Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator

SIG Combibloc Group Ltd; Chilhowie (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator, where you will play a crucial role in promoting safety and environmental initiatives. This position offers the opportunity to implement and manage programs that aim for a Zero Injury workplace. You will collaborate with plant operations to enhance compliance and safety measures, ensuring a safe working environment for all employees. The company prides itself on sustainability and innovation, providing a dynamic work culture that encourages personal development and teamwork. If you are passionate about safety and want to make a real difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Training and coaching

Dynamic team environment

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• 3-5 years related experience in Environmental Health & Safety.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required.

Responsibilities

• Manage EHS Inspection Program and ensure compliance.
• Conduct safety training and maintain ISO certification.

Skills

Environmental Health & Safety Compliance

Communication Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Quality Management

Visual Inspection

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Quality Certification

Tools

Safety Inspection Programs

Lockout/Tagout Systems

Job description

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Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator

SUMMARY OF ROLE:
The EHS Coordinator supports operations in the implementation and promotion of the Safety and Environmental initiatives with the goal of attaining a Zero Injury workplace which includes adherence to the Life Saving Rules. Assist plant operations by continuously improving EHS and Regulatory compliance at the facility. The Sr. C.I.Manager fulfills the responsibilities of the role when vacant.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Maintain and manage Environmental Health & Safety Inspection Program including eyewash stations, ladders, hoists, waste accumulation, chemical storage, confined spaces and general hazard recognition.
2. Support site’s Job Safety Analysis, Employee Involvement, Emergency Preparation, and Contractor Safety Programs.
3. Maintain and drive completion of the site’s Open Safety Action Items (Incident CAPA’s and New/Altered lists).
4. Promote EHS Communication by creating and managing visual displays of safety team initiatives, incentive program highlights, employee safety training completion, BBS participation and facility safety improvements.
5. Ensure prompt corrective actions are being met whenever unsafe conditions and unsafe acts are noted.
6. Track incident CAPA action items to completion and communicate progress throughout the process.
7. Participate in and communicate all Safety Committee activities.
8. Develop, manage, facilitate and track Employee Safety Training and Employee Engagement Programs including Hearing, PIT, First Responder and BBP.
9. Conduct periodic inspections to ensure safe work conditions are being met. Maintain record keeping on the inspections and findings. Take corrective actions to resolve any problems resulting from the inspections.
10. Support Maintenance Manager in implementation of Lockout/Tagout program, Fall Protection and other topics.
11. Communicate with employees on a daily basis to ensure safety awareness and practices.
12. Responsible for helping the facility develop and maintain ISO certification.
13. Responsible for reporting Key Performance Indicators.
14. Other duties as assigned.

YOU BRING THESE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:

EDUCATION:
o Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and/or Quality Certification Preferred.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
o Three (3) to five (5) years related experience or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
o Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel is required.
o The ability to excel in a fast-paced, high-energy environment with constant interface with people.
o Previous experience in quality required.
o Excellent communication skills required to interact with customers, employees and other related stakeholders.
o Ability to perform visual inspection process and successfully read and apply technical material including print specifications.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Must be able to move and/or lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Frequently standing, walking and sitting.
• Frequently required the use of hands to finger, feel, reach or handle machinery.
• Frequently bend, stoop and reach.
• Visual Acuity (VA).

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Moderate working conditions.
• Exposure to variable noise levels.
• Often exposed to moving mechanical parts.

SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT:
Safety and Quality is EVERYONE’S responsibility.
You must report or correct any food safety or potential food safety hazard to the person who can correct it. Adherence to policies and procedures related to quality management, safety, SQF and other regulatory guidelines communicated during your new hire orientation and defined in your SIG (formerly Scholle IPN) handbook are mandatory.

IDEAL CANDIDATES HAVE THESE COMPETENCIES:
We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is ‘yes’, come and join us.

OUR PROMISE
SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.

ABOUT SIG
SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it’s the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better.
Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.