Student Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS)

Colorado Mesa University; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado Mesa University is seeking a Safety Coordinator to help develop and sustain a strong safety culture on campus. The role involves learning Environmental, Health, & Safety topics and collaborating across departments.

The position requires creating inventories, documenting inspections, and supporting safety audits, with attention to detail and effective verbal communication. This is an on-campus role with reasonable physical requirements.

Qualifications

• Basic Microsoft Office 365 (Excel) skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a new CMU department and help foster and nurture a strong safety culture at CMU.
• Learn about Environmental, Health, & Safety topics & regulations.
• Create spreadsheets & maps to help manage an inventory of safety equipment across campus.
• Schedule and conduct monthly inspections of safety equipment such as fire extinguishers, AEDs, eye-wash stations, emergency showers, first aid kits, and spill kits.
• Assist with Safety audits and walkthroughs in various university departments.
• Help maintain a chemical inventory database, create and print labels & placards, ensure Safety Data Sheets (SDS) manuals are updated.

Skills

Microsoft Office 365 (Excel)

Job description

FLSA Status:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

SECTION I - OUR VALUES CULTIVATE OUR VISION AND CULTURE

At CMU, we believe in acting from a foundation of goodwill. This belief gives us the courage to form meaningful relationships, embark on joint endeavors and take risks in the pursuit of new possibilities. It’s this courage that enables the Mavily to explore new ways of thinking and doing, knowing that there is no perfect solution, no perfect idea.

From this place of humility and courage, we’ve built a culture of resilience. We invest in the future by continuously adapting to change, overcoming challenges, and seizing new opportunities. We recognize that change is constant, and our resilience allows us to embrace it with confidence. Endless curiosity drives us to approach the unexpected as if it were expected, seeing opportunities for discovery and renewal in every challenge. In this community rooted in love and dignity, curiosity thrives, leading to endless opportunities for growth and advancement.

Inspired by the soul of the West—the spirit that our region embodies,we emerge as a force for positive change, harnessing our collective power to build a Human Scale University that reflects our values and brings to life our shared vision of the world we aspire to create.

Colorado Mesa University Core Values

• Love -Extending oneself for nurturing the growth of self and others
• Dignity -Respecting the intrinsic value of each person and believing that others act from afoundation of goodwill
• Courage -Taking risks in the pursuit of new possibilities
• Humility -Suspending one’s ego and pride to recognize that no idea is perfect and being open to the input of others
• Resiliency -Investing in the future by adapting to changes, overcoming challenges and pursuingOpportunity
• Curiosity -Cultivating awe and exploring the unknown
• Power -The strength to act collaboratively with individual agency to achieve our goals

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Be a part of a new CMU department & help foster and nurture a strong safety culture at CMU
• Learn about Environmental, Health, & Safety topics & regulations
• Create spreadsheets & maps to help manage an inventory of safety equipment across campus
• Schedule and conduct monthly inspections of safety equipment such as fire extinguishers, AED’s, eye-wash stations, emergency showers, first aid kits, & spill kits.
• Assist with Safety audits and walkthroughs in various university departments
• Help maintain a chemical inventory database, create and print labels & placards, ensure Safety Data Sheets (SDS) manuals are updated
• Physical Requirements: ability to walk across campus and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds
• Skills: basic Microsoft Office 365(Excel), strong attention to detail, good verbal communication

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

DISCLAIMER - This position description is only a summary of the typical functions of this seat, and not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and areas of accountability.