EHS Manager

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; Twin Falls (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Generous family leave policy

Health & dental plan

Competitive salary

401K

Job summary

Glanbia Twin Falls (Idaho) seeks an experienced EHS Manager to lead environmental, health, and safety programs across multiple sites. You will ensure regulatory compliance, drive risk reduction, and champion safety culture.

This role oversees industrial hygiene, documentation, training, and data reporting while aligning safety with corporate objectives. You will collaborate with senior leadership, manage cross-functional teams, and support plant pillars with continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science/Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive EHS experience in manufacturing; multi-site and/or food processing preferred.
• Demonstrated success influencing at multiple levels and leading cross-functional initiatives with measurable risk reduction.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Leadership to others through example and knowledge sharing.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage several projects concurrently.
• Proficient in OSHA general industry standards and programs (e.g., LOTO, PIT, machine guarding, haz. comm., respiratory protection).
• Experience with EPA programs (CAA, CWA/NPDES, RCRA, EPCRA/SARA, SPCC/SWPPP) and state/local requirements.
• Experience with industrial hygiene sampling/controls and incident investigations.
• Familiarity with PSM/RMP for ammonia refrigeration and contractor safety management (preferred).
• Strong EHS data systems, metrics, and reporting; advanced Excel/analytics skills a plus.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory subject matter expert and contact for EHS programs for multiple plants and labs.
• Active participation and ownership of Plant Pillars with continuous improvement focus.
• Disseminate new safety and environmental regulations to plant managers and staff.
• Develop and implement uniform safety and environmental documentation and training programs.
• Develop and maintain industrial hygiene programs (exposure assessments, ventilation controls, PPE, fit testing, surveillance).
• Provide strategic guidance to ensure OSHA compliance; oversee OSHA plant logs audits.
• Lead root cause analysis investigations for incidents.
• Manage environmental reporting including Tier II, Form R, stormwater, etc.
• Ensure compliance with environmental laws, permits (CAA, NPDES, Local ordinances).
• Ensure safety laws and policies are followed (OSHA, etc.).
• Oversee compliance projects at GN Dairy sites as directed by Senior EHS Manager.
• Develop environmental reports required by permits (SARA, CAA, CWA, RCRA, EPCRA, Local ordinances).
• Ensure waste handling and disposal meets regulations; track activities.

Skills

EHS leadership

Regulatory compliance

OSHA standards knowledge

EPA programs knowledge

Industrial hygiene

Root cause analysis

Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science/Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or related field

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

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Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey!

The Opportunity

The EHS Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight for environmental, health, and safety programs across multiple manufacturing sites and R&D facilities. This role ensures compliance with complex federal, state, and local regulations, manages high‑impact risk mitigation initiatives, and drives continuous improvement in safety culture. The position serves as a regulatory subject matter expert, leads multi‑site EHS teams, and partners with senior leadership to align safety and environmental strategies with corporate objectives. The position oversees safety programs impacting approximately 300 employees.

Key Responsibilities

• Regulatory subject matter expert and point of contact for environmental, health, and safety programs for Twin Falls Cheese Plant, Blackfoot Cheese Plant, Central Lab, Cheese Innovation Center, and Idaho HQ Office.
• Active participation and/or ownership of Plant Pillars, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Responsible for disseminating new safety and environmental regulations to plant managers and staff.
• Responsible for development, implementation, and continuation of uniform safety and environmental documentation and training programs.
• Develop and maintain industrial hygiene programs (exposure assessments, ventilation/engineering controls, PPE selection, fit testing, medical surveillance, and IH sampling plans).
• Provide strategic guidance to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations. Oversees and audits OSHA plant logs.
• Take injured employees to the hospital when injured.
• Conducts and oversees root cause analysis investigations.
• Responsible all environmental reporting including Tier II, Form R, stormwater inspections/reporting, etc.
• Ensure overall compliance with all environmental laws, standards, and regulations, including existing and pending site permits (CAA, NPDES, Local Ordinances, etc.).
• Ensures compliance with all safety laws, standards, regulations, and policies (OSHA etc.).
• Manage compliance projects at GN Dairy sites as needed and at the direction of the Senior EHS Manager.
• Develop all environmental reports required by permits including SARA 312, SARA 313, CAA, CWA, RCRA, EPCRA, and Local Ordinances.
• Responsible for ensuring all waste generated from the facility is packaged, handled, transported, disposed of, and tracked in a manner that meets and/or exceeds Federal, State, and Local regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science/Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or related field.
• 5 or more years of progressive EHS experience in manufacturing; multi‑site and/or food processing preferred.
• Demonstrated success influencing at multiple levels and leading cross‑functional initiatives with measurable risk reduction.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Proficient in OSHA general industry standards and programs (e.g., LOTO, CSE, PIT, machine guarding, hazard communication, respiratory protection).
• Working knowledge of EPA programs (CAA, CWA/NPDES, RCRA, EPCRA/SARA, SPCC/SWPPP) and state/local requirements.
• Experience with industrial hygiene sampling/controls and incident investigation methodologies.
• Familiarity with PSM/RMP for ammonia refrigeration and contractor safety management (preferred).
• Strong command of EHS data systems, metrics, and reporting; advanced Excel/analytics skills a plus.

Typical Physical Activity

• Regularly involves talking or listening and the use of hands and fingers.
• Frequently involves sitting, standing and walking, and reaching with hands and arms.
• Occasionally involves tasting or smelling, stooping, crawling or kneeling and climbing or balancing.
• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 55 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceive attributes of objects and materials.
• Involves light physical activity performing non‑strenuous daily activities of a productive/technical nature.
• Specific vision requirements for this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point); depth perception (three‑dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Typical Environmental Conditions

• May be exposed to 85+ noise levels in which hearing protection will be needed.
• May work in areas with mechanical moving parts, poor lighting, and/or above ground with a danger of fall.
• May be exposed to air‑contamination, toxic chemicals, wet/humid environment, extreme heat (non‑weather), and outdoor weather conditions.

Where And How You Will Work

This opportunity will be based on site at our Twin Falls, Idaho facility. Some overnight travel is required, up to 25% by land and/or air.

What We Would Like to Offer You

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on‑demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.

About Glanbia

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award‑winning and market‑leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates; we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.