Environmental, Health, and Safety Lead

About Ingredion:

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

As the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHSS) Lead, you will be responsible for leading and strengthening the site's safety culture while ensuring compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations. This role serves as the primary EHSS resource for the Idaho Falls facility, driving engagement, influencing safe behaviors, and partnering with leaders and employees at all levels to foster a proactive, safety-first environment.

This is a highly visible role requiring a strong presence on the manufacturing floor. The successful candidate will build trust with employees, coach teams, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive sustainable behavioral change through influence and collaboration.

While supporting quality, training, and continuous improvement initiatives, the primary focus of this position is the development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of environmental, health, and safety programs that protect employees and support operational excellence

What you will do: 

Safety Leadership & Culture

• Lead site initiatives that strengthen safety culture and employee engagement.
• Promote a proactive safety mindset throughout the organization.
• Conduct routine floor observations, safety interactions, and coaching sessions.
• Partner with supervisors and department leaders to identify and mitigate risks.
• Drive behavioral safety programs and reinforce accountability at all levels.
• Lead incident investigations and ensure effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Analyze safety trends and recommend improvement opportunities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to employees and leaders regarding EHSS matters.

Environmental Compliance

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and company environmental requirements.
• Maintain environmental permits, inspections, and regulatory reporting activities.
• Support environmental audits and corrective action plans.
• Monitor environmental performance metrics and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Partner with operations to reduce environmental risk and improve sustainability initiatives.

Health & Safety Compliance

• Maintain compliance with OSHA and other applicable safety regulations.
• Lead site EHSS programs, policies, and procedures.
• Coordinate and deliver safety training as required.
• Support emergency preparedness and response activities.
• Participate in internal and external EHSS audits and inspections.
• Ensure timely closure of findings, action items, and regulatory requirements.

Quality & Operational Support

• Support site quality initiatives and continuous improvement activities.
• Participate in root cause investigations and corrective action processes when applicable.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, and maintenance teams to drive performance improvements.
• Support employee training and development initiatives that enhance operational effectiveness.

Relationships and People

• Administration of the internal Achieve Learning Training System.
• Responsible for validating training requirements, and develop new programs and modules to support the ongoing development of the site hourly employees.
• Primary interface with Ingredion North America Talent Development network.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field.
• 2+ years of Environmental, Health & Safety experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and environmental compliance requirements.
• Experience leading safety initiatives and employee engagement programs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence others and drive change.

Who you are: 

• Experience in food, beverage, ingredient, chemical, consumer products, or related manufacturing industries.
• Process Safety Management (PSM) experience.
• Experience with EHS management systems and auditing processes.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher certification.
• Experience supporting quality systems and continuous improvement initiatives.
• SAP experience or other enterprise systems experience.

Why Join Ingredion?  

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:

• Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
• Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement
• Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Employee Discount Program – Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available:

Pay Range:

This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).

Incentive Compensation:

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

Benefits:

Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.