Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Job Summary Are you passionate about building a culture where safety, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence go hand in hand?

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

Global Operations: Ensuring excellence in execution, from procurement to supply chain and reliability, delivering quality, safety, efficiency and sustainability across the value chain.

The Environmental Health & Safety Specialist role is based in Rochester, New York (onsite role) .

Be part of a collaborative, safety-focused, solution-oriented, and growth-minded team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of site Environmental, Health and Safety programs to ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, state, and local regulations.
• Partner with site leadership to foster a strong safety culture aligned with the company's commitment to zero injuries and incidents.
• Manage environmental permits, regulatory reporting, inspections, audits, sampling programs, and waste management activities.
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis activities, and corrective action implementation to prevent recurrence.
• Develop, administer, and deliver environmental, health, safety, and operator training programs that support regulatory and company compliance requirements.
• Oversee industrial hygiene programs including hearing conservation, hazard communication, respiratory protection, ergonomics, heat stress prevention, and exposure monitoring.
• Coordinate occupational health programs including respirator compliance, medical surveillance, and workers' compensation reporting and investigations.
• Manage Department of Transportation hazardous materials compliance, including training, packaging, labeling, shipping, and security requirements.
• Support Process Safety Management and Process Hazard Management Program requirements, ensuring programs remain effective and compliant.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Occupational Safety, or a related discipline.
• Two or more years of Environmental Health and Safety experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, environmental compliance requirements, and industrial safety programs.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, implementing corrective actions, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Understanding of Process Safety Management, industrial hygiene, occupational health, and emergency preparedness programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels.
• Experience developing and delivering employee training programs related to health, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Master's degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Engineering, or a related field.
• Certified Safety Professional certification or other relevant Environmental Health and Safety credentials.
• Experience supporting regulated manufacturing environments with food safety programs, International Organization for Standardization 22000, Feed Additive and Premixture Quality System, or dietary supplement quality standards.

Why Choose Us?

• Competitive Benefits (US): Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), vacation, holidays, 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity and paternity), and an annual bonus plan. IFF was also recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Perks & Benefits. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement savings program with company contributions.
• Career development, training, and growth opportunities within a global organization.
• Inclusive, collaborative culture focused on safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Generous paid time off and wellbeing programs.

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

Salary Ranges:

97,916.00ㅤ-ㅤ139,880.00ㅤUSD