Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator

Jeld-Wen • Bend, OR

20d

About The Position

Summary: The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Coordinator will coordinate the site environmental, health and safety initiatives. They will assist site leadership with establishing site specific policies and standards to ensure compliance with regulatory and JELD-WEN Global EH&S requirements, prevent injuries & illnesses, reduce workers' compensation cost and help create a strong EH&S culture.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2 years of manufacturing experience preferred
• 1 Year of safety leadership experience desired but will train the right candidate
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• OSHA 30, First Aid, CPR, and AED certification will be required within 3 months of accepting the position.
• Ability to comprehend safety audits and training material, and assist managers, supervisors, and employees in day to day application.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to take a draft document and finalize in publishable form.
• Ability to learn new software applications which will be a part of performing this job.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks at one time and prioritize as necessary to achieve deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Identifying environmental, health & safety risks and hazards in the workplace and implementing prevention programs.
• Advising site leaders and employees on how to minimize risks and hazards in the workplace and improve environmental, health & safety performance.
• Assisting the site in complying with applicable environmental, health & safety requirements.
• Training site employees on environmental, health & safety requirements and the EH&S management system.
• Assisting sites with implementing JELD-WEN EH&S programs, policies & standards, and EH&S management system.
• Training line managers to recognize hazards and risks and leading the line organization in identifying and controlling hazards and risks.
• Conducting environmental, health & safety inspections in the workplace.
• Managing emergency procedures (such as fire alarm drills).
• Offering general environmental, health & safety advice to all employees.
• Reporting injuries, illnesses and near misses to the corporate environmental, health & safety department and business leaders.
• Establishing site specific EH&S reports and communicating performance with the site leadership.
• Maintaining accurate EH&S records applicable for the site, e.g. OSHA injury & illness logs, environmental permits and testing, training documentation, equipment inspection records, etc.
• Tracking environmental, health & safety inspection and audit findings to closure.
• Assisting the plant manager with establishing and maintaining a site environmental, health & safety council.
• Sharing environmental, health & safety lessons learned and encourage a learning culture on environmental, health & safety.
• Partnering closely with all site leaders to create, maintain and improve our safety environment.

Benefits

• Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Employees will accrue up to 15 days' vacation leave annually and receive ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Employees can also enroll in the following company benefit programs including, 401k Retirement Savings Plan, Prescription Drug Plan, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Tuition Reimbursement, and Employee Discount Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees