NA and Latam Region EH&S Lead

IFF; St. Louis (MO); Remote; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

IFF is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety Regional Lead to drive EHS strategy across North America and Latin America manufacturing sites. You will lead risk reduction, audits, training, and regulatory compliance, partnering with Operations, Quality, HR, and Sustainability to embed EHS into daily practices.

The role is primarily remote with travel as needed, located near North America sites; you will influence safety culture and drive continuous improvement within a global flavors,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Health & Safety or related field.
• Significant EHS leadership experience in manufacturing or related industries.
• Strong knowledge of EHS regulations and risk management.
• Experience leading regional EHS programs and strategic initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead audits, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Experience translating EHS data into actionable improvements.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent communication and training capabilities.
• Fluent English for multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and deploy regional EHS strategy aligned with global roadmap.
• Partner with sites to develop annual EHS improvement plans.
• Support and develop local EHS teams to ensure global standards.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate EHS risks with proactive initiatives.
• Develop and execute regional audit programs, including internal audits.
• Monitor EHS performance metrics and drive corrective actions.
• Design and deliver EHS training and awareness programs.
• Promote safety culture and environmental responsibility across NA & LATAM.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, HR, Engineering, Supply Chain and Sustainability to embed EHS.

Skills

EHS leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Regional programs

Audits & investigations

Data-driven improvements

Stakeholder management

Training & comms

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Health & Safety or related field

Job description

Job Summary

Are you passionate about advancing environmental, health, and safety excellence across a diverse manufacturing network while making a meaningful impact on people, operations, and sustainability?

Job Summary

Are you passionate about advancing environmental, health, and safety excellence across a diverse manufacturing network while making a meaningful impact on people, operations, and sustainability?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health and biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.

The EHS Regional Lead is responsible for implementing, monitoring, and continuously improving Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) goals across a designated region. This role provides oversight of regulatory compliance, drives risk prevention initiatives, promotes the organizational safety culture and supports local sites in setting and achieving EHS performance objectives.

Global Workplace safety lead across the food ingredients network focused on EHS risk reduction using data and trend analysis to define approaches and implementation.

This position may be located near any IFF Food Ingredients site within North America or Latin America and is primarily remote, with business travel as needed.

Be part of a collaborative, strategic, and solution-oriented team where together we make a meaningful impact on people, communities, and the environment.

For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain a part of IFF until close and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• Define and deploy the regional EHS strategy aligned with the Food Ingredients global EHS roadmap.
• Partner with manufacturing sites to develop and execute annual EHS improvement plans.
• Support and develop local EHS teams to ensure consistent application of global standards and procedures.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate EHS risks while driving proactive risk-reduction initiatives.
• Develop and execute regional audit programs, including internal audits and support for external inspections.
• Monitor EHS performance metrics and drive corrective actions to improve compliance and operational excellence.
• Design and deliver EHS training and awareness programs that strengthen organizational capability.
• Promote a strong safety culture and environmental responsibility across North America and Latin America.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, HR, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Sustainability teams to embed EHS into business processes.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Health & Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• Significant EHS leadership experience within manufacturing, food, ingredients, chemical, or industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of EHS regulations, compliance requirements, and risk management practices.
• Experience developing and implementing regional EHS programs and strategic initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead audits, investigations, corrective action programs, and compliance reviews.Experience analyzing EHS data and translating insights into measurable improvement plans.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication and training facilitation capabilities.
• Fluent English with the ability to operate effectively in a multicultural regional environment.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Experience supporting multiple sites across North America and Latin America.
• Expertise in ISO 14001, ISO 45001, Process Safety Management (PSM), or similar EHS management systems.
• Proven success building high-performing EHS teams and driving cultural transformation initiatives.

Why Choose Us?

• Join a global leader committed to innovation, sustainability, and employee well-being.
• Influence EHS strategy and performance across a diverse regional manufacturing network.
• Collaborate with talented teams in a highly matrixed and international environment.
• Drive meaningful impact by protecting people, communities, and the environment.
• Access professional development and growth opportunities within a global organization.
• Be part of a culture that values inclusion, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more