EHS Training & Compliance Coordinator

Glacial Lakes Energy LLC; Aberdeen (SD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Glacial Lakes Energy LLC seeks an EHS Training & Compliance Coordinator to foster a safe workplace by advancing environmental, health, and safety performance in line with regulatory requirements and GLE policies. The role supports development and implementation of EHS management systems within plant operations.

The position focuses on creating and delivering training across OSHA, rail, HazMat, and process safety topics, coordinating schedules, and ensuring proper documentation in SafetyAmp.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate degree in safety-related field preferred.
• 2+ years of professional safety experience preferred.
• Knowledge of OSHA, DOT and EPA regulations.
• Ability to train on safety and environmental topics at all levels.
• Self-starter, highly organized, able to work with diverse teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; proficient in MS Office.
• Must be able to communicate clearly in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain EHS training and safety programs.
• Provide OSHA-required safety trainings and certifications.
• Coordinate training schedules for all employees and contractors.
• Lead safety audits, incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Maintain EHS documentation and regulatory reporting.
• Monitor regulatory changes and update policies accordingly.
• Support COOP drills and emergency response exercises.
• Collaborate with plant managers to identify future training needs.

Skills

Safety training

Regulatory compliance

English communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Incident investigation

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate degree in safety-related program

Tools

SafetyAmp

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: EHS Training & Compliance Coordinator

Position Overview

Under the direction of the EHS Manager, the primary responsibilities of the EHS Training and Compliance Coordinator are to foster a safe workplace environment by advancing environmental, health and safety performance improvement in support of regulatory requirements and GLE policies. This position assists in the development and implementation of environmental, health and safety management systems to integrate EHS into plant operations. Employment for this position is conditioned upon successfully passing certain pre-employment requirements.

The EHS Training and Compliance Coordinator will support the ongoing development and maintenance of training a safety and environmental programs to include, but not limited to the following:

Training

• Provide OSHA required mobile equipment training to all employees
• Provide required Rail training to employees that would include each aspect of Rail Operations
• Serve as Lead Evaluator for mobile equipment and rail certifications
• Creates training classes for Mobile Work Elevated Platform certification
• Creates, schedules, and provides Process Safety Management Training to each Plant
• Create and provide Train the Trainer classes for all Managers and EHS staff
• Create and provide EHS Hand-on Trainings on an annual basis
• Coordinate with Departments Managers to identify future training needs and create a curriculum to facilitate that training
• Creates new and provides initial new-hire safety and contractor orientation training
• Creates and provides office safety training for all Plants.
• Set Training Schedule for each Month/Year
• Organizes and develops training manuals, reference libraries, testing and evaluation procedures, multimedia visual aids and other educational materials
• Schedules, creates, documents and conducts OSHA compliance training
• Schedule all training for Glacial Lakes Energy employees
• Schedules and documents required Federal Railroad HazMat training
• Ensures all training and certifications for employees are tracked in SafetyAmp
• Schedules and provides 1 st Aid/CPR certifications and tracks for renewal
• Create Drills and Exercise that align with COOP policy
• Vet and hire 3 rd party Instructors when necessary
• Reviews and updates Glacial Lakes on all new OSHA regulations to ensure compliance

Safety

• Gathers and documents costs associated with all incidents
• Provide OSHA with all Compliance documentation to include 300/300A logs
• Reviews and collects all confined space, hot works, and lockout/tagout permits
• Ensures safety guidelines, procedures, and policies are followed
• Conducts facility safety inspections
• Conducts onsite drills (Fire, Weather, Spill containment)
• Completes incident investigations and reports the corrective actions taken to the EHS Manager
• Assists in the review and updating of safety materials
• Ensures sufficient safety supplies are on hand
• Report safety issues to the EHS manager
• The EHS Coordinator retains the ability to halt any and all company functions proving unsafe

Environmental (as needed)

• Monitoring regulatory issues to ensure compliance with permit requirements. (i.e., local, DANR, EPA)
• Obtain, maintain and file documentation needed for reporting to controlling agencies
• Able to interpret and decipher environmental permit requirements.
• Performs opacity monitoring using EPA Method 9
• Ensures that all samples are scheduled, collected and preserved as required in the applicable permit
• Submits reports as per permit requirements
• Performs periodic FRP, SPCC and semiannual Stormwater inspections as required by SD DANR
• Report environmental issues to the EHS manager

Regulatory

• Provides the EHS Manager with the monthly information needed to complete submittals to regulatory agencies
• Focus on continuous improvement in all aspects of the job
• Actively promote GLE's vision, mission, and values with employees, outside vendors, and customers
• Be depended on to report to work at the scheduled time and is seldom absent from work
• Be depended upon to complete work in a timely, accurate and thorough manner
• Maintain high level of customer service
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must have High School Diploma or equivalent
• Associate degree in a safety related program or equivalent preferred
• 2+ years' experience in professional safety/loss control preferred
• Knowledge of OSHA, DOT, EPA and applicable regulatory agencies
• Ability to train on safety and environmental training topics at all levels of the organization
• Must be a self-starter, highly organized; able to work well within all levels in the organization
• Excellent verbal and written skills; has good public relations skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products
• Must be able to communicate clearly in English

Equal Opportunity Employer

Glacial Lakes Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by law.

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