Environmental Health & Safety Generalist Associate 2025
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Job Description
About Cargill:
Cargill is a global company with a team of 160,000 employees. With over 157 years of experience, they connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need. They utilize new technologies and dynamic insights to achieve their goals. Cargill fosters a vibrant global community that celebrates diversity and inclusivity, with various Business Resource Groups (BRGs) supporting employee engagement and growth.
Job Description: Environmental Health & Safety Generalist Associate 2025 (Multiple U.S. Locations)
This position requires a Bachelor’s degree (or pursuit of a Master’s degree) in engineering, ergonomics/human factors, occupational safety, environmental sciences, fire safety, or a related field, with graduation between December 2024 and May 2025. The role will be located in a plant setting at one of several U.S. locations (Dodge City, KS is specifically mentioned, with potential placement in Salt, Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain, North America (CASC NA), Protein, & Cargill, Starches, Sweeteners and Texturizers (CSST) business areas). Relocation may be required.
Responsibilities:
This role involves providing subject matter expertise aligning with environmental, health, and safety regulations. Specific tasks include:
• Emergency Response: Building effective emergency response plans, training the workforce, coordinating test plans, and validating emergency action plans.
• Training & Development: Determining suitable training content and delivery methods, conducting gap assessments, identifying training needs, and adjusting curricula to reflect site-specific needs.
• Incident Investigation: Participating in incident investigations, partnering with internal and external specialists or regulatory authorities to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
• Audits & Inspections: Preparing for and supporting the execution of company audits, governmental inspections, and customer visits.
• Performance Monitoring: Identifying data and reports needed to supervise performance and compliance against goals.
• Contractor Risk Management: Understanding risks associated with contractors and external service providers, implementing, overseeing, and evaluating approved processes to control these risks.
• Hazard Management: Implementing and owning processes for hazard identification and risk management.
• Other Duties: Performing other assigned tasks as needed.
The position will lead in a low-complexity facility or support a higher-complexity facility. The associate will supervise and take ownership for up to three highly hazardous processes, with varying levels of serious injury/fatality and environmental event potential. Support will be provided by supervisors for more complex issues.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree (or pursuit of a Master’s degree) in a relevant field (as listed above), graduating between December 2024 and May 2025.
• Authorization to work in the U.S. (not based on a student visa or third-party employer sponsorship).
• Willingness and ability to relocate.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience working with diverse individuals and cultures.
• Knowledge of food safety standards.
• Knowledge of science and math.
• Ability to build and collaborate on processes, utilizing company resources effectively.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in Environmental Health & Safety.
Compensation:
The expected salary is $68,000 (unadjusted for geographic differential). A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including medical and other benefits (dependent on position and hours worked).
