Director, Corporate EHS

🕒 July 2

🌾 Iowa, Nebraska, +3 more states – Remote

🌾 Iowa – Remote 🌾 Nebraska – Remote 🌲 North Carolina – Remote 🏈 Ohio – Remote 🏰 Missouri – Remote

💵 $140k - $182.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Director

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Smithfield Foods

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1936

🏭 Manufacturing

🌾 Agriculture

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Manufacturing • Agriculture • Food & Beverage

Smithfield Foods is a leading global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. The company offers high-quality meat products under a variety of popular brand names, including Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan’s Famous, and Carando. Smithfield Foods is renowned for its innovative approaches, combining tradition with technology, to drive the future of food. The company is committed to sustainability, supporting communities, and producing safe, affordable, and high-quality food products. In addition to its core operations, Smithfield Foods actively engages in community support endeavors, such as addressing food insecurity and supporting veterans.

📋 Description

• Lead EHS professionals at the corporate level • Promote a proactive approach to recognizing and mitigating environmental, health, and safety risks • Collaborate with the EHS Managing Director, Senior EHS Director, Corporate EHS Directors, Senior Regional EHS Managers, EHS operations teams, and operational leaders • Establish and maintain compliance with applicable federal and state EHS regulations • Ensure uniform application of company EHS programs • Evaluate risk and implement programs to prevent injury and illness and ensure environmental compliance • Partner with operations to develop effective and innovative workplace safety and environmental solutions • Develop and implement corporate EHS policies, programs, and training materials • Participate in corporate training and business meetings • Ensure facilities are prepared for corporate and external audits • Ensure timely closeout of open audit findings • Lead and serve on corporate audit teams • Coordinate medical management and workers’ compensation procedures and protocols • Assist operations with workers’ compensation claims and cost mitigation • Lead Senior Regional Managers through leadership, development, and coaching • Manage EHS systems and programs, including EHS databases, risk mitigation, audits, ergonomics/Fit for Work, EHS technologies, SDS approval systems, rules tracking, fire systems, workers’ compensation, training, and EHS alerts

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in environmental, safety, health, or related field • 10+ years of related experience • Minimum 5+ years of experience in a leadership position, including team development and management • Ability to make strategic decisions in stressful situations, including leading emergency response efforts • Willingness and ability to travel to other locations 50% of the time depending on the initiative • Ability to manage multiple projects and deliverables • Ability to interpret, design, and communicate key EHS data to internal stakeholders • Ability to plan and execute EHS systems and programs with operations • Excellent knowledge of EPA and OSHA regulations and workers’ compensation processes • PSM/RMP experience a plus • Bilingual skills preferred but not required • Strong oral and written communication skills for reports, correspondence, and procedures • Effective presentation skills and ability to respond to questions from a diverse audience • Detail oriented • Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office and EHS database systems such as Cority • Ability to perform physical duties including bending, moving, lifting, and carrying materials up to 50 pounds, and in more demanding roles up to 70 pounds • Ability to stand for up to eight hours each day during site visits or meetings

🏖️ Benefits

• Relocation package available • Robust, flexible, and affordable benefit plans and programs • Medical plans • Be Well programs at no additional cost, including support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, and maternity management • Comprehensive training and professional development programs • LinkedIn Learning on-demand courses, professional certificates, and skill-based training • Guild tuition assistance for English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs • Leadership development initiatives • Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children