Safety & Environmental Coordinator — Hands-On Impact

Knife River Corporation; Newman Lake (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Knife River Corporation is seeking a Safety and Environmental Resources Coordinator to support site-level safety programs, coordinate environmental reporting, and sustain practical plant-based safety expectations. This hourly role reports to the Site Operations Manager and supports the KRPI Safety and Environmental Manager.

You will conduct inspections, assist with training, investigate incidents, and help ensure OSHA and environmental compliance across the plant, yard, shop, and production

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of safety, environmental, manufacturing, or construction experience.
• Basic knowledge of OSHA regulations and workplace safety programs.
• Must have, or obtain OSHA 10 within four weeks of start date.
• Must have, or obtain OSHA 30 within twelve weeks of start date.
• Experience conducting inspections, audits, or incident investigations.
• Strong communication and training skills.

Responsibilities

• Support KRPI and Knife River safety and environmental improvement plans.
• Manage site-level safety program activities, training logs, program owners, and awareness-level training.
• Maintain strong presence in plant, yard, shop, and production areas to identify hazards, coach safe behavior, and reinforce expectations.
• Support required training, including new-hire orientation, incident response, and assigned program training.
• Investigate incidents and near misses, facilitate root cause analysis, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Track KR Cares Cards, trends, compliance gaps, and follow up actions.
• Support OSHA, state, local, environmental, permit, stormwater, wastewater, spill prevention, and company compliance.
• Coordinate environmental reporting with Knife River's Environmental, Permitting & Property Manager.

Skills

Safety experience

Environmental knowledge

Communication skills

Training skills

Education

OSHA 10 certification

Job description

Knife River Corporation is seeking a Safety and Environmental Resources Coordinator to support site-level safety programs, coordinate environmental reporting, and sustain practical plant-based safety expectations. This hourly role reports to the Site Operations Manager and supports the KRPI Safety and Environmental Manager.

You will conduct inspections, assist with training, investigate incidents, and help ensure OSHA and environmental compliance across the plant, yard, shop, and production