Job Purpose: The Plant EHS Specialist is primarily responsible for working closely with the EH&S Manager, promoting and supporting the safety culture, and leading all safety and environmental programs for the plant. Key Accountabilitie s: Safety: + Support the plant safety committee bi-monthly meetings and follow up activities + Support review of all incident investigations and ensure all necessary follow-up is completed + Assist with audits, ensuring compliance with adherence and documentation of LOTO programs + Support and promote safety recognition and celebration activities + Participate in OSHA required training and programs + Support tracking of the safety observation program + Assist with annual required safety trainings + Participate in safety on-boarding/orientations + Support the coordination of hearing conservation program and ensure noise surveys are completed Environmental: + Support internal environmental audit activities + Support preparation of plant for ISO 14001 certification + Comply with the environmental policies and procedures at Barilla Ames facility including energy efficiency, reduce – re-use – recycle goals, reporting requirements and sustainable initiatives. Complete any environmental tasks as assigned and report environmental concerns immediately. + Follows ISO22000 policies and procedures, address / communicate quality and food safety issues as they occur. Additional Information: + A Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or related field or equivalent level of experience (1+ years) in safety and environmental experience at a plant facility. + Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations desired. + Experience in an ISO environment desired. + This position will spend 50% of time climate controlled offices and 50% of time on the production floor. This entails working in an environment of temperatures up to and exceeding 130 ° F, high humidity and 85-94 dB noise levels