Director, Environmental Health, Safety & Security

• Establish and lead an enterprise-wide safety culture aligned with Ardent Mills’ Values and operational excellence principles
• Govern enterprise incident management and investigation processes, including root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned
• Develop EHS strategy and lead initiatives with defined KPIs and performance targets
• Oversee EHS performance reporting, data integrity, and regulatory submissions
• Direct enterprise EHS risk identification and mitigation systems across safety, security, and process safety management
• Govern emergency preparedness, crisis response, and business continuity readiness for EHS-related events
• Lead enterprise security program governance, including access control, threat preparedness, emergency response coordination, and physical security risk assessment
• Lead environmental compliance strategy across air, water, waste, stormwater, wastewater, hazardous materials, sustainability obligations, and permit management
• Oversee internal EHS audit and inspection programs
• Govern EHS systems of record, data infrastructure, analytics platforms, and technology enablement
• Govern regulatory compliance frameworks and ensure facilities meet legal and company requirements
• Establish and govern EHS capability and training systems
• Oversee workers’ compensation strategy, case governance, and provider partnerships
• Govern enterprise EHS programs and standards, including workplace safety, medical surveillance, and site security
• Own the EHS functional budget and advise the CEO, COO, and SLT on EHS performance, risks, regulatory developments, resources, and capital priorities
• Represent the company with regulatory agencies, inspectors, and external authorities
• Serve as enterprise authority for EHS standards, performance, and risk governance
• Participate in professional and industry associations to monitor trends, regulations, and best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field required
• 10+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience in manufacturing, food processing, milling, agriculture, or related industrial operations, including multi-site or enterprise-level responsibility
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, state and local regulatory requirements, environmental permitting, recordkeeping, workers’ compensation, emergency preparedness, and recognized EHS management systems
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise EHS strategy, governance, standards, audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience managing process safety management, combustible dust, lockout/tagout, confined space, machine guarding, contractor safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, and hazardous materials
• Proven leadership capability with direct team management, cross-functional influence, executive communication, change management, budget ownership, and capability building across diverse operating locations
• Ability to use EHS systems, analytics, KPIs, and performance reporting to identify trends, prioritize risk, inform decisions, and drive measurable improvement
• Professional certifications such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, PE, or similar EHS credentials preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) leadership, including strategy development, regulatory compliance, and risk management. Proven ability to drive performance improvement through data analytics, incident management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• EHS Strategy Development
• Regulatory Compliance Management
• Incident Investigation and Root-Cause Analysis
• Leadership in EHS Governance
• Environmental Compliance Strategy

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• EHS Management Systems
• Process Safety Management
• Risk Assessment
• Incident Investigation
• Data Analytics
• Performance Reporting
• Environmental Permitting
• Corrective Actions
• Continuous Improvement Initiatives
• Workers' Compensation Management

Soft Skills

• Executive Communication
• Change Management
• Cross-Functional Influence
• Team Management
• Capability Building

Certifications & Qualifications

• CSP
• CIH
• CHMM
• PE

Industry Keywords

• OSHA
• EPA
• Environmental Health & Safety
• Manufacturing
• Food Processing
• Agriculture
• Emergency Preparedness
• Hazardous Materials
• Workplace Safety
• Multi-Site Operations

Tools & Technologies

• EHS Systems
• Analytics Platforms
• Data Infrastructure
• Performance KPIs