Senior EHS Specialist

EHS&S Sr. Specialist

This position is responsible for all Environment, Health, Safety, and Physical Security (EHS&S) programming at a single facility level with no direct reports. The EHS&S Sr. Specialist will administer the facility's occupational safety programs, Federal and state OSHA and EPA compliance, state workers' compensation, and medical case management. This position will report directly to the Manager of EHS&S who oversees multiple locations while partnering with the plant leadership team.

Responsibilities include serving as the site leader responsible for implementing and sustaining the Marzetti EHS&S management system, coordinating the facility's Behavior Based Safety program, actively leading regular and ongoing hazard identification and abatement efforts in the facility with operations counterparts, and ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and company policies.

The EHS&S Sr. Specialist will manage physical security, including access control systems, cameras, fencing, guard stations, and alarm systems, and assist with compliance to quality, food safety, and HACCP support programs where applicable; assuring conformity to all company, customer, and government standards.

Qualifications include strong interpersonal skills and self-motivation, a bias for action and continuous improvement, ability to drive the EHS&S program forward and engage associates within all levels of the organization, good organizational skills, good understanding of operations, experience with Safety, Security, U.S. OSHA, and EPA, and Workers' Compensation administration in a manufacturing environment, preferably within the food industry. A Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred, 1-3 years of experience in EHS&S profession required, and preferably credentialed in the EHS&S field (i.e., ASP, CSP, CIH, CHMM, REM, etc.)