EHS Specialist in Hull

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. 
This position is in Cargill’s food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products. 

Benefits

Competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits package including contributory pension, private healthcare, and performance related bonus.

Job Purpose and Impact

Location: Hull (HU6 7PH) -  The position is a permanent full-time role, days Monday-Friday based at the Hull site.

You will have the unique opportunity to work at the heart of a rapidly growing business in Cargill BioIndustrial. We have been reliably selecting, modifying, and reacting various nature-based chemistries to create specific, innovative solutions for our industrial customers. We draw on the whole Cargill portfolio of products and services to create solutions to help our customers increase performance, and lower costs – all in a responsible, sustainable manner.

The position holder will motivate, inspire, and engage others to work towards common safety practices and help to measure key EHS goals. The position holder will be self-motivated, working with guidance from the EHS manager collaborating closely with operatives to reinforce and influence Cargill’s zero harm culture. 

Key Accountabilities

• In close co-operation with the EHS Manager, take responsibility for topics working towards executing the action plan for EHS improvement, providing progress reports to internal and external stakeholders
• Support all UK legal and Cargill policies related to EHS and promote a culture of good EHS practice
• Provide day to day support on EHS issues and concerns
• Attend daily production meetings and escalate any EHS issues to the responsible team member
• Maintain policy and procedural compliance and review existing documentation
• In the event of an accident / incident, support investigations using techniques such as Root Cause Analysis and 5Why’s and see the investigations through to completion
• Support the planning, preparation and execution of scheduled plant maintenance shutdowns and projects
• Compile information and data from the EHS systems and ensure this is accurate and relevant
• Create and update training materials and deliver these for new Cargill and contractor staff
• Develop and support Safety Campaigns and Safety Days, ensuring an engaged and educated workforce
• Maintain an effective EHS management and SharePoint system
• Other Environmental, Health and Safety related tasks as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications 
• NEBOSH General Certificate, or equivalent, or demonstrated practical EHS experience.

Preferred qualifications
• Demonstrated experience in a manufacturing environment (, Food, Chemicals/ Ingredients) applying EHS principles 
• Awareness of the application of EHS legal requirements in the UK
• The ability to solve problems and make decisions in a timely manner and independently 
• Able to train and engage colleagues on EHS topics

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Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.