Ingredion
DirectorGlobalEnvironmentalAffairs
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“Director Global Environmental Affairs at Ingredion. Skills: Environmental strategy, Risk management, Compliance, EHS&S-MS. Lead development of global environmental strategy. Execute global environmental strategy”
What You'll Achieve.
Progressing Company Guidelines; Developing new risk-based programs; Promote performance improvements; Reduce risk; Prevent recurrence through corrective actions; Drive Company progress toward mitigation; Deliver value at global level; Deliver value at segment level; Drive change from top down; Drive improvements from top down; Ensure environmental compliance is addressed
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Structured approach
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10 years of experience in environmental regulatory function, Demonstrated experience evaluating risk, Demonstrated experience fulfilling regulatory requirements, Extensive experience conducting environmental audits, Extensive experience overseeing environmental audits, Prioritizing risk, Developing corrective actions, Demonstrated experience conducting EHS&S due diligence, Demonstrated experience managing EHS&S due diligence, Experience working in international context, Experience with people from diverse cultures, Proficiency with EHS&S database management systems, Successful history negotiating with government agencies, Excellent written communication skills, Excellent verbal communication skills, Bachelor’s degree in the sciences
What You'll Do.
Lead development of global environmental strategy
Execute global environmental strategy
Advance coordinated approach to compliance
Advance systematic approach to risk mitigation
Advance systematic approach to reputation building
Drive development of EHS&S-MS
Drive implementation of EHS&S-MS
Conduct annual review of EHS&S-MS
Progress Company Guidelines
Develop new risk-based programs
Promote performance improvements
Communicate expectations
Encourage incident reporting
Encourage risk recognition
Classify severity of incidents
Evaluate incident root cause analyses
Challenge sites to complete analyses
Prevent recurrence through corrective actions
Develop tools to monitor progress
Develop KPIs to monitor progress
Measure Company progress toward mitigation
Communicate Company progress toward mitigation
Drive Company progress toward mitigation
Institute metrics to track compliance
Institute benchmarks to track compliance
Track environmental compliance against goals
Track environmental compliance against standards
Drive continuous improvement
Deliver value regarding regulatory surveillance
Deliver value regarding environmental reporting
Deliver value regarding targets and metrics
Deliver value regarding community relations
Communicate risk issues to OLT
Communicate risk issues to senior leaders
Communicate environmental incidents
Communicate reporting issues
Communicate root-cause assessments
Communicate corrective actions
Communicate non-compliances
Drive change from top down
Drive improvements from top down
Develop strategy for negotiating rules
Develop strategy for negotiating permits
Develop strategy for negotiating other matters
Manage company response to government inquiries
Manage company response to enforcement
Manage company response to other events
Procure consultant partners
Engage consultant partners
Manage consultant partners
Develop scopes of work for consultants
Develop requests for proposals for consultants
Manage change with consultants
Manage costs with consultants
Critique consultant reports
Provide feedback to consultants
Lead EHS&S risk evaluation for M&A
Oversee consultants for due diligence
Complete evaluation of potential EHS&S risks
Complete evaluation of potential engineering risks
Evaluate site contamination risks
Evaluate non-compliance risks
Evaluate safety risks
Evaluate ability to expand operations
Communicate risks to business leaders
Communicate potential corrective actions to leaders
Communicate costs to business leaders
Integrate newly acquired facilities into culture
Provide leadership to monthly meetings
Engage segment EHS&S leads
Engage country EHS&S leads
Address issues proactively
Solve issues proactively
Drive continuous improvements of meetings
Drive continuous improvements of agendas
Promote maximum value for participants
Lead activities to train environmental professionals
Lead activities to increase competencies
Mentor others with environmental responsibility
Build collaborative partnership with segment EHS&S
Build collaborative partnership with manufacturing leaders
Drive environmental compliance practices
Conduct environmental compliance audits
Conduct EHS&S-MS audits
Use site auditing to build relationships
Serve as primary point of contact
Promote regulatory compliance
Promote fulfillment of Company requirements
Promote advancement of Company initiatives
Review strategic capital investment projects
Ensure environmental compliance is addressed
Oversee Environmental Compliance module
Ensure database is properly maintained
Ensure database is consistently implemented
Ensure database is effectively utilized
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Segment EHS&S leaders; Manufacturing leaders; Country EHS&S leads; Operations Leadership Team; Senior leaders
Communication Scope
Formal presentations; Informal presentations
Full Job Description
The **Director, Global Environmental Affairs** leads the development and execution of Ingredion’s global environmental strategy by advancing a coordinated, systematic approach to compliance, risk mitigation, and reputation building across all operations. **Supervision:** Environmental Specialist **What you will do:** * Drive the development and implementation of the global Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability Management System (EHS&S-MS), conducting a comprehensive annual review, progressing Company Guidelines, and developing new risk-based programs to promote performance improvements and reduce risk. * Drive culture change by communicating expectations and encouraging incident reporting and risk recognition through correct classification of severity. * Critically evaluate incident root cause analyses and respectfully challenge the sites and segments to complete more in-depth analyses to prevent recurrence through robust corrective actions. * Develop the tools and KPIs to monitor, measure, communicate, and drive the Company’s progress toward mitigation of environmental risks. * Institute metrics and benchmarks to track environmental compliance against established goals and recognized standards of excellence. * Drive continuous improvement to deliver value at the global and segment level regarding regulatory surveillance, environmental reporting, targets and metrics, and community relations initiatives. * Communicate significant risk issues to the Operations Leadership Team (OLT) and senior leaders with respect to environmental incidents and reporting, root-cause assessments, corrective actions, and non-compliances to drive change and improvements from the top down. * Develop a strategy for negotiating rules, permits, and other matters with governmental officials. * Manages and guides the company’s response to government inquiries, enforcement, and other events. * Procure, engage, and manage consultant partners, including development of scopes of work an
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