Description
The EHS Coordinator ensures the company adheres to environmental, health, and safety regulations and promotes a safe work environment. They develop and implement safety policies, conduct inspections, provide training, and investigate incidents to minimize risks and comply with relevant regulations. This is an office-based position but often calls for the individual to work with multiple teams and departments in a manufacturing plant setting.
- Compliance: Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations (e.g., OSHA, EPA) and complete all necessary EHS required reporting.
- Policy and Program Development: Develop and implement EHS policies, procedures, and programs.
- Training and Education: Provide training and education to employees on safety protocols, hazardous material handling, and emergency response.
- Inspections and Audits: Conduct regular workplace and equipment inspections, audits, and risk assessments to identify potential hazards and violations for both employees and contractors.
- Incident Investigation: Investigate accidents, incidents, and near-misses to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Safety Supplies: Ensure all employees have access to, and know how to use, appropriate safety and environmental supplies and equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Testing Administration: Schedule all required testing to meet company, local and state guidelines.
- Emergency Response: Participate in developing and implementing emergency response plans and procedures.
- Injury Management: Assist in coordination of team member medical treatments, and in returning injured team members to work.
- Record Keeping: Maintain, and create as needed, accurate records of safety inspections, training, incidents, JSA’s and other relevant documents. Maintain environmental and safety permits on site, in accordance with company procedures.
- Communication and Collaboration: Communicate EHS information to management, employees, and external stakeholders, creating and maintaining a safety first culture.
Requirements
- Exhibit familiarity with manufacturing work and safety procedures.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of OSHA and EPA rules and regulations.
- Find solutions to unsafe working conditions and environmental concerns.
- Make decisions based on a combination of analysis, experience, and professional judgment.
- Demonstrate excellent organization and project coordination skills, with the ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Effectively present information in a way that facilitates learning.
- Lead and motivate team members.
- Possess excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with co-workers, team members, and internal or external customers effectively, respectfully.
- Read and interpret technical manuals, basic engineering drawings, general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
- Operate a computer—PC proficiency; use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and risk management information systems.
Education – Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or four (4) years related experience and/or training; or any satisfactory combination of education and experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the above duties.
- EHS experience in a manufacturing environment preferred