Corporate EHS Specialist

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Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Hopkins, MN is home to our Michael Foods, Inc. corporate headquarters. Hopkins is located 7 miles west of Minneapolis, boasting natural surroundings in a suburban environment that also provides quick access to major travel ways and local restaurants that give our community a distinct character. Located in the Excelsior Crossing building where employees are provided with beautifully landscaped walking paths and water features creating an optimal environment for outdoor and walking meetings, along with the opportunity to take a relaxing walk or outdoor lunch before, within, or after your work day.

Reporting to the Senior Director SES, this role supports both the corporate safety and environmental teams, including environmental, health and safety (EHS) programs, compliance efforts, SRMP, training initiatives, and recordkeeping while reinforcing workplace safety as a core value.

This position provides foundational experience in OSHA and EPA regulations, audits, risk assessment, and employee safety engagement, offering hands‑on exposure to EHS leadership responsibilities.

By actively leading and contributing to data tracking, safety observations, and SRMP team participation, the EHS Specialist ensures alignment with company‑wide safety, environmental and sustainability objectives and regulatory compliance.

The role also provides critical administrative and operational support, preparing employees for advancement within MFI’s safety leadership structure.

This position has the responsibility to comply with safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce safety as a core value. It ensures that all policies, procedures and activities related to Food Safety & Quality are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.

• Manage, process, design and maintain the EHS data systems (online and electronic), as well as keeping records, and ensuring documentation is accurate, compliant, and accessible at HQ.
• Facilitate data entry across the MFI network into EHS management platforms (Intelex) to track safety observations, EHS investigations, EHS audits, and EHS training compliance.
• Assist in workplace EHS audits and inspections, supporting risk identification and corrective action planning.
• Provide EHS leadership and serve as primary EHS contact for MFI’s warehousing operations.
• Lead and contribute to data tracking, safety observations, and SRMP team participation across all MFI locations.
• Ensure alignment with company‑wide safety, environmental and sustainability objectives and EHS regulatory compliance.
• Assist in safety training sessions, tracking attendance and ensuring employees receive required compliance education at HQ.
• Support incident investigations, compiling reports and assisting in identifying corrective measures for unsafe conditions and behaviors in partnership with SES colleagues.
• Develop, maintain and coordinate updates to the EHS policies at MFI.
• Develop, maintain and coordinate updates to the EHS training curriculum (online) at MFI.
• Lead and/or participate in safety‑related committees and SRMP element teams, contributing to compliance and risk reduction initiatives at HQ.
• Serves as point person (through Intelex) for all environmental emissions tracking for sustainability reporting for all MFI locations.
• Provide administrative support to the SES Team at MFI, including documentation updates and compliance tracking.
• Assist in Behavior‑Based Safety (BBSO) initiatives, conducting observations and tracking data to improve safety performance.
• Travel occasionally to assist with EHS audits, training, and compliance efforts across MFI facilities and lead these efforts at…