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Barry Callebaut Group · 4 days ago

Environmental Health Safety Specialist

Barry Callebaut is the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, committed to sustainability and innovation. The Environmental Health Safety Specialist is responsible for ensuring compliance with safety regulations, creating a culture of safety, and overseeing safety programs within the organization.

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Responsibilities

Analyze safety components and programs to ensure compliance with corporate policies
Maintain and report KPI lost time accidents, near miss and safety talks
Designing action plans for continuous improvements in KPI measures
Coordinate management systems to motivate and train employees for active participation in Safety and Environmental programs
Understand and keep current with OSHA and other governmental regulations
Communicating with other departments relating to Environmental, Safety and Health activities
Review subcontractor safety guidelines and practices to ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory policies
Review PPE standards and establish engineering controls where feasible to supplement PPE effectiveness
Organize plant Safety Committee, review committee audits and findings, and implement recommendations as applicable
Maintain and develop fire prevention, alarm, and emergency response systems and plans
Review training programs for employees to ensure training certifications are adequate and current
Review new equipment installations for compliance with OSHA and environmental compliance
Coordinate LOTO and other pertinent maintenance procedures with Maintenance Manager for compliance
Verify testing by outside contractors of environmental, fire, and safety systems as required by permit and regulations
Oversight of contractors on the job and to maintain safety (fire and security alarms)
Provide support to all employees
Supervises field safety compliance by ensuring the company is fulfilling labor safety policies as well as the policies of our customers
Conducts safety classes such as Forklift Certification, as well as new hire safety orientations
Inspect working conditions in manufacturing sites to ensure compliance with occupational safety and health regulations
Perform safety audits, job hazard analysis, risk assessments and incident investigations
Advise and assist in the development and implementation of plans, policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure safety programs are aligned with company and site goals
Collaborate with managers to monitor compliance and identify safety issues
Intervene in unsafe activities or operations
Facilitate implementation of safety programs and required EHS standards
Act as the site contact for safety related matters
Documents and maintain records of all incidents including near misses
Facilitate root cause analysis and action plan development for all recordable incidents
Conduct regular safety tours and safety talks and document attendance
Track the progress of action plans and provide updates to management team
Coordinate with HR to ensure required training is assigned and completed by employees
Perform all other related duties

Qualification

OSHA standardsEnvironmental Health SafetySafety auditsRCA experienceMicrosoft SuiteGoogle SuiteTechnical writingMulti-taskingCommunication skillsTeam player

Required

Associate Degree in Occupational, Health & Safety sciences or other related fields or minimum of 3 years experience in an Environmental, Health and Safety position; Technical writing a plus
Over three years experience in the manufacturing environment; food manufacturing is a plus
Ability to multi-task and work independently
Team player with good communication skills
Experience in RCA's or internal investigations
Computer skills in Microsoft and Google Suite
Knowledge of OSHA standards
Must be able to lift 50lbs unassisted
Must be flexible to work off-shift hours when needed

Preferred

OSHA 10hr Certification preferred

Benefits

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
Paid time off, plus generous holiday time
Environment that welcomes workplace flexibility
An atmosphere where diversity is embraced, and inclusivity is second nature. We call it #OneBC! Just ask our champions with the Americas Women’s Forum and the Racial Equality Forum!
Ability to grow personally and professionally within an organization that values development and internal career growth
Be part of our mission in making sustainability the norm through Forever Chocolate with priorities centered around prospering farmers, zero child labor, carbon and forest positive, and creating 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products.

Company

Barry Callebaut Group

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With annual sales of about CHF 14.8 billion in fiscal year 2024/25, the Zurich-based Barry Callebaut Group is the world’s leading solutions provider of high-quality chocolate experiences across the full spectrum of chocolate, cocoa, cacao coatings and non-cocoa alternatives – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to crafting premium chocolates, fillings and decorations.

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (9)
2024 (2)
2023 (3)
2022 (3)
2020 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.91B
2025-02-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.83B
2025-01-14Post Ipo Debt· $328.76M
2024-06-10Post Ipo Debt· $753.44M

Leadership Team

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Ciptadi Sukono
Managing Director for Indonesia
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Dhruv Bhatia
Managing Director, Japan & Korea
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