Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Leader

About the company

Netafim, an Orbia company, a world leader in precision irrigation solutions since 1965, with a clear focus and purpose linked to something beyond irrigation. We are a family of more than 4,000 motivated employees aligned with our vision, and we are very proud to know that we are contributing to a better world... a drop in the right place at the right time. Within this "Netafim Spirit," we foster and promote individual growth as well as personal innovation. Therefore, we are looking for the next talent:

Your tasks

OBJECTIVE: Implement and strengthen the Environment, Health, and Safety culture at the Reynosa plant, ensuring legal and corporate compliance, risk prevention, environmental management, occupational health, and support for asset security, protecting employees, visitors, and contractors.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Develop, document, and supervise Environment, Health, and Safety policies, procedures, and programs.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements, Normas Oficiales Mexicanas, corporate policies, and applicable standards.

• Coordinate safety walkthroughs, risk identification, HIRA assessments, and follow-up on preventive and corrective actions.
• Investigate accidents and incidents, issue safety alerts, and follow up on the resulting action plans.

• Coordinate safety, health, and environment training and induction for employees and contractors.
• Manage hazardous waste handling, chemicals, manifests, logs, and environmental documentation.

• Coordinate and support internal and external audits for ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and OEA.
• Manage safety and environment indicators and metrics, as well as corporate and regulatory reports.

• Manage PPE resources and ensure adequate controls for high-risk activities.
• Coordinate resources and the maintenance of the plant's medical and occupational health area.

• Coordinate the asset security system, security providers, and applicable access controls.
• Verify fire and emergency equipment, as well as support the release and supervision of high-risk activities.

• Keep chemical substance information, safety data sheets, and Global Harmonized System (GHS) controls up to date.
• Coordinate safety controls for contractors and follow up on plant entry requirements.

• Drive continuous improvement projects in Environment, Health, and Safety.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or Engineering in Industrial, Environmental, Chemical, Safety, or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar position, preferably within the manufacturing industry.

• Knowledge and experience in Normas Oficiales Mexicanas applicable to safety, occupational health, and environment.
• Experience in procedures and interaction with agencies such as STPS, SEMARNAT, PROFEPA, state environmental authorities, and SSA.

• Experience in audits and ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems; knowledge of ISO 9001.
• Experience in accident and incident investigation, hazard identification, risk assessment, and HIRA.

• Knowledge in hazardous waste management, chemicals, safety data sheets, and GHS.
• Desirable experience in asset security, OEA, occupational health, and medical area administration.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; desirable experience with SAP, ODISEO, and EHS management systems.
• Intermediate-advanced English.

MINIMUM SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS include the following

• Leadership and ability to influence a preventive culture.
• Effective communication and ability to work with different levels of the organization.

• Analytical capacity, attention to detail, and risk identification.
• Organization and priority management.

• Incident investigation and problem-solving.
• Results orientation and disciplined follow-up on corrective actions.

• Teamwork and collaboration with operational and administrative areas.
• Professional ethics and adherence to policies, procedures, and legal requirements.

• Proactivity and continuous improvement focus.
• Ability to stop unsafe acts or conditions when there is a risk to people or facilities.

How to apply

Be part of this wonderful family. If you are interested, send your resume along with your salary expectation to our platforms and apply right now.

Other

We welcome purpose-driven dreamers, doers, and builders, recognizing that it takes difference to make a difference. If you’re ready to bring your skills, talents, and perspective to moving your career, the company, people, and the planet forward, we’d like to hear from you.

We believe that every voice matters; every community deserves respect; and every challenge is an opportunity and united by empathy, we are stronger for our different perspectives. We are dedicated to building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that supports the needs of all our employees regardless of their role, location, identity, and background.