EHS Coordinator

Valley Irrigation • Midland, PA

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About The Position

This position serves as the principal environmental, health and safety professional at a Valmont manufacturing site. This position requires individual initiative on special projects to complete a wide variety of tasks that are part of Valmont's comprehensive EHS initiatives. This includes leading the activities of the site's environmental, health and safety related teams. The position will lead implementation of Valmont's Health and Safety Playbook and Environmental and Sustainability Playbook for the site. The EHS Coordinator must be able to align the site's EHS activities with Valmont's overall environmental, health and safety strategies. The incumbent is responsible to detect sub-standard EHS performance using leading and lagging indicators and take action in conjunction with appropriate site and division leadership teams. It is critical that the EHS Coordinator assists others in their growth and knowledge in Environmental Health and Safety practices. It is expected that the EHS Coordinator interacts with site production employees to identify and control hazards that can result in harm.

Requirements

• High School diploma and 5+ years of work/educational experience or Associate's Degree with 2+ years experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook.
• Ability to work in a cooperative manner and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to read, interpret and develop safety policies, procedures, training materials and standard operating instructions.
• Successful completion of Valmont Coatings EHS Curriculum within 12 months.
• Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 1-2 years of experience in manufacturing.
• Experience using Lean methodology in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience utilizing and maintaining Environmental Health and Safety database programs.

Responsibilities

• Reports directly to the General Manager, with matrixed reporting to the Regional Safety Manager.
• Assists the creation of annual, site-specific environmental, health and safety targets and objectives for the site.
• Identifies action-based EHS goals for site leadership team members and supervisors.
• Functions as the site level expert in the company's Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) database.
• Manages implementation of Valmont's global safety and environmental standards.
• Assists the deployment of environmental, health and safety teams.
• Assists with development and maintenance of training processes for environmental, health and safety training.
• Assists with data collection, reporting and permit submittals for environmental regulatory requirements.
• Serves as the site's initial point-of-contact with national and local environmental, health and safety regulatory agencies.
• Monitors, maintains, and orders production and safety inventory supplies.
• Leads monthly safety training and new employee onboarding.
• Conducts all safety meetings and safety committee meetings.
• Performs accident and near miss investigations, determine root cause and implement appropriate countermeasures.
• Manages waste storage area, including record keeping, tracking and disposal.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability.
• Retirement plans.
• Dependent care.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, mortgage services, home & auto insurance, health coaching and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
• Education Level: High school or GED