Safety Coordinator

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Kuna (ID); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. seeks an Environmental and Safety Coordinator to work at our manufacturing plants, ensuring compliance with environmental permits and safety programs.

The role includes OSHA training, environmental compliance training, inspections, monitoring, and reporting, with a focus on maintaining a strong safety culture and regulatory adherence.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in quality assurance, food production, agriculture, or related field.
• Bachelor degree preferred in Safety/Environmental, Engineering or related field.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Self-motivation; able to multi-task in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Administers Darling Ingredients safety programs including OSHA training and safety committee activities.
• Trains employees in environmental compliance, inspections, sampling, log review and reporting.
• Ensures compliance with local, state and federal environmental and safety regulations.
• Monitors operation of environmental control equipment (air, water).
• Performs environmental monitoring/sampling/reporting to comply with permits.
• Carrying out other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Time management

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Teamwork

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We're one of the world's leading practitioners of circularity, transforming materials from the animal agriculture and food industries into valuable ingredients. Ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy.

The Environmental and Safety Coordinator works within the manufacturing plants to ensure compliance with facility environmental permits and all required safety programs.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Administers Darling Ingredients Safety programs which includes, but is not limited to, conducting OSHA safety training for new employees, annual training of employees, monthly safety committee facility walk-through, and advising safety committee in accident review processes.
• Conducts training of employees in environmental compliance, site inspections, sampling, log review, and report preparation to ensure compliance in the following:
  • Air Permit
  • Wastewater Permits (LAS or Sewer)
  • Storm water Permits and Pollution Prevention (SWPP)
  • Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
  • EPCRA (SARA) Compliance and Reporting
  • Solid & Hazardous Waste Management
  • Boiler Permits
  • Business and Operating Licenses
• Ensures compliance with local, state and federal environmental and safety regulations.
• Ensures proper monitoring and operation of environmental control equipment (air, water).
• Collects and performs environmental monitoring/sampling/reporting as necessary to comply with permits.
• All other duties as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 1 year of experience (2 years preferred) in quality assurance, food production, agriculture, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Safety and Environmental, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial Management or related field is preferred.
• Highly organized; superior time management skills.
• Exceptional communication skills both written and oral.
• Self-motivated; self-starter; able to multi-task.
• Works well with others in a team environment.
• Good computer skills in Microsoft Office applications.

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster of this job.