EHS Manager - Northern Midwest Region

The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held organization, with roots firmly planted in agriculture and agriculture-related businesses. The J.R. Simplot Company is a true farm-to-table company with operations that touch every aspect of agriculture, including seed production, farming and ranching, plant sciences, fertilizer manufacturing, food processing, commercial product development, and distribution.

Summary

This role plans, directs, and manages the environmental, health, and safety programs under senior management direction. Recognizes, evaluates, recommends, and implements policies and procedures to assure awareness of and compliance with EH&S federal/state regulations as well as company requirements. This is a generalist role in that no single environmental, health, or safety activity requires 80 percent or more of the incumbent's available time

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for monitoring and preventing chemical, biological, and physical hazards and diseases present throughout work sites.
• Reviews and incorporates health standards promulgated by regulatory authorities.
• Ensures that quality control procedures are established to monitor all aspects of regulations.
• Provides all necessary reports to Federal, State, and local authorities.
• Directs audits of environmental, health, and safety programs to identify and control significant loss-producing exposure. Must keep fully informed on all existing and proposed changes in occupational health and safety regulations.
• Develops and provides basic EHS training to employees. Promotes communication programs to enhance and encourage employee awareness of accident and fire prevention, industrial hygiene, and environmental compliance.
• Plans, develops, and directs the personnel within the Environmental, Health, and Safety function of the company. Provides leadership direction to management and professional personnel of the organization unit.
• Must have a strong working knowledge of federal and state environmental, health, and safety laws/regulations. Must be able to accurately define problems, collect data, interpret analytical results, draw valid conclusions, and make reasonable recommendations to upper management that support the production and final goals of the company.
• Must be capable of and willing to respond to emergencies during off shifts, weekends, and/or holidays. Must be able to interface effectively with management, operations, and agency personnel.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's Degree (B.A. or B.S.) from 4 year college or university

Relevant Experience

• 5+ years related experience and/or training

Other Information

Excellent oral and written communication skills. Must have a strong working knowledge of federal and state environmental, health, and safety laws/regulations.

Job Requisition ID: 11454

Travel Required: Up to 50%

Location(s): Remote - USA, Remote -Des Moines, Remote -Omaha, SGS Retail - Sioux Falls

Country: United States

**The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.**

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Nearest Major Market: Boise
Nearest Secondary Market: Meridian