Safety & Environmental Programs Coordinator

Knife River Corporation; Harrisburg (OR); On-site; USD 33,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay for Skill advancement

COLA adjustment

Seniority premium

Job summary

Knife River Corporation in Oregon is seeking a Safety and Environmental Resources Coordinator to help manage site safety programs and coordinate environmental reporting. You will support required training, maintain logs, and ensure practical plant-level safety expectations are met.

The role reports to the Site Operations Manager and the KRPI Safety and Environmental Manager, with a Pay for Skill structure and opportunities to advance through training and certification.

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.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and data entry/reporting systems.

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 knowledge

Training skills

Communication

Microsoft Office

Data entry

Education

OSHA 10 certification

OSHA 30 certification

Tools

Incident reporting software

Job description

Knife River Corporation in Oregon is seeking a Safety and Environmental Resources Coordinator to help manage site safety programs and coordinate environmental reporting. You will support required training, maintain logs, and ensure practical plant-level safety expectations are met.

The role reports to the Site Operations Manager and the KRPI Safety and Environmental Manager, with a Pay for Skill structure and opportunities to advance through training and certification.