Associate EHS Specialist

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Associate Environmental Health and Safety Specialist will implement environmental health and safety management programs. In this role, you will follow established corporate and local regulatory requirements to ensure successful implementation of health and safety programs.

Key Accountabilities

• Assess environmental health and safety risks, opportunities and impacts, standards and regulations and advise on potential impacts to internal and external stakeholders.
• Implement programs and processes in alignment with the environmental health and safety regulatory of government, International Standard Organization (ISO) management system and corporate guidelines.
• Deliver environmental health and safety activities, including emergency response plan, incident and accident management, training implementation and evacuation drill.
• Handle environmental health and safety related records and reporting.
• Participate and support regular environmental health and safety audits and certification program in compliance with established standards.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3-5 years of working experience directly related to Environment Health and Safety
• Possess a valid Green Book registration from the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proven ability to conduct comprehensive risk assessments related to health and safety (e.g., HIRARC)
• Work experience in the edible oil or food manufacturing industry is highly preferred
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for incident investigations
• Knowledge or experience in process safety management is a strong advantage