EHS Coordinator - San Leandro, CA

Koch•San Leandro, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our San Leandro team as an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Coordinator. EHS Coordinators support the team to attain manufacturing goals while adhering to environmental, health, and safety standards. Long-term value is created through the application of our Principle Based Management ™ business philosophy. The EH&S Coordinator will assist in providing leadership, strategic direction, and support for plant operations. This position will drive environmental and safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement the appropriate mitigating strategies. The Site EH&S Coordinator will establish Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) metrics, goals and benchmarks that drive excellence while aligning and optimizing the Manufacturing Enterprise in delivering value to the business that meet or exceed business and company EH&S objectives and requirements.

Requirements

Two (2) or more years of Environmental, Health and Safety experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
Experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
Experience using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, Environmental Health and Safety Management, Environmental Science, Natural Sciences or Biological Science
Experience using root cause analysis
Experience in a safety, environmental and/or quality role

Responsibilities

Partner with the EHS Manager and operations leaders to implement safety policies, procedures, audit protocols, and training requirements
Build operational safety ownership through an effective Compliance System Owner (CSO) process and lead safety improvement initiatives with the CSOs & Leadership team
Maintain compliance with applicable OSHA, RCRA, EPA, DOT, and other regulatory requirements
Complete required environmental and safety inspections and document corrective actions
Investigate incidents, identify contributing factors, and issue accurate reports meeting critical deadlines.
Monitor federal, state, and local EHS regulatory changes affecting the facility
Maintain adequate inventories of PPE, personal and departmental locks, and other safety equipment & supplies.
Facilitate and document operational, physical, and departmental hazard and risk assessments
Coach employees on the plant floor to reinforce safe work practices and build EHS capability
Coordinate EHS training, records, and communications with employees, contractors, agencies, and other external partners
Work effectively in a high-volume industrial environment with noise, heat, humidity, dust, and grease
Apply Principle Based Management (PBM) in daily decisions and interactions
Apply Human and Organizational Performance principles to learn from errors, improve systems, and support employee development
Spend approximately 50% of working time on the plant floor to understand equipment safety systems and support operations