Plant Health & Safety Coordinator

Arcwood Environmental, LLC•Bristol, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Plant Health & Safety Coordinator you will be responsible for ensuring facility compliance with health and safety requirements and governmental regulations. Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times. Conducts audits, evaluations, safety observations, and inspections to ensure facility compliance with health and safety requirements and governmental regulations and recommends and monitors corrective actions. Provides technical assistance to support management in controlling losses from injuries, liabilities and property losses; updates policies and procedures to ensure compliance with new standards and safety practices. Assists in the investigation of incidents, determines root cause and develops corrective actions. Oversees the operation of the facility for conformance with Health & Safety regulations. Monitors Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) usage by employees, temporary workers, and contractors. Conducts daily Safety walks throughout the facility. Represents the Company as part of regulatory inquiries, regulatory inspections and customer audits. Manages site job hazard analyses and Health & Safety plans. Assists with training employees in Safety procedures and policies. Reviews work permits for work conducted by employees and contractors. Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in safety management, safety sciences, occupational health & safety or related field (required)
2+ years of experience working as a safety professional (required)
In lieu of degree, 10+ years of experience in process safety management and regulatory compliance (required)

Responsibilities

Ensuring facility compliance with health and safety requirements and governmental regulations.
Adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times.
Conducting audits, evaluations, safety observations, and inspections to ensure facility compliance with health and safety requirements and governmental regulations and recommends and monitors corrective actions.
Providing technical assistance to support management in controlling losses from injuries, liabilities and property losses; updates policies and procedures to ensure compliance with new standards and safety practices.
Assisting in the investigation of incidents, determining root cause and developing corrective actions.
Overseeing the operation of the facility for conformance with Health & Safety regulations.
Monitoring Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) usage by employees, temporary workers, and contractors.
Conducting daily Safety walks throughout the facility.
Representing the Company as part of regulatory inquiries, regulatory inspections and customer audits.
Managing site job hazard analyses and Health & Safety plans.
Assisting with training employees in Safety procedures and policies.
Reviewing work permits for work conducted by employees and contractors.
Taking on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization.