EHS Specialist II

About the Role

Responsible for the day-to-day Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) activities for their respective facility. This includes communicating expectations, building relationships with facility personnel, fostering accountability, and delivering EHS results through the incorporation of the EHS Management System (MS). Promotes the implementation of the EHS MS to minimize or eliminate all incidents.

Responsibilities

• Drives accountability and ownership of EHS MS results for their assigned facility.
• Provides coaching and helps direct and manage facility leadership toward greater EHS performance.
• Aligns and executes EHS direction based on business priority and strategy with occasional guidance from management.
• Advocates for change and supports continuous improvement for EHS processes and programs.
• Effectively communicates program and policy recommendations, both verbally and in writing, to diverse audiences.
• Recognizes, escalates, and manages EHS risks through a prioritization process to establish a low- or no-risk work environment.
• Responds to emergencies (company-wide as needed) involving hazardous material releases, facility destruction, inclement weather, and property damage; prepares reports of findings and submits recommendations.
• Reports, communicates, and thoroughly investigates accidents and incidents to determine root causes; may recommend and follow corrective actions through to completion.
• EHS responsibilities may include coaching and/or ownership of PSM, RMP, multisite locations, M&A, wastewater, and environmental initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health and Safety, Business, Industrial Technology, Industrial Hygiene, or related disciplines; or equivalent education and work experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in an environmental, health, and safety-related field.
• Experience with EHS Management System implementation.
• Strong oral, written, and presentation skills, along with effective interpersonal and organizational abilities.
• Ability to coach and mentor indirect facility personnel and develop EHS Program Champions.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to a diverse workforce and exercise initiative and judgment in interpreting policies and procedures.

About Us

Wells Enterprises, a Ferrero company, is one of the largest ice cream manufacturers in the United States and the maker of well-loved brands including Blue Bunny, Halo Top, Bomb Pop, Blue Ribbon Classics, Trolli, Butterfinger, 100Grand, Baby Ruth, Nutella, and Kinder Bueno. With $2 billion in revenue and 4,000 employees across four production plants and two main hubs (Chicago and Le Mars), Wells combines its strong U.S. heritage with Ferrero’s global standards of excellence. Guided by innovation, quality, and a people-first mindset, Wells offers a dynamic, values-driven, and international environment for growth.

Benefits

At Wells, we support our employees with comprehensive benefits that enhance health, financial wellness, and include paid time off (PTO). Eligible employees may also receive an annual incentive bonus based on company performance.