About the position
The EHS Coordinator is a vital position within the plant. It is an essential part of the production process and requires the employee to be alert, watchful, and engaged in the operations taking place in the plant. The EHS Coordinator is responsible for the monitoring of all safety procedures and activities within the plant. The EHS Coordinator is required to assist with environmental compliance tasks to maintain plant records and inspections. As a Russellville team member, you will have many opportunities to extend your skill base and will be expected to accept responsibility and be accountable for contributing to the successful operation of the plant. We expect pride in workmanship and team involvement in ensuring a safe environment, eliminating waste, and working together to solve problems, make decisions and improve operations. We need people who are all about making a difference at work and making things better day by day.
Responsibilities
- Uses knowledge of plant operations, specific safety issues, regulations and corporate practices to implement improvements to safety in the plant.
- Leads and participates in safety teams and programs as established within the plant to ensure completion of facility safety plan.
- Acts as a resource and ensures employee's ability to work safely and provides leadership during emergencies and special projects.
- Monitors, follows up and ensures completion of corrective actions for entries into the Incident Reporting System.
- Maintains existing safety programs, systems, processes and documentation.
- Conducts safety and environmental audits and trend analysis, ensuring safety parameters are understood.
- Conducts incident and near miss investigations with the assistance of the Gresham EHS Leader.
- Provides safety training facilitation &/or method/procedure adherence.
- Coordinates and communicates safety issues with any plant personnel and can perform safety equipment inspections and initiates repair processes as needed.
- Ensures safety standards and regulations are being met and followed.
- Ensures environmental standards and regulations are being met and followed.
- Acts as management and a regulatory liaison.
- Train-the-Trainer qualified in job specific areas as necessary to (forklift trainer, HRC, Lock/Tag/Try, etc.).
- Promotes the well-being of an injury-free life for all employees.
- Complies with all plant rules, safety regulations and maintains a clean and orderly work area.
- Complies with attendance policies.
- Performs all other duties related to this position as assigned or needed.
- Conducts environmental permit inspections to assist in maintaining all permit compliance.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and serves as a resource for environmental workbooks and sustainability data.
- Develops and facilitates training to support Career Pathways progression and safe process execution.
- Leads the plant inspection process and ensures all compliance inspections are performed on time.
Requirements
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
- Must be able to understand verbal and written instructions.
- Must possess strong communication and organizational skills.
- Must have the ability to multi-task and must have a critical eye for inspections.
- Must have strong internal and external customer service skills.
- Must work well in team environment.
- Must be able to work independently.
- Must have the ability to do basic mathematical calculations.
- Must be able to secure and maintain forklift driver's license.
- Must possess PC operational skills.
- Must possess presentation skills and ability to train others.
- Ability to travel 5-10%.
- Must maintain a high level of ethicacy: Can be trusted to do only the 'right thing' for the employees, shareholders, and others.
Nice-to-haves
- Preferred 1-3 years hands-on EH&S experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Preferred: bachelor's degree in environmental health and safety; or similar degree.
- Related experience and/or training in an industrial environment.
- Familiarity with various Environmental regulations and requirements (SPCC, CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA, CWA, CAA, EPCRA, and SARA).
