Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Hello potential future Oatly employee. It’s us, the original oatmilk company that started in Sweden back 25 or so years ago and has since expanded to the U.S. where we’ve continued growing at a rate such that we need more brilliant minds to come work with us to keep the momentum going and the oatmilk flowing.

Sustainability, health, and transparency are the core values that guide everything we do. Basically, we exist to make it easy for people to eat better and live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process. If any of this resonates with you, then maybe you’d like work for Oatly, too. Now onto the formal stuff.

The EHS Specialist is responsible to ensure the company is adhering to local, state and federal regulations in Utah and New Jersey, as well as other legislative and statutory requirements while developing employee safety and environmental programs.  This position will be onsite reporting to the site director in Ogden, UT with travel up to 35% to our plant in Millville, NJ.

Here's what we'd like you to do:

• Investigates injuries/illnesses, near-misses and environmental accidents.
• Assists with the development and implementation of EHS programs, policies, and procedures including emergency preparedness and fire protection, safety risks, safe working procedures.
• Provide industrial hygiene support, sampling and solutions as needed.
• Provide safety support and manage and administer institutional health and safety programs or services.
• Identify and evaluate hazardous conditions and develop hazard control practices and programs.
• Monitor & inspect employees for compliance with PPE and other regulations.
• Assists with OSHA, EPA, DOT and compliance activities.
• Spend extensive amount of time on the plant floor determining compliance related concerns and corrective actions if necessary.
• Assists with the management of hazardous waste, including waste characterization, site inspections, and training.
• Assists with industrial hygiene related projects, including water and air sampling, indoor air quality assessment, surface wipe sampling, qualitative assessments, etc.
• Performs Environmental system compliance audits and tasks which include the following:
  • DPCC/SPCC inspections.
  • Air and Water Permit audits.
  • Waste storage and accumulation area inspections.
  • Waste logs, inventory and disposal.
  • Chemical Storage/containment/spill equipment inspections.
  • Pollution control equipment inspections.
  • Right to Know
• Assists with planning, safety inspection protocols, or sampling.
• Evaluates environmental test results/inspections and makes recommendations as necessary for maintaining compliance with regulatory agency requirements/permits.
• Participates in all safety related activities, trainings and meetings.
• Performs above mentioned responsibilities safely, ethically and in compliance with all federal and state regulations.
• Participates in ISO implementation.
• Maintains a safe work environment.
• Stay informed of industry best practices providing input and leadership in development and roll-out of companywide policies and procedures.
• Ability to implement a strong safety culture in the plant.
• This role may require some off-shift and weekend availability if emergencies arise.
• Collaborate with Operational teams to implement the Health and Safety site plan and uphold the Safety Management System to meet local or Global Oatly regulatory standards.
• Execute the Environmental and Sustainability site plan while maintaining the Safety Management System.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to the Site Leadership Team and employees at all levels, ensuring the highest standards of safety and health and compliance with both legislation and Oatly’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Actively promote a schedule of preventative Environmental, Health, and Safety activities.
• Serve as a member of the emergency response team in the event of any serious environmental or safety incidents.
• To foster a culture of environmental sustainability and safety, ensuring that the US sites remains secure and welcoming place for both work and visits
• Develop and oversee the site's fire safety protocols, including the management of extinguishers and sprinklers as necessary.
• Engage with the broader SHE (Safety, Health, and Environment) community forums, reporting incidents, identifying root causes, implementing resolutions, and sharing best practices.
• In this role, you’ll also be collaborating closely with the Global SHE Director, aligning on key initiatives

Here's the skills we think you'll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Safety/Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering/Environmental Sciences, Occupational Safety, Engineering or related degree.
• Minimum 5 years EHS experience that includes experience in Environmental and Safety auditing, and Industrial Hygiene in food safety or beverage
• Strong data management, evaluation, and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Familiarity with regulatory agency interactions and standards, such as OSHA, EPA, NJDEP, another other local agency standards in UT and NJ.

Competencies needed:

• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines, and reporting.
• Excellent technical writing and strong verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Excellent organization skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks toward timely completion.
• Demonstrates a strong drive for results.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks.
• Collaborates productively.
• Demonstrated problem solving.
• Demonstrate analytical skills.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Physical Requirements

• Sitting for extended periods of time using a computer.
• Walking between departments and using stairs.
• Ability to bend, stoop, crawl, or otherwise access small spaces to work on equipment.
• Travel by plane required

And here’s another list of qualities we think make a good Oatly team member:

• You feel connected to our mission of encouraging health, sustainability, and transparency
• You are a self-starter who doesn’t need direct supervision to motivate you for success – we believe strongly in building a culture of individual accountability and ownership and need partners that can embrace that mentality
• You are ready to make your mark in a smaller, growing brand leveraging your experience to deliver amazing results and build an outstanding company
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit in that you’re comfortable with ambiguity and are energized by the process of building something lasting from the ground up
• You enjoy sharing your quirkiness and talents with your coworkers

Another bulleted list felt redundant, so we wrote this long sentence with all the ways we sweeten the deal to work with us, like providing paid vacation, really great benefits, genuinely great coworkers who want to see the company and each other succeed, and a start-up vibe with an established company history.

Our team is available to support you through the hiring process with reasonable accommodations to enable a barrier-free interview experience. We will maintain candidate privacy and confidentiality to enable an unbiased and equitable experience. If you need assistance applying for a role due to a disability or special need, please contact Re.Droge@oatly.com

Oatly is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.