Senior Environment, Health and Safety Manager

Senior Environment, Health and Safety Manager, Irca Group 

Location: (Hybrid): May be Based in Chicago IL or Duluth, GA 

The Irca Group is an International Leader in high quality finished and semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry, and ice cream markets. With a solid history of over 100 years in the industry, the Group has its headquarters in Italy (Gallarate) and a strong global footprint with 23 production sites and over 2000 employees in Europe, the United States and Vietnam.

Our core product categories include chocolate, compounds, chocolate decorations, sprinkles, creams, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients, nuts and candied fruit. The most recent acquisition of Kerry Sweet complements our existing categories with the addition of sweet particulates, chocolate confections, inclusions, variegates and frozen fruit purees.

Through its 8 key brands (IRCA, Dobla®, in2food, Via Degli Orsini, JoyGelato, RaviFruit, Cesarin and Anastasi®) the IRCA Group offers an unparalleled "one-stop shop" approach for delivering quality solutions to all ingredients needs, through a broad range of innovative products. We offer every day and seasonal solutions to 3 macro channels: Gourmet, Food Manufacturing and Consumer Product (Retail). “Extraordinary made simple”

Purpose of Position:

Irca Group is seeking an experienced Senior EHS Manager to enhance and accelerate our safety culture and programs. If you have a track record of developing and implementing effective safety work programs and driving continuous improvement in EHS programs, please apply to join our team! We’re passionate about our people, starting with their safety. As our Senior EHS Manager, you will partner cross functionality with colleagues to create a Safety-First mindset and culture. You will also help to lead the onsite specialists and travel to our sites located in Duluth, GA. and Elk Grove Village, IL

• Support the business strategy to ensure all EHS directives, policies, and initiatives are effectively incorporated at site level.
• Develop, implement, and execute EHS annual objectives & improvement plans in conjunction with site operations management and Director of EHS.
• Develop appropriate strategies for implementation of new or revised policies and regulations in conjunction with site operations management and Director of EHS.
• Lead management of site ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and drive sustainability improvements.
• Organize and provide leadership to direct reports 2 EHS Specialist.
• Enhance and enrich existing site EHS training programs.
• Serves as primary contact for regulatory agencies such as OSHA and the EPA. Prepares and submits periodic state and federal EPA reports and prepares operating permits for location and related state.
• Coach site leaders with the investigation of EHS incidents at the site to identify root case and drive corrective and preventative actions.
• Partner with Human Resources to monitor the status of all open Workers Compensation claims and coordinate activities to minimize lost and/or restricted workdays.
• Conduct proactive safety audits and inspections to identify strategic improvement plans.
• Develop, monitor, and analyze safety KPI’s and drive strategic actions to achieve the pursuit of zero incidents.
• Proficient in various risk assessment and root cause analysis methods 
• Demonstrated effective interaction and influence with regulatory agencies and senior business leaders 
• Strong ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines with detail orientated focus on results 
• Ability to present to a variety of audiences

• Bachelor of Science, preferably in safety engineering, risk management, occupational health Industrial or Environmental Engineering, or a related field, and minimum of 5-7 years previous experience in EHS management; in manufacturing environment (preferably food).
• Previous experience people performance management. 
• In depth knowledge of EHS regulations including OSHA, EPA, and local requirements.
• Demonstrated success in developing/implementing continuous improvement initiatives and accountability programs.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements, adhere to budgets, and maintain regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge and experience with relevant consensus standards such as NFPA and ANSI, and systems such as ISO 14001.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills within all levels of the organization.
• Technically proficient in tools such as (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other EHS Enterprise Solutions. Experience with Intelex, MVP, Alchemy, and Traction Guest is a plus.
• Bilingual is Spanish in a plus, but not required.
• Ability to travel 50% of the time.

Why Join Us:

Irca Group offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits: Medical, Dental, & Vision, 401(k) matching, Paid Vacation, and Holidays, Employee Education Tuition Reimbursement Program