Health & Safety Specialist

Are you passionate about creating safer workplaces while making a meaningful impact on manufacturing operations? 

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 Health & Safety Specialist role is based in Memphis, Tennessee (onsite role). Be part of a collaborative, safety-focused, solution-oriented, and growth-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact.  

Your potential is our inspiration. 

The Memphis, Tennessee facility has an exciting opportunity for a Health & Safety Specialist. This role supports environmental, health, and safety compliance and performance across the Memphis site, including four manufacturing units and a wastewater pH treatment facility. The Health & Safety Specialist helps manage environmental and operational risks while supporting the site's commitment to maintaining regulatory compliance and its license to operate. 

This position serves as a key resource for interpreting regulations, implementing compliance programs, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and partnering with operations and leadership teams to strengthen environmental, health, and safety performance. The role collaborates with both local and corporate teams to ensure management systems remain effective and support the continued growth of the site. 

Where You'll Make a Difference 

• Provide guidance, consultation, and support to site leadership and operations teams on environmental, health, and safety management programs and compliance requirements. 

• Support the site's commitment to achieving zero occupational injuries and illnesses through proactive risk identification and prevention initiatives. 

• Interpret and communicate applicable federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations and support their effective implementation. 

• Lead annual regulatory audits and inspections, coordinate audit preparation activities, partner with internal stakeholders and regulatory agencies, address findings, and drive 

• Support and enhance occupational health programs, including respiratory protection, ergonomics, indoor air quality, and chemical exposure monitoring. 

• Provide leadership and support for Process Safety Management programs, including partnership with element leaders and cross-functional teams. 

• Participate in incident investigations, workplace injury and illness assessments, and root cause analysis activities to identify sustainable corrective actions. 

• Develop and deliver environmental, health, and safety training programs while supporting risk assessments and employee awareness initiatives. 

• Prepare regulatory reports, maintain compliance documentation, develop chemical procedures from Safety Data Sheets, and provide day-to-day guidance on environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures. 

What Makes You the Right Fit 

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety, Occupational Health, or a related discipline with at least two years of environmental, health, and safety experience. 

• Alternatively, a minimum of five years of relevant environmental, health, and safety experience in a manufacturing, operations, or research and development environment. 

• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management and environmental, health, and safety management systems. 

• Strong understanding of Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations and safe work practices, including confined space entry, line breaking, lockout/tagout, respiratory protection, and occupational safety programs. 

• Experience conducting risk assessments, audits, inspections, incident investigations, and compliance evaluations. 

• Ability to collaborate effectively across Operations, Maintenance, Training, Engineering, Technology, Research and Development, and corporate functions. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop procedures, training materials, and compliance documentation. 

• Experience analyzing data, assessing risk, identifying solutions, and supporting sound operational and business decisions. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a dynamic manufacturing environment while maintaining a strong focus on compliance and continuous improvement. 

How Would You Stand Out? 

• Experience leading Process Safety Management initiatives in a manufacturing or chemical processing environment. 

• Certification such as Certified Industrial Hygienist or Certified Safety Professional. 

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification and experience applying continuous improvement methodologies. 

Why Choose Us? 

• Opportunity to support a large-scale manufacturing operation with diverse environmental, health, and safety challenges. 

• Exposure to environmental compliance, occupational health, and Process Safety Management programs in a highly regulated environment. 

• Collaborative and inclusive culture focused on safety, innovation, and continuous improvement. 

• Professional development opportunities, including certification and leadership growth. 

• Access to a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) 

• Opportunity to make a direct impact on employee safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence. 

For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is currently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. 

The Food Ingredient business unit will remain part of IFF until close and, at such time, will transition to CVC Capital Partners. By applying for this position, candidates acknowledge awareness that the role is part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners. 

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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.

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