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 with a culture that celebrates diversity through Business Resource Groups (BRGs). These BRGs include the Asian Alliance Network, Cargill Young Professionals Network, Cargill Ability Network (iCAN), Cargill Ebony Council, Group Responsible for Orienting and Welcoming (GROW), Hispanic-Latino Council, Cargill Pride Network, Veterans & Military Support Network, and Cargill Women’s Network.
Job Description: Environmental Health & Safety Generalist Associate 2025 (Multiple U.S. Locations)
This position requires a Bachelor’s degree (or pursuing a Master’s degree) in engineering, ergonomics/human factors, occupational safety, environmental sciences, fire safety, safety, or a related field, with graduation between December 2024 and May 2025. The role will be based in a U.S. plant setting (locations include Dodge City, KS, with potential in Salt, Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain, North America (CASC NA), Protein, & Cargill, Starches, Sweeteners and Texturizers (CSST)). Relocation is required.
Responsibilities: This role will involve:
• Emergency Response: Building effective emergency response plans, training the workforce, coordinating test plans, and validating emergency action plans.
• Training: Determining suitable training content and delivery methods, conducting gap assessments to identify training needs, and adjusting curriculum 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 and 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 applicable to 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 as assigned.
The position will provide subject matter knowledge aligning with environmental, health, and safety regulations. The role will either lead in a low-complexity facility or support a higher-complexity facility, supervising up to three highly hazardous processes. The successful candidate will work with basic issues, receiving support from their supervisor for more complex matters.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree (or pursuing a Master’s degree) in a relevant field, graduating between December 2024 and May 2025.
• Right to work in the U.S. (not based solely on a student visa or a third-party employer-sponsored visa).
• 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.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in Environmental Health & Safety.
Key Behaviors:
• Process optimization.
• Ability to analyze complex information.
• Accountability.
Compensation: The expected salary is $68,000 (unadjusted for geographic differential). A comprehensive benefits package is included.
