EHS Specialist

Kemin is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist to join our team in Des Moines, Iowa. In this role, you will help foster a safe, compliant, and environmentally responsible workplace by delivering training programs, supporting safety and environmental initiatives, and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate is a collaborative, hands-on professional who enjoys partnering with operations teams, including production, maintenance, warehouse, and engineering.

This position will play a key role in conducting audits, inspections, and risk assessments to promote continuous improvement, maintain compliance, and minimize workplace risk.

Join the Kemin Team and Transform Lives!

We are a privately held, family-owned-and-operated global biotechnology company driven by curiosity and committed to transforming the quality of life for people, pets, and the planet.

We create solutions that strengthen health and wellbeing, provide nutrition and immune support for pets and production animals, safeguard the planet’s natural resources, and protect the global food supply chain for generations to come.

We supply over 500 specialty ingredients for various industries, including human and animal health and nutrition, pet food, aquaculture, nutraceutical, food technologies, crop technologies, textiles, biofuels, and animal vaccines.

We employ 3,500 global employees and operations in 90 countries, including manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Italy, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States.

As a valued member of our team, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial, physical, and professional well-being:

• Competitive Financial Package:
  Enjoy a rewarding salary, uncapped bonus opportunities, a 401k match program, and generous paid vacation and holidays.
• Health and Wellness Support:
  Stay fit and healthy with our fitness reimbursement for the whole family, access to an on-site fitness center, a restaurant offering seasonal fresh food options, and free fresh fruit in break areas.
• Career Development and Advancement:
  Unlock your potential with opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career.
• Continued Learning Opportunities:
  Grow your skills with our in-house learning platforms, offering thousands of training resources both live and online, and take advantage of tuition reimbursement for external post-secondary pursuits.
• Service Opportunities:
  Make a positive impact with paid time off for service, partnerships with The World Food Programme and Habitat for Humanity, and local community initiatives.

• Develop and present general employee safety and environmental training and train-the-trainer sessions.
• Participate in incident investigations with the support of others to determine probably root causes and develop corrective action plans.
• Conduct inspections and audits, aid in developing corrective action (safety and environmental) and advise responsible management of conditions.
• Provide data collection and reporting, analyze accident trends and participate in the development of recommendations to improve results.
• Maintain records required to support safety requirements and training presentations.
• Assist with development, implementation and maintenance of EHS system policies, programs, and procedures in conjunction with EHS Manager.
• Take an active role in 5S and continuous improvement activities.
• Organize and lead the Safety Stand Down event, with the support of management.
• Help ensure all applicable internal and external reporting requirements are performed accurately and in a timely manner.

• Education and Experience:
  • Bachelors Degree in Occupational Safety & Health or other science related discipline such as Chemistry or Engineering highly preferred.
• OSHA 30 certification, First Aid/CPR certified, EMT-B certification, Firefighter 1 & 2 certification.
• Ability to successfully apply safety and/or environmental skills to help solve production issues, recommend process improvements and participate in job hazard analyses and worker safety program development.
• Familiarity with safety and environmental…