Regional HSE Specialist - Distribution Safety

Company Description

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all –while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

Job Description

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta is seeking a Regional HSE Specialist - Distribution Safety. This role will work within the regional HSE team with a primary focus on leading and supporting HSE programs in logistics and distribution safety for Crop Protection and Seeds. This person may contribute to other regional HSE initiatives outside logistics and distribution safety.

This role is preferably based at the North America Headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina but could be considered to be located in St. Gabriel, LA or Omaha NE.

Accountabilities: 

• Develop and implement HSE programs for internal and contracted warehouse, bulk terminals, and distribution operations, ensuring compliance with domestic and international shipping regulations (IATA, DOT, IMDG, TDG).
• Conduct risk assessments and audits to identify hazards and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with warehouse management to foster a proactive safety culture and deliver HSE training.
• Participate in the global distribution safety network.
• Provide regulatory and technical support to customers and internal supply operations and contracted distribution network for the safe distribution of material.
• Coordinate regional implementation of global safety initiatives with cross-functional teams.
• Investigate incidents and near misses, ensuring corrective actions for continuous improvement.
• Support emergency response for logistics-related incidents.
• Oversee hazardous materials management in compliance with regulatory and Syngenta standards.
• Monitor HSE program effectiveness using KPIs and drive ongoing improvements.
• Maintain accurate records of incidents, training, audits, and inspections.
• Manage regulatory and transportation master data in digital platforms.
• Lead Dangerous Goods (DG) and Hazardous Materials (HM) training and documentation, ensuring alignment with current regulations.
• Champion continuous improvement in distribution HSE through digital tools and innovation.
• Collaborate with the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) department.
• Oversee export DG documentation and compatibility/segregation for IMDG; coordinate TSA/air cargo security requirements as applicable.
• Monitor and implement compliance programs in response to changes in international, US, and Canadian transportation and storage regulations.
• Own regulatory and transportation master data governance in SAP (DG classifications, NMFC/freight class, restrictions).

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree—preferred in a STEM-focused area (e.g., Environmental, Health, and Safety; Engineering, Chemistry).
• 3 years (5 preferred) of work experience required in Environmental Health and Safety or related area.
• 2 years of work experience with DOT HazMat, IATA and IMDG transport regulations preferred.
• Warehouse/logistics/distribution operations experience preferred.
• Project management with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to manage programs and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in accordance with job requirements.
• Ability to think in the short term but also understand and set a vision for longer-term improvements.
• Customer service experience.
• Ability to work in a complex and changing environment.

Desired:

• SAP experience preferred.
• International transportation experience in the chemicals industry preferred.
• Strategic and able to deliver solutions to business problems.
• Capable of managing both internal and external stakeholders to accomplish objectives.
• Driven to deliver timely operational service.
• Adept at multitasking and time management.
• Exemplary analytical skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work independently.
• Ability to travel internationally.

Additional Information

What We Offer:

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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