Associate EHS Manager

Have a seat at our table. When you join Smithfield, you become part of something special - a company that's sustainably feeding people around the world, producing good food the right way with respect for our people, animals, communities and planet. With opportunities across locations and functions, a culture grounded in our Core Four values - gratitude, communication, respect and accountability - and a strong commitment to learning, collaboration, and innovation, Smithfield offers challenging and rewarding careers where you can grow, contribute and make a real impact.

Are you passionate about creating safer workplaces and ensuring environmental compliance? As the Associate Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager, you will play a crucial role in shaping and executing our worker safety and health policies, environmental compliance programs, and site security measures.

In this role, you will leverage your expertise in workers' compensation laws, OSHA regulations, and federal, state, and local environmental standards. You will also provide valuable support to our facility's ISO certification efforts, ensuring adherence to both ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety).

By working closely with the management team, you will foster an environment where employees are actively engaged in safety and environmental stewardship. If you are ready to make a significant impact on both worker safety and environmental protection, this role is for you.

If you are motivated to drive excellence within our organization, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact!

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

• Compliance and Program Maintenance: You will support our location's safety and environmental programs, ensuring they align with both regulatory, compliance, and company standards. You will assist with the upkeep of the Environmental Management System (EMS) and Smithfield Injury Prevention System (SIPS) while contributing to internal EHS audits to ensure timely resolution of findings. You will help ensure the facility adheres to ISO 14001 and 45001 standards, assist with coordinating certification efforts, and track issues to resolution.
• Environmental, Health and Safety Metrics: You will be responsible for the collection and analysis of Key Performance Indicators for EHS, including OSHA/environmental violations, incident rates, employee turnover, and workers' compensation claims. You will assist in implementing strategies to track and reduce workers' compensation costs, absenteeism, and turnover. You will assist with the Process Safety Management and Risk Management Plan requirements for ammonia refrigeration systems as needed.
• Training: You will be accountable for ensuring training is conducted as required by regulatory and Smithfield EHS systems. You may be asked to train production employees and management on OSHA, environmental regulations, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and emergency response protocols.
• Incident and Audit Management: You will help ensure thorough incident investigations are completed, identify and implement corrective actions, and assist with the completion of employee exposure surveys throughout the location as necessary.
• Leadership: Drives a positive employee experience through leadership by way of employee development and coaching.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in environmental, health and safety or related field and 3+ years relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and…