth
      Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
      At Cargill, everyone matters and everyone counts. Cargill is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. As such and in alignment with our Guiding Principles, Cargill's long-standing equal employment opportunity policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, family status, citizenship status, veteran status, military status, union affiliation, or any other status protected by law.
      Cargill also complies with all applicable national and local laws and regulations pertaining to non-discrimination and employment.
      Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: Cargill, Inc. and subsidiaries ("Cargill") have an internal recruiting department. Please review this notice.
      US Employment Resources: Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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