Director, Environmental, Health & Safety

Description

TITLE: Director, Environmental, Health & Safety

REPORTS TO: VP, Manufacturing

LOCATION: Chicago, IL

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is currently seeking candidates to join our team in Chicago, IL.

Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.

If you’re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on responsibility, and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!

Lactalis Heritage Dairy: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.

From your PASSION to ours

The Director, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) is responsible for the development, implementation, and direction of LHD’s EHS programs and processes in order to ensure effective risk management and loss control, and a safe, healthy, and productive work environment. The EHS Director will lead all EHS activities by partnering with Plant Directors, Site EHS Managers, Groupe Lactalis EHS leaders and other cross-functional teams by offering tools, training, guidance and support for all teams to navigate EHS challenges effectively. 

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Develop EHS and Loss Prevention short- and long-term strategic plans. Provide advice to senior management with respect to emerging trends, challenges and solutions in the areas of health, safety, regulatory affairs, case law technological developments, and best practices.
• Direct the development, implementation, communication, and management of EHS and Loss Prevention standards, programs, processes, and policies in order to ensure compliance with the Groupe Lactalis requirements, legal requirements and best practices.
• Partner with SVP Manufacturing to define and implement LHD’s 3-5 Year Capex budget related to loss prevention, workplace safety and environmental control (Wastewater Treatment Plant, Particles Emission and Filtration, Dust Hazard Control, Ammonia Systems Controls, Process Safety Management). Additionally, measures should be in accordance with insurance requirements (working in collaboration with the Groupe Lactalis H&S and Loss Prevention department) as well as any US and local regulations and requirements. Lead the Plants LTP’s on Capex related to all EHS matters.
• Partner with Groupe Lactalis EHS to manage LHD’s Business Continuity Assurance Program and Plant Audit program. Ensure site preparedness for Business Continuity and Plant Audit activities. Ensure compliance with all Groupe Lactalis standards. Provides updates to Groupe Lactalis EHS leaders regarding KPI’s, audit results and associated action plans.
• Prioritize the elimination or reduction of TF1 and TF2 incidents through appropriate education, training, and rigorous safety measures.
• Partner with all LHD sites to ensure resources are available to manage and carry out quality EHS activities. Provide guidance and support to site EHS teams during the investigation of health and safety incidents. Responsible for leading the investigation of all major accidents and recommending future preventive measures.
• Support plant teams to implement an EHS and Loss Prevention management system based on continuous improvement (as ISO 45001 for example) in compliance with the Groupe Lactalis Standard.
• Collaborate with leaders to develop key performance indicators (KPI) to ensure all facilities meet or exceed all EHS and Loss Prevention policies, procedures, and programs, as well as annual safety audits and standardized scoring methods. Responsible for monitoring and reporting on KPI and audit results. Create defined action plans and provide routine updates regarding progress.
• Identify and anticipate EHS and Loss Prevention concerns, risks, and hazards in the organization’s operations and establish guidelines for protection from the hazards.
• Provide leadership in the workers’ compensation process including analysis and reconciliation of health and safety programs (OSHA). Maintains contact with LHD workers compensation insurance carrier, schedules routine updates and routinely reports claims status to internal stakeholders.
• Develop and implement audit tools (such as ISO standard). Direct activities related to completion of audits per