Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Location:

Tulare, CA

Job Type: Full-time

Looking for a job that can grow into a lifelong career? At Lactalis USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Whether you’re just starting out or bringing years of experience, we’ll provide the tools and support you need to succeed.

Lactalis is the world leader in dairy—a family‑owned company with over 85,000 professionals across the globe. We produce award‑winning dairy products and offer beloved brands. Our values are Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity, and we build a workplace where innovation thrives and diversity is celebrated.

• Partner with the Corporate Director of EHS to establish and execute an effective portfolio of strategies and plans that promote employee awareness, reduce/eliminate accidents and risks, and actively monitor overall safety performance to achieve excellence in safety.
• Partner with site teams to implement company EHS programs; engaging and involving all workers to understand and employ safety, environmental and security policies and programs.
• Provide counsel and floor support to site teams for safety, health and environmental questions, concerns, identification and control of hazards, recommending best/better practices.
• Lead the development of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, evaluating and reducing hazards.
• Partner with the Corporate Director of EHS on the prioritization or reduction of TF1 and TF2 incidents through appropriate education, training and rigorous safety measures.
• Lead and manage the incident management and near‑miss program, investigating incidents, determining root causes and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Facilitate the safety committee team, providing guidance, overseeing safety inspections, meetings and task‑list follow‑up.
• Responsible for the administration of the workers compensation program at the plant: ensuring completion of First Reports of Injury, maintaining contact with the carrier, and submitting reports timely. Conduct ergonomic assessments and recommend risk reduction; collaborate with HR on accommodations and return‑to‑work programs.
• Involved in chemical and hazardous materials management programs (e.g., Process Safety Management, Ammonia Refrigeration Management Program). Ensure Safety Data Sheets are maintained.
• Lead environmental programs within the organization, including recycling of all office waste, initiating power‑conservation techniques, and turning off lights and computers when not in use.
• Partner with the Corporate Director of EHS to implement environmental control strategies at the plant (Wastewater Treatment, Particulate Emission and Filtration, Dust Hazard Control, Ammonia Systems Controls, Process Safety Management) and serve as primary contact for all local, state and federal EH&S inquiries.
• Partner with the Corporate EHS director and legal teams during environmental investigations involving government agencies (EPA, DEC, OSHA). Maintain, monitor and report on all EHS performance metrics.
• Create, audit and implement necessary programs and projects across the site to support permitting & compliance (e.g., OSHA, EPA, site/occupancy planning, chemical storage, noise surveying, air quality, wastewater discharge, SPCC).
• Own and manage the plant safety audit program, ensuring audits are performed on schedule, data is captured, monitored and used to drive improvements.
• Partner with the Corporate Director of EHS to develop, implement and maintain all EHS written programs/policies/procedures (such as LOTO, Confined Space Entry). Ensure full deployment and maintenance within the plant.
• Responsible for EHS reporting: performance against targets and goals, regulatory reporting, corporate and customer‑required reporting. Share trends and suggestions with plant leadership to proactively correct and improve EHS performance.
• Collaborate with site teams and HR on annual training plans and required EHS training. Ensure training records are maintained per company procedures.
• Manage, train and develop the EHS team through mentoring,…