EHS Manager

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries, operating from more than 30 locations around the world. Through large scale, efficient manufacturing plants. Tate & Lyle turns raw materials into distinctive, high-quality ingredients. The ingredients and solutions add taste, texture, nutrition, and increased functionality to products that millions of people around the world use or consume every day.

We are the secret ingredient to make food extraordinary in some of the world’s best loved brands.

ROLE

PURPOSE:

EHS manager will primarily drive and support site EHS management initiatives at the Van Buren Plant in line with the global Journey to EHS Excellence. Together with the operations, engineering, and maintenance teams, the EHS manager will improve overall safety performance of the Van Buren plant. This position will have a broad range of responsibilities within the environmental, health, and safety area for the Van Buren site.

The position may require the candidate to spend time (20 - 25%) out in the plant.

Protecting our people and the environment is foundational to our business. Each team member is expected to support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environment, Health, Food Safety and Quality comply with all EHSQS policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work. Team members are expected to speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions and to respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work.

Included in this is abidance with our Life Saving Principles (LSP’s) and our STOP WORK AUTHORITY which are developed to strengthen our workplace safety, prevent serious injury loss of life. Responsible for quality and food safety within their realm of control.

LEVEL 1 – ROLE Drive EHSQS excellence culture and improvements Develop/design EHSQS policies, procedures, and best practices Set EHSQS goals and objectives for the Van Buren plant EHSQSMS element owner All employees are responsible for:
Compliance with procedures that implement the requirements of the EHSQS policies and procedures Being responsible for their own actions Carrying out their work in a manner which does not present a risk to themselves, others, and the environment Reporting all incidents, defects, hazards, and inadequacies of procedures so that appropriate review and corrective action can be taken. Suggesting improvements and being active in the general improvement of all systems and methods of work to ensure EHSQS supports activities and services are carried out in a safe, environmentally responsible, reliable, and cost-effective manner.

• Champion and lead the overall site environmental and safety program
• Develop and establish an effective EHS program that will yield year-on-year improvements
• Work with site management and corporate EHS to create/develop a strong safety culture at all levels of the Van Buren site organization
• Lead process safety management (PSM) and dust hazards analysis (DHA) compliance activities
• Provide technical assistance in helping with hazard elimination, prevention, and mitigation and the resolution of other safety issues
• Coach and assist manager/leaders in the development and implementation of effective safety program
• Assist and participate with department and site-wide safety teams
• Inspect, audit, and monitor equipment, work areas and work practices and procedures for compliance with established health and safety rules and regulations
• Lead the efforts to ensure action items stemming from incidents, near misses, audits, inspections, and observations are prioritized and followed up to completion
• Develop safety training, policy…