Senior Manager, Environmental Health & Safety
Job Summary
Are you passionate about advancing environmental, health, and safety excellence across a diverse manufacturing network while making a meaningful impact on people, operations, and sustainability? IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health and biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
About the Role
The Environmental Health and Safety Regional Manager provides environmental, health, and safety leadership and support to Scent locations across North America and Latin America, helping ensure regulatory compliance, risk management, and continuous improvement across the region. This role partners closely with site teams, operations leaders, and the Global Scent Environmental Health and Safety team to strengthen environmental stewardship, workplace safety, occupational health, process safety, and chemical management programs.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Environmental Health and Safety leaders and site teams across North America and Latin America to strengthen compliance, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Conduct regular reviews of incident data, performance metrics, leading indicators, and training effectiveness to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Lead and support site-level incident investigations, corrective action planning, and root cause analysis activities.
- Facilitate and oversee environmental, health, and safety audits, risk assessments, and program evaluations across the region.
- Provide technical guidance and support related to environmental compliance, occupational health, workplace safety, process safety, and chemical management.
- Collaborate with the Global Scent Environmental Health and Safety team to develop, implement, and share best practices, tools, training materials, and resources.
- Support site teams in developing and executing environmental, health, and safety improvement plans that align with business and corporate objectives.
- Partner with operations leadership to identify emerging risks, escalate concerns when appropriate, and drive sustainable solutions.
- Maintain relevant environmental, health, and safety documentation while supporting consistent program implementation across the regional network.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field with at least 10 years of relevant professional experience; or a high school diploma with at least 15 years of directly related experience.
- Experience leading or supporting environmental, health, and safety programs within manufacturing, industrial, or chemical processing environments.
- Knowledge of occupational safety regulations, environmental regulations, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Minimum of 5 years of site-level manufacturing or industrial experience.
- Experience conducting audits, inspections, risk assessments, and compliance evaluations.
- Experience with International Organization for Standardization management systems, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
- Ability to analyze environmental, health, and safety performance metrics and develop improvement strategies.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across multiple locations, functions, and leadership levels.
Qualifications
- Professional proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese.
- Experience facilitating Process Hazard Analyses, machine safety risk assessments, industrial hygiene exposure assessments, and environmental, health, and safety training programs.
Skills
- Technical knowledge of environmental, health, and safety regulations and standards.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Flexible vacation and holiday schedule.
- 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity and paternity).
- An annual bonus plan.