Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator

Arcosa Careers•Belen, NM

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Arcosa Wind Towers is looking for an Environmental & Safety Coordinator I to join our Belen, NM team. In this position you will ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, county & local safety related regulations. In a proactive manner, plans, directs, and implements the company’s safety program to ensure a safe, healthy, and injury/accident-free work environment. This role reports directly to the Safety Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a safety science, safety management, industrial hygiene, environmental science, occupational health, engineering or other industrial discipline work experience preferred
1 + years of operational/manufacturing/plant safety experience preferred
Certifications preferred: (CPS)Certified Safety Professional, (CIH) Certified Industrial Hygienist, (ASP) Associates Safety Professional, (GSP) Graduate Safety Professional
Knowledge of: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Workers Compensation regulations
Excellent communication skills with the ability to Influence others as well as the ability to present technical information
Ability to deal with situations involving sensitive and confidential company information
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects in a timely manner
Ability to make decisions and operate independently with respect to complex issues and business requirements
Utilize good judgement and sound reasoning
Exercise creative, innovative and effective problem solving
Ability to work independently, as well as function effectively in a team environment
Ability to develop and maintain effective internal and external business relationships

Responsibilities

In partnership with plant management, plan, lead and participate in plant safety meetings
Assist in training, educating and ensuring supervisors can run safety meetings on their own
Review and update monthly plant-specific safety metrics
Develop and ensure safe equipment operating techniques.
Partner with the maintenance team to ensure all machines and equipment are in good condition
Lead safety on-boarding meetings with all employees and sub-contractors.
Review all applicable documentation for completeness to ensure all employees and sub-contractors can adequately execute their scope of work safely
Follow up with supervisors and sub-contractor representatives to ensure proper disciplinary procedures are followed for safety issues.
Serve as principal source of information on safety issues to hold supervisors and sub-contractor reps accountable o safety policies, procedures, and programs
Implement, inspect, and maintain job site and office SDS manuals.
Train employees in SDS procedures
Provide and ensure compliance with information, signs, posters, barriers, and other materials to warn of potential and actual safety hazards and to prevent access to hazardous conditions
Work with injured employees, supervisors, and HR to facilitate return to full duty work responsibilities and provide meaningful light duty transitional work opportunities
Ensures the implementation, administration, and maintenance of all facility specific EHS programs
Initiates, documents, and monitors corrective actions for adherence to safety systems
Manages all EHS continuous improvements initiatives relating to OSHA, EPA, and best management practices
Keeps the facility management team informed of safety concerns and leading EHS metrics
Leads EHS specific initiatives as it pertains to ESG
Participate in and facilitate the Safety Committee at the facility to ensure the committee’s effectiveness and direction is aligned with the facility’s expectations
Inspect facility to detect existing potential accident and health hazards
Determine corrective or preventative measures, assign responsibility, and follow up to ensure the corrective measures have been implemented
Conduct periodic plant safety inspections to ensure safety procedures are in place
Analyze accident causes, and hazards, and implement solutions to resolve any deficiencies
Update and maintain the site-specific disaster plan.
Periodically train employees in proper procedures and conduct periodic emergency evacuation drills to ensure planning is effective in practice.
Employees should know the placement of all fire extinguishers and first aid kits
Assist with the establishment of additional PPE requirements based on the job-specific requirements
Ensure compliance with worker’s compensation including working with risk management team, third party administrators, legal counsel, to effectively investigate and resolve claims in an expeditious and cost-effective manner
Maintain a proactive fitness-for-duty process with local occupational medical clinics
Plan and implement programs to train supervisors and employees in plant safety practices, safe equipment operating techniques, and fire prevention for the plant and office area
Facilitate employee training in first aid and CPR
Maintain training records in employee files
Ensure new employees receive safety instructions prior to beginning work.
Emphasize any specific plant hazards and thoroughly explain all applicable precautions
Plan and implement risk management, safety policies and procedures in compliance with all federal, state, county and local rules and regulations, including SDS requirements, for both plant and office operations, to maximize a safe working environment
Escalate any federal, state or municipal safety or risk management authority and/or personnel, including, but not limited to OSHA to the Corporate Safety Group
Ensure SDS program is maintained, and all necessary personnel are trained on the procedures.
Manage hazardous materials control program, review samples, and test for hazardous materials prior to the start of operations
Ensure incident reports are prepared and sent in a timely manner