Environmental Health & Safety Specialist (EHS)

IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles better taste and texture and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.

The role is based on Cedar Rapids IA (On- site role). Be part of a creative solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where Youll Make a Difference

• Support and promote a strong site-wide safety culture focused on employee wellbeing and safe work practices
• Lead and support incident investigations identifying root causes and implementing preventive actions
• Conduct industrial hygiene (IH) monitoring and sampling to support occupational health programs
• Partner with operations to ensure compliance with safety health and environmental regulations
• Participate in EHS design reviews including ergonomics ventilation PPE and emergency preparedness
• Deliver EHS training including new hire orientation and annual compliance refreshers
• Support internal and external audits to ensure adherence to IFF and regulatory standards
• Track analyze and report EHS metrics ensuring timely and accurate monthly reporting
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety programs and employee engagement

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Hygiene Environmental Science Safety or related field
• 25 years of experience in EHS Industrial Hygiene or a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of EHS regulations and compliance requirements (OSHA environmental standards etc.)
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple priorities with deadlines
• Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team setting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to influence across functions
• Experience with industrial hygiene principles monitoring and exposure assessments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel Word PowerPoint) and documentation management

How You Would Stand Out

• Experience in food chemical or pharmaceutical manufacturing environments
• Familiarity with emergency response programs and safety committees
• Experience participating in audits and regulatory inspections

Why Choose Us

• Opportunity to work in a global industry-leading organization
• Strong focus on safety employee wellbeing and sustainability
• Career growth and development opportunities within IFF
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Exposure to innovative manufacturing and EHS best practices

We are a global leader in taste scent and nutrition offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity national origin race age sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion gender identity & expression sexual orientation or disability.

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