EHS Specialist

Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Associate Manager

Join Our Team as an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Associate Manager at PepsiCo Beverages United States Make an Impact at Our Indianapolis, Indiana Manufacturing Facility!

At PepsiCo Beverages United States (PBUS), we believe in fostering a workplace where safety, inclusivity, and continuous improvement are at the core of everything we do. We seek a dedicated Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Sr Resource who is passionate about fostering a safety culture, ensuring regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA, DOT), and promoting accident prevention and effective injury management at our manufacturing and warehousing location.

Responsibilities

This position contributes to the success of the PBUS by ensuring regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA, and DOT), accident prevention and after injury management. This person will work to support implementation of the PBUS EHS Management System at the Indianapolis, IN Manufacturing/Warehouse location. The ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert in employee safety and environmental regulations as well as have OSHA, EPA, and DOT compliance experience and be highly skilled at implementing processes that will lead to sustained EHS performance improvements.

This person is responsible for deploying, implementing, and leading the EHS (Environmental, Health and Safety) agenda by supporting the location manufacturing teams with integration of safety and environmental programs, Workers' Compensation, prevention efforts, and regulatory compliance into everyday work life. The EHS Senior Resource has responsibility to analyze accident data and develop and implement actionable safety/environmental solutions. The candidate is expected to provide collaborative, proactive, and creative problem-solving abilities to develop best-in-class EHS programs for the improvement of the overall strategy and EHS management system.

• Implement, execute, ensure compliance with the Pepsi - North American Beverages EHS policies and procedures, and all federal, state, and local OSHA/EPA/DOT regulations (i.e. Lockout, Haz Com, Machine Safety, SARA, RCRA, etc.)
• Manage local EHS budget
• Lead the development and implementation of the EHS Annual Operating Plans and EHS Action Plans for the location
• Achieve annual targets rates for Lost Time, Recordable, Severity, and Environmental
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state occupational safety and environmental regulations
• Develop, implement, execute, and manage strategies to prevent workplace injuries, environmental incidents
• Demonstrate solid employee relations experience, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills
• Display strong problem solving, organizational and analytical skills
• Demonstrate professional maturity and ability to act as a change leader by influencing all levels of the organization to drive continuous improvement in safety performance
• Conduct EHS activities such as training/auditing/assessing to ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory agency requirements, Zero Zone Management System standards, Emergency Response, and internal PepsiCo EHS procedures
• Perform risk assessments and assist in the implementation of effective physical and/or behavioral control measures. Recognize and verify the effectiveness of in-place control measures
• Identify unsafe equipment operation and conditions while demonstrating knowledge of appropriate corrective action for unsafe conditions or equipment use
• Exercise a leadership, coordination, and communication role with the location leadership to drive continuous EHS improvement across the location
• Complete root cause analyses and develop corrective action plans to address root basic causes and management system weak-spots through the use of industry-recognized cause analysis techniques

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $76,400 - $127,850.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 5 years EHS experience OR high school diploma with 9+ years EHS experience
• EHS management experience in a related industry, including consumer packaged goods, distribution/transportation, manufacturing or grocery industry

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 5 years EHS experience
• Manufacturing experience preferred
• Knowledge and experience with EHS Management systems and their deployment
• EHS auditing work experience
• Safety degree and/or related certification
• ASP, CSP, CIH, and/or CHMM desirable

Skills & Competencies:

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills including public speaking skills and presence in meetings and training environments.
• Ability to make and deliver training presentations, work collaboratively with colleagues to create a results-driven.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to create a result driven, team oriented environment.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills, use PC and related software (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), handle multiple priorities, and meet critical deadlines.
• Team-oriented environment, maintains confidentiality, and makes independent decisions.
• This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.