EHS Expert

Lydick, IN

Posted: 10/31/2025 Industry: Environmental, Health & Safety Job Number: 50.25CM Pay Rate: 100,000 - 120,000 Remote Friendly: On-Site Experience:

Job Description

EHS Expert

Step into a hands-on role where you’ll lead safety, environmental and process improvement initiatives at a small, fast-moving food manufacturing site.  You’ll have the freedom to make impactful decisions while collaborating across teams and seeing results in real time.

The Expert Safety, Health, Environmental & Security (SHE&S) manages processes while ensuring efficient, high-quality production while maintaining safety and regulatory standards.  Join our dynamic team and play a key role in overseeing the manufacturing and operations of our enzyme production facility.

Shape your career with us and make an impact in a growing industry.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee plant safety as well as production process / plant improvement engineering projects.
  • Work with plant personnel on site, maintenance, operations improvements and organizing and monitoring project implementation and completion.
  • Develop strategies to enhance production and equipment performance, optimize asset utilization, and improve product quality and yield.
  • Support and act as site local SHE&S expert for both site and process safety.
  • Support site food safety programs, ensuring ongoing compliance and improvement.
  • Provides site guidance, direction, training, maintain and report SHE&S KPIs, and ensure accurate reporting of performance metrics.
  • Manage corporate safety adherence working with regional and corporate company SHE&S experts.
  • Provide site guidance and direction for SHE&S.
  • Support all site SHE&S audits and maintains current knowledge of OSHA and Hygiene laws to guide.
  • Continue to improve site production processes and safety with understanding of GEMBA and Lean Six Sigma processes.

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Crystal Meeks at cmeeks@cps4jobs.com.

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Salary

$100,000 - $120,000

Benefits

Retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs, broad range of other benefits

Job Requirements

You Bring:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field required; Engineering degree preferred (Electrical, Mechanical, Process Engineering).
  • Prior experience in a food production environment is preferred.
  • Prefer previous engineering design experience in process or system improvements not strictly in a SHE environment.
  • Safety, Health & Environmental knowledgeable required.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Proficient or advanced in basic math, with analytical and statistical reasoning abilities.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams), SAP experience preferred.
  • Strong teamwork, authority, and accountability skills, with the ability to work in ambiguous situations.

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Crystal Meeks at cmeeks@cps4jobs.com.

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Additional Information

We Bring:

  • Empowerment to make meaningful contributions while upholding ethical standards.
  • Recognition and celebration of your efforts and accomplishments.
  • Customer-first approach, working with world-renowned brands to turn ideas into impactful situations.
  • Dedication to creating better futures for customers, communities, people, and the planet.
  • Responsibility and accountability in living company values and driving sustainable solutions.
  • Supportive environment where individuals are empowered to progress and contribute to meaningful change.

Meet Your Recruiter

Crystal Meeks
Sr. Technical Recruiter Environmental Health and Safety

My team recruits for all levels of EHS/Regulatory roles from specialists/engineers to directors/vice presidents. We place EHS professionals in single site, regional, and corporate positions. Examples of the specialty roles we recruit for include, but are not limited to:

• Environmental
• Environmental, Health, and Safety
• Industrial Hygiene
• Management of Change
• Occupational Nurse
• Process Safety Management
• Product Stewardship
• Regulatory
• Risk Management
• Safety
• Security

Industries we serve include, but are not limited to:

• Chemicals
• Construction
• Consumer Products
• Food & Beverage
• General Manufacturing
• Inks and Adhesives
• Medical Devices
• Packaging
• Paints & Coatings
• Petrochemical
• Pharmaceutical
• Plastics
• Polymers
• Refining


If you have interest in finding an opportunity that aligns with your career goals, or if you are a hiring manager looking for talent that can add value to your organization, I would love to hear from you! CMeeks@cps4jobs.com    312.668.8985

My recruitment philosophy encompasses the belief that people are the greatest asset in an organization.  Finding the right fit is not only about the technical capabilities.  It is about how an employee fits within an organization's culture and ensuring that both parties can add value immediately and in the future.   

 

 

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