Environmental Health Safety Coordinator

Employment Solutions Inc.; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Employment Solutions Inc. is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Coordinator for a heavy industrial manufacturing site in Little Rock, AR. This on-site role leads safety across high-hazard operations, from metal forming to automated welding cells and crane operations.

You will enforce life-critical standards, conduct root cause analyses, and coach crews in safe practices. A strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on approach are essential for zero-incident performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of dedicated EHS experience in heavy industrial manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of LOTO, confined spaces, fall protection.
• Experience with OSHA 300/300A logs and incident reporting.
• Ability to coach and enforce safe work practices on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Own shop-floor safety and hazard control with field presence.
• Lead incident investigations and CAPA using RCA methods.
• Audit machinery guarding, cranes, and rigging for compliance.
• Ensure OSHA compliance and contractor safety during shutdowns.
• Provide safety training and toolbox talks to trades.

Skills

EHS leadership

LOTO knowledge

OSH documentation

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Science, Industrial Technology, Engineering

Job description

Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Coordinator – Heavy Industrial Manufacturing

Location: Little Rock, AR (On-Site) | Compensation: $65,000/year (for the right candidate) | Employment Type: Full-Time | Industry: Heavy Industrial Manufacturing / Metals & Heavy Fabrication

Are you an EHS professional whose boots live on the plant floor rather than behind an office desk?

We are hiring a boots-on-the-ground Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Coordinator for our heavy industrial manufacturing facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. This is an on-the-floor safety leadership role stationed where heavy production happens: managing high-hazard industrial environments that include large-scale metal forming, automated welding cells, multi-ton overhead crane picks, structural material handling, and 24/7 industrial maintenance activities.

If you have strong mechanical aptitude, earn the respect of seasoned tradespeople, and thrive in heavy industrial manufacturing, this is your opportunity to drive a zero-incident safety culture in a mission-critical operation.

The Operational Scope

• High-Hazard Industrial Plant: Day-to-day safety ownership across continuous manufacturing bays—from raw material staging and heavy mechanical forming to automated welding lines, pressure testing, blasting/coating, and high-volume shipping.
• Massive Moving Loads: Active risk mitigation for overhead bridge cranes, gantry systems, below-the-hook lifting devices, high-capacity mobile equipment, and staging yards.
• Complex Industrial Machinery: Hands-on safeguarding for hydraulic forming presses, high-tonnage mechanical equipment, pressure systems, and automated thermal/plasma cutting stations.

Core Responsibilities

Shop-Floor Safety & Hazard Control (70%+ Field Presence)

• Enforce Life-Critical Standards: Own site execution for high-risk programs: Lockout/Tagout/Tryout (LOTO) on complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and high-voltage energy systems; Confined Space Entry (process vessels, blast booths, dip tanks); Fall Protection (crane runways, maintenance catwalks); and strict Hot Work Permitting.
• Machine Guarding & Automation Risk: Audit automated welding equipment, robotic cells, mechanical pinch points, and abrasive cutoff stations for interlock integrity and physical guarding.
• Heavy Rigging & Crane Audits: Inspect rigging hardware, wire rope, synthetic slings, and crane controls; enforce strict suspended-load drop zones across high-traffic production bays.
• Daily Plant Audits: Walk the production floor daily to proactively identify equipment hazards, correct unsafe behaviors on the spot, and coordinate corrective maintenance work orders.

Incident Investigation & Regulatory Compliance

• Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Facilitate 5-Why and Fishbone incident investigations for all near-misses, machine strikes, and recordable injuries to ensure corrective actions (CAPA) eliminate recurrence.
• OSHA Defense & Recordkeeping: Maintain complete OSHA 300/300A logs and incident documentation, ensuring 100% audit-readiness under OSHA 29 CFR 1910 standards.
• Outages & Contractor Safety: Supervise contractor compliance during planned plant shutdowns, line retrofits, and capital engineering installations.
• Industrial Hygiene Support: Monitor air quality and exposure baselines for welding fumes, abrasive media dust, chemical storage, and plant noise levels.
• Crew Coaching: Run practical, direct-to-crew toolbox talks and pre-shift job safety analyses (JSAs) for millwrights, welders, machine operators, and maintenance crews.
• Equipment Certification: Oversee hands-on evaluations for heavy forklift, telehandler, aerial lift, and bridge crane operators.

Candidate Qualifications

Heavy Manufacturing Experience (Essential)

• 5+ years of dedicated EHS experience exclusively within heavy industrial manufacturing environments—such as primary metals, heavy structural steel fabrication, foundries/forging operations, heavy machinery production, or related high-hazard industrial plants.
• Deep working knowledge of heavy plant hazards:
• High-tonnage hydraulic and mechanical forming machinery
• Automated and manual welding systems (GMAW, FCAW, SAW) and thermal cutting
• Overhead bridge cranes, gantry operations, and industrial rigging
• Pressure-testing systems and industrial coating/finishing lines
• Heavy industrial maintenance, millwrighting, and shutdown operations

Certifications & Education

• Education: Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Science, Industrial Technology, Engineering, or equivalent heavy industry field experience.
• Required Certification: OSHA 30-Hour General Industry.
• Preferred Certifications: ASP (Associate Safety Professional), CSP candidate, Certified Rigging Inspector, or PIT Train-the-Trainer.

Mindset & Key Skills

• Shop-Floor Credibility: Comfort communicating directly with experienced production crews and maintenance trades while holding firm on stop-work authority.
• Mechanical Aptitude: Ability to trace complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical schematics to verify zero-energy states during LOTO.
• Action-Oriented: Focused on fixing hazards at the source rather than managing safety from behind a spreadsheet.

Compensation & Working Conditions

• Target Salary: $65,000 per year (for the right candidate with heavy manufacturing expertise).
• Work Environment: Full-time on-site in a heavy manufacturing plant in Little Rock, AR.
• Physical Conditions: Regular exposure to heat, cold, loud noise, welding arcs/fumes, sparks, heavy overhead equipment, and active mobile traffic.
• Required PPE: Steel-toed metatarsal boots, hard hat, safety glasses with side shields, hearing protection, and high-visibility apparel.