Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Flora Food Group is hiring an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist for their New Century, KS plant. The role involves supporting EHS initiatives, maintaining compliance with safety policies, and conducting training. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and preferably 2 years of experience. The position emphasizes strong communication skills and flexibility in work hours. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.

About The Role

We are actively seeking an EHS (Environmental, Health, and Safety) Specialist to join our plant operations in New Century, Kansas. This position supports the EHS team to maintain a safe working environment and ensure compliance with all relevant Flora Food Group, Federal, State, and Local EHS policies and standards. The position will also be responsible for assisting the EHS Manager and EHS Supervisor in promoting a strong safety culture and the implementation of EHS initiatives.

Responsibilities
• Provide support for the administration and implementation of key EHS programs and policies, including creating training materials.
• Coordinate investigation of incidents with department managers and supervisors to ensure accurate and timely completion.
• Manage the hearing conservation program to include the new hire and annual hearing test process.
• Support new hire orientation training.
• Create and maintain a confined space inventory for the facility.
• Track and report on the completion of safety action items.
• Administer the safety shoe and prescription safety glasses program.
• Develop and deliver safety training for employees at all levels, including creating EHS training materials for Supervisors to present to employees.
• Conducting stormwater inspections.

About You
• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related
• Prefer a minimum of 2 years of work experience in a similar role, preferably leading
• Strong oral and written communication and effective interpersonal skills, along with the ability to communicate business results to the company and regulatory agencies (Including presentation and facilitating skills).
• Flexibility with work hours depending upon business
• Experience in manufacturing environment

Recent graduates are welcome to apply!

What’s next

If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now!

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We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles. 

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.

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