HSE Manager

About the role

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries, partnering with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products consumed by billions worldwide. The Manitowoc, WI facility along Lake Michigan is part of the Smoke and Grill Division, producing condensed, natural smoke in a state‑of‑the‑art site with a collaborative team committed to mutual success.

Responsibilities

• Drive a proactive safety culture through employee engagement, leadership coaching, and behavioral safety initiatives.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and HR to integrate EHS into daily decision‑making.
• Support business strategy to ensure all EHS directives, policies, and initiatives are effectively incorporated at the site level.
• Develop, implement, and execute EHS annual objectives & improvement plans in conjunction with site operations management.
• Develop appropriate strategies for implementation of new or revised policies and regulations in conjunction with site operations management.
• Manage all environmental permits and program requirements specific to the site.
• Lead the site’s ISO 14001 program including ongoing efforts to keep the site’s ISO certification.
• Conduct routine audits and inspections of the site, including machinery, equipment, and work practices, to verify compliance with corporate standards and regulatory requirements; partner with operations to implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Identify site EHS training needs, develop appropriate resources, and execute training sessions for employees and management staff as required.
• Organize and oversee site safety committee meetings.
• Lead or support incident investigations to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and collaborate with corporate EHS on serious incidents as needed.
• Communicate EHS incidents and corrective actions in a timely, thorough, and effective manner.
• Partner with Human Resources to monitor the status of all open Workers' Compensation claims and coordinate activities to minimize lost and/or restricted workdays.
• Manage expenses and budget of the EHS function for the site.
• Conduct risk assessments and implement corrective actions.
• Track and monitor site EHS Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and