Process Safety & Environmental Leader

ingredion; North Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingredion seeks a Process Safety & Environmental Manager to lead process safety and environmental programs for US/Canada facilities. You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and EHS to reduce risk and ensure compliance across multiple plants in North America.

You will chair safety committees, manage risk assessments, and drive continuous improvement while supporting capital projects and regulatory requirements. Travel up to 50% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Safety, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in EHS, process safety, or engineering in manufacturing.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and ensuring compliance with environmental and process safety regulations.
• Experience conducting environmental and PSM audits and managing corrective actions.
• Knowledge of environmental permitting requirements and permit applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate process safety programs across the business segment (PSM, RMP, Dust, Dry Thermal).
• Coordinate PHAs, DHAs, DTRs, PSSRs, and MOC to identify and mitigate risks.
• Chair the North America Process Safety Committee and drive performance monitoring.
• Develop and maintain environmental, health, and process safety programs and procedures.
• Lead investigations, audits, and insurance inspections; ensure timely corrective actions.
• Provide process safety guidance to Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, EHS, and contractors; support capital projects.
• Build process safety competency through training and mentoring with reliability teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Environmental Safety or related

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ingredion seeks a Process Safety & Environmental Manager to lead process safety and environmental programs for US/Canada facilities. You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and EHS to reduce risk and ensure compliance across multiple plants in North America.

You will chair safety committees, manage risk assessments, and drive continuous improvement while supporting capital projects and regulatory requirements. Travel up to 50% is expected.