Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Position: Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Location: Round Lake Park, IL

Reports to: Vice President of Global Operations

Employment Type: Full-Time

Belle Aire Creations is a creative fragrance and flavor house offering the latest in perfumery, taste and malodor abatement technology and trends along with excellent service and dependability. Belle Aire Creations aspires to be focus-oriented, customer driven and positioned as the top-tier mid-market fragrance solution. We consider ourselves to be a truly unique company whose employees will continue to complement existing personnel and represent the goals and values of the organization.

Fragrances/Cosmetics/Personal Care/Candles

Set the EHS vision and annual roadmap, prioritizing occupational health and safety risk reduction, incident prevention, and continuous improvement.

Mentor and coach managers and employees at all levels to embed safe behaviors, hazard recognition, and accountability for EHS performance.

Own and continuously improve Belle Aire’s core safety programs (e.g., hazard communication, PPE/respiratory protection, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, machine safety/LOTO, forklift and material handling, incident response and investigations) in alignment with company SOPs and industry/OSHA standards.

• Establish leading/lagging metrics (e.g., TRIR, near‑misses, audits, training completion, CAPA closure) and publish executive dashboards.

Serve as Belle Aire’s primary point of contact with OSHA, EPA, state/local regulators, fire authorities, and insurance auditors; manage inspections, inquiries, and required submissions.

Maintain and update all required permits, records, and reports; ensure adherence to OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and applicable standards, plus relevant IFRA/GMP guidance for fragrance manufacturing.

Build strong partnerships with Operations, Quality, Facilities, Warehousing, Compounding, R&D/Lab, and Purchasing to monitor processes and workflows across all departments, identifying hazards and control improvements.

Lead risk assessments, job safety analyses, ventilation and exposure reviews, and PPE selection/fit programs; verify SDS management and workplace labeling standards.

Author, revise, and mentor the organization on EHS procedures and SOPs; ensure documents meet code requirements and industry enforcement expectations (OSHA/IFRA/GMP) and are auditable.

Design and deliver role‑specific training (new‑hire, annual refreshers, task‑specific certifications); implement train‑the‑trainer models and verify competency through audits.

Lead internal audits and layered safety walks; track findings and corrective/preventive actions to closure.

Direct incident investigations (near‑miss, injury, property damage), perform root‑cause analysis, and report outcomes to Executive leadership with data‑driven action plans.

Oversee practical environmental compliance elements (e.g., waste handling, storage, spills, air emissions as applicable, vendor management), maintaining a right‑sized program that supports operational safety and compliance.

Champion a positive safety culture; recognize safe performance, address at‑risk behaviors, and facilitate cross‑functional EHS councils and Kaizen/continuous improvement events.

Prepare concise Executive briefings; advise the COO on EHS risks, priorities, resources, and investment needs.

* Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties and responsibilities for this job, may change at any time without notice.

• ➢ Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree or relevant certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH, CHMM) preferred.
• 10+ years progressive EHS leadership in process‑ or chemical‑adjacent manufacturing; fragrance/flavor or…