Health & Safety Specialist - Ames, IA

Work set-up: 
Hybrid
Work from: 
Ames (US)

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Job description

Jun 30, 2025

Health & Safety Specialist - Ames, IA

Job Purpose: The Plant EHS Specialist is primarily responsible for working closely with the EH&S Manager, promoting and supporting the safety culture, and leading all safety and environmental programs for the plant.

Safety

Key Accountabilities:

  • Support the plant safety committee bi-monthly meetings and follow up activities
  • Support review of all incident investigations and ensure all necessary follow-up is completed
  • Assist with audits, ensuring compliance with adherence and documentation of LOTO programs
  • Support and promote safety recognition and celebration activities
  • Participate in OSHA required training and programs
  • Support tracking of the safety observation program
  • Assist with annual required safety trainings
  • Participate in safety on-boarding/orientations
  • Support the coordination of hearing conservation program and ensure noise surveys are completed

Environmental

  • Support internal environmental audit activities
  • Support preparation of plant for ISO 14001 certification
  • Comply with the environmental policies and procedures at Barilla Ames facility including energy efficiency, reduce – re-use – recycle goals, reporting requirements and sustainable initiatives. Complete any environmental tasks as assigned and report environmental concerns immediately.
  • Follows ISO22000 policies and procedures, address / communicate quality and food safety issues as they occur.

Additional Information

  • A Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or related field or equivalent level of experience (1+ years) in safety and environmental experience at a plant facility.
  • Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations desired.
  • Experience in an ISO environment desired.
  • This position will spend 50% of time climate controlled offices and 50% of time on the production floor. This entails working in an environment of temperatures up to and exceeding 130° F, high humidity and 85-94 dB noise levels

Manufacturing

United States

Ames, IA

Permanent

Required profile

Experience

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