EHS&S Operations Specialist
Description
Join Vylor—Powering the Future of Agriculture
At Vylor, we’re advancing agriculture through breakthrough science—combining elite germplasm, cutting-edge biotech, and next-generation expertise in gene editing and molecular breeding. Our portfolio includes trusted industry brands like Pioneer®, Brevant®, and Hoegemeyer®, delivering performance farmers rely on.
Join us to help scale innovation globally and shape what’s next in crop science.
We’re hiring for an EHS Operations Specialist in Spain (Europe).
As an EHS Operations Specialist, you will work with the Regional EHS Leader to represent the Region and ensure its unique needs are reflected in the Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Program. You will lead efforts to maintain a safe, secure and compliant workplace across the Region, deliver outstanding EHS performance and sustain the License to Operate. In close partnership with Regional Leadership, you will ensure work processes and resources are in place, aligned and used effectively.
Expectations of Role:
- Partner with the Regional EHS Leader, R&D Regional Leaders, EHS Functional Support Groups, R&D Operations Leaders and Regional Safety Specialists to consistently implement and maintain EHS work processes, best practices and effective technologies across the Region. Align priorities and initiatives, audit how well processes are implemented and working, and analyze performance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Collaborate with regional Leadership and Safety Specialists to continuously develop Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) resources by strengthening skills, building competencies and broadening experience.
Location: Spain (Europe)
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in an applicable business or scientific discipline is required.
- Professional certification where applicable and/or 3 to 5 years of relevant industry experience, knowledge and skills in a manufacturing / industrial environment.
- Fluent in English.
- Fluent in Spanish and/or German.
- Willing to travel 50% of the time
Desired Skillset
- Strong knowledge of EHS Core Standards and their practical application: Thorough knowledge of corporate EHS standards and the ability to turn them into practical solutions that work on site.
- Practical, site-focused approach: Understands each site’s operations, including its specific activities, procedures and constraints, before assessing compliance or recommending changes.
- Collaborative approach: Builds trusted partnerships between European sites and the broader EHS organization, helping teams understand and implement requirements rather than focusing solely on compliance or enforcement.
- Listen and understand before evaluating: Shows curiosity and sound judgement by asking questions to understand why work is done a certain way before drawing conclusions about compliance or safety.
- Balanced, risk-based judgement: Distinguishes genuine safety or compliance risks from alternative, potentially valid ways of working, prioritizing material risks and effective controls.
- Audit support and constructive challenge: Supports internal and external audits with expert guidance, identifies gaps and partners with sites to develop practical, sustainable corrective actions.
- Adapts standards to local conditions: Accounts for differences in procedures, regulations and operating conditions across European sites while consistently upholding the intent and minimum requirements of the Vylor Standards.
- Effective relationship-building and influence: Earns credibility with site teams through technical expertise, respectful communication and practical solutions, influencing others through effective partnerships.