Senior Manager, Environmental Health & Safety
Wilmington, DE - USA
Job Summary
Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients and health and biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Scent:Harnessing the full emotional power of scent driven by pioneering creativity science consumerexpertise and a mindful approach to fragrance design.
TheEnvironmental Health and Safety Regional Managerprovidesenvironmental health and safety leadership and support to Scent locations across North America and Latin America helping ensure regulatory compliance risk management and continuous improvement across the region.
This role partners closely with site teams operations leaders and the Global Scent Environmental Health and Safety team to strengthen environmental stewardship workplace safety occupational health process safety and chemical management programs.
This position may belocatednear any IFF Scent site within North America or Latin America and is primarily remote with business travel as needed (typically approximately 20% with occasional travel up to 50%).
Be part of acollaborative strategic and solution-orientedteam where together we make a meaningful impact on people communities and the environment.
Where Youll Make a Difference
Partner with Environmental Health and Safety leaders and site teams across North America and Latin America to strengthen compliance risk management and continuous improvement initiatives.
Conduct regular reviews of incident data performance metrics leading indicators and training effectiveness to identify opportunities for improvement.
Lead and support site-level incident investigations corrective action planning and root cause analysis activities.
Facilitate and oversee environmental health and safety audits risk assessments and program evaluations across the region.
Providetechnical guidance and support related to environmental compliance occupational health workplace safety process safety and chemical management.
Collaborate with the Global Scent Environmental Health and Safety team to develop implement and share best practices tools training materials and resources.
Support site teams in developing and executing environmental health and safety improvement plans that align with business and corporateobjectives.
Partner with operations leadership toidentifyemerging risks escalate concerns whenappropriate and drive sustainable solutions.
Maintain relevant environmental health and safety documentation while supporting consistent program implementation across the regional network.
What Makes You the Right Fit
Bachelors degree in Environmental Health and Safety Engineering Environmental Science Occupational Health Industrial Hygiene or a related field with at least 10 years of relevant professional experience; or a high school diploma with at least 15 years ofdirectly relatedexperience.
Experience leading or supporting environmental health and safety programs within manufacturing industrial or chemical processing environments.
Knowledge of occupational safety regulations environmental regulations and other applicable regulatory requirements.
Minimum of 5 years of site-level manufacturing or industrial experience.
Experience conducting audits inspections risk assessments and compliance evaluations.
Experience with International Organization for Standardization management systems including ISO 9001 ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
Ability to analyze environmental health and safety performance metrics and develop improvement strategies.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across multiple locations functions and leadership levels.
How Would You Stand Out
Certified Safety Professional designation or another recognized environmental health and safety certification.
Professionalproficiencyin Spanish and/or Portuguese.
ExperiencefacilitatingProcess Hazard Analyses machine safety risk assessments industrial hygiene exposure assessments and environmental health and safety training programs.
Why Choose Us
Opportunity to make a regional impact across a diverse manufacturing network in North America and Latin America.
Exposure toglobal environmental health and safety initiatives strategies and best practices.
Collaborative work environment with opportunities to partner across functions sites and regions.
Meaningful worksupportingsustainabilitysafetyculture and operational excellence.
Career development opportunities within a global organization.
Competitive Benefits (US):Our benefit package includes medical dental vision 401(k) vacation holidays 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity and paternity) and an annual bonus plan. IFF was also recognized by Newsweek as one of Americas Greatest Workplaces for Perks & Benefits.
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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