EHS Coordinator

Worthington Steel; Chesterton (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Worthington Steel in Porter, Indiana, is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator to join our team. This hands-on role works in operations with employees and leaders to identify risks and turn EHS expectations into everyday practices.

You will support safety and environmental programs, lead safety training, coordinate inspections, and help maintain regulatory compliance with OSHA, EPA, SPCC and RCRA.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of environmental or safety experience in a manufacturing, steel or industrial environment.
• Working knowledge of OSHA General Industry requirements.
• Understanding of environmental compliance requirements such as SPCC and RCRA is preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Comfortable providing training and presenting information to groups.
• Organized and detail-oriented with strong recordkeeping and follow-through.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead new hire safety orientation and employee EHS training.
• Spend time in the operation identifying hazards, assessing risk and supporting injury-prevention efforts.
• Coordinate safety activities, inspections and employee safety teams.
• Support incident reporting, investigations, corrective actions and follow-up.
• Serve as a facility point of contact for day-to-day EHS questions and concerns.
• Help maintain compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA and other regulatory requirements.
• Support environmental programs including waste and chemical management, oil storage, spill prevention and response, and universal/hazardous waste areas.
• Collect, maintain and report EHS data and required records.
• Partner with employees and leaders across the facility to strengthen EHS awareness, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Help ensure Corporate EHS policies, procedures and best practices are consistently followed.

Skills

Safety training

Communication

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

EHS-related degree or certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator

Porter, Indiana

Join our Porter team as an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Coordinator and play an important role in creating a safe, healthy and environmentally responsible workplace.

This is a hands-on opportunity for someone who enjoys being out in the operation, working directly with employees and leaders, identifying risks, and helping turn EHS expectations into everyday practices. You'll support both safety and environmental programs while continuing to build your EHS knowledge and experience.

What You'll Do

• Lead new hire safety orientation and employee EHS training.
• Spend time in the operation identifying hazards, assessing risk and supporting injury-prevention efforts.
• Coordinate safety activities, inspections and employee safety teams.
• Support incident reporting, investigations, corrective actions and follow-up.
• Serve as a facility point of contact for day-to-day EHS questions and concerns.
• Help maintain compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA and other regulatory requirements.
• Support environmental programs including waste and chemical management, oil storage, spill prevention and response, and universal/hazardous waste areas.
• Collect, maintain and report EHS data and required records.
• Partner with employees and leaders across the facility to strengthen EHS awareness, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Help ensure Corporate EHS policies, procedures and best practices are consistently followed.

What We're Looking For

• 1-3 years of environmental or safety experience in a manufacturing, steel or industrial environment and/or an EHS-related degree or certification.
• Working knowledge of OSHA General Industry requirements.
• Understanding of environmental compliance requirements such as SPCC and RCRA is preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Comfortable providing training and presenting information to groups.
• Organized and detail-oriented with strong recordkeeping and follow-through.
• Self-motivated and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.

This is an opportunity to build broad EHS experience in a hands-on steel processing environment. You'll work across the facility, partner directly with employees and leaders, and have the opportunity to make a visible impact on safety, environmental performance and continuous improvement.