Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator

AWP Safety•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The EHS Coordinator provides day-to-day environmental, health, and safety support to facility locations and operating teams in a designated region. The role coaches, teaches, and trains field personnel on safe operating behaviors and supports the design, development, and implementation of safety and risk-control programs. The territory primarily covers Indiana, with occasional travel to Southern Michigan and the Chicagoland area as business needs require. Travel is approximately 80%, including regular on-site facility and work-site visits. The coordinator plans and supervises the activities of a team providing operational support, helps develop a positive team environment, and supports the achievement of company and group objectives. Responsibilities include conducting compliance reviews and risk assessments, maintaining and auditing safe-work procedures, mentoring employees through the AWP Safety Management System, reviewing incidents, and supporting investigations and corrective actions. The role splits time between field and office environments. Field work may involve inclement weather, dust, asphalt, fumes, airborne particles, moving vehicles, extreme conditions at construction sites, and loud noise. The position may require lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds, standing for long periods, and performing strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions.

Requirements

3–5 years of work experience in the EHS field.
Associate's degree in EHS or another applicable field.
Intermediate knowledge of OSHA orders and recognized safety regulations and standards.
Intermediate knowledge of conducting and evaluating complex root cause analyses and assessing the effectiveness of corrective actions and action plans.
Intermediate knowledge of conducting hazard evaluations for complex or widely impactful jobs and recommending and evaluating effective controls.
Intermediate knowledge of exposure to safety and health risks.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office software applications, software management systems, EHS management systems, and reporting platforms.
Ability and willingness to connect with field-level customers and contacts.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to build and maintain working relationships with the team.
Valid driver's license and ability to meet AWP Safety driver standards.
Ability to meet the position's physical demands, including lifting or carrying objects up to 50 pounds and, when necessary, standing for long periods and performing strenuous physical labor in field conditions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering, Safety Management, or a related field.
EHS certification.

Responsibilities

Provide daily and continuous EHS support to facility locations and operating teams in the designated region.
Coach, teach, train, guide, and mentor field personnel and regional employees on safe operating behaviors and through the AWP Safety Management System.
Support the design, development, and implementation of safety and risk-control programs.
Plan and assign tasks, fill positions, motivate and coach individual contributors, and measure their performance.
Develop a positive team environment and support team dynamics and performance.
Plan, supervise, and control the activities of a team providing operational support.
Develop an understanding of company goals and objectives to help ensure group objectives are met.
Conduct approximately eight on-site facility and work-site visits per week, 32 per month, or 384 per year.
Conduct compliance reviews, general risk assessments, and other safety assessments.
Maintain, audit, and update AWP Safety standard operating procedures for safe work practices and equipment, and use them in day-to-day training.
Review accidents and incidents in the designated region; conduct field audits; report findings; and manage corrective actions.
Participate in and support detailed incident investigations and root cause analyses.
Build working relationships with the team and contribute to employee engagement and ongoing development.
Adhere to and promote safe workplace practices.

Benefits

Company-provided vehicle with fuel card, including qualified personal-use privileges.
Career growth opportunities.
Paid time off and paid holidays.
Benefits eligibility beginning the first of the month following hire.
Three medical plan options and two dental plan options.
Legal and identity protection, accident, and critical illness benefits, among other additional benefits.
Company-paid $50,000 basic life insurance.
Company-paid long-term disability insurance.
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.
401(k) with company match.
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, depending on the level and position offered.