About the Role
The Environmental Health and Safety Specialist will lead the implementation, execution, and maintenance of environmental, health, and safety management systems. You will serve as a subject matter expert for safe, compliant operational practices and ensure adherence to environmental, health, and safety regulations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the ergonomics program within the facility by assessing risk and implementing solutions.
- Support the plant manager in facilitating community and governmental interaction and external reputation.
- Support contractor environmental, health, and safety requirements during the construction phase.
- Help test and evaluate environmental, health, and safety performance during project startup.
- Partner with regional and country environmental, health, and safety teams to manage site impact assessments, operating permits, and construction permits.
- Support suitable training content and delivery modes, conduct gap assessments, and deliver training.
- Partner with key site or project leaders to integrate and operationalize environmental, health, and safety programs.
- Drive a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.
- Integrate company and legally required work processes into site-level operating procedures.
- Monitor, analyze, and adjust processes for improved performance.
- Ensure alignment of goals, metrics, and targets with plant vision.
- Govern site performance targets with the plant and site leadership team.
- Consult on planning, issue and incident response, and operational environment, health, and safety compliance.
- Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision.
- Escalate more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience.
- Availability to work 2nd shift as needed.
- Legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada.
Skills
- Ergonomics experience
- Ability to deliver processes effectively to optimize business resources
- Strong scientific and mathematical knowledge
- Solid working knowledge of food safety industry practices and standards
- Basic business acumen
- Ability to partner and communicate effectively with business counterparts
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Typically reflects 3 years or more of relevant experience.
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
About the Company
- Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.
- Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.
- Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well.
- With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values.
- We put people first.
- We reach higher.
- We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.
Equal Opportunity
- Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.
