EHS Coordinator

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EHS Coordinator

Job Description

Job Title : EHS Coordinator

Department : EHS

Reports to : EHS Leader-Gresham

Supervises : N / A

Date : 2024

SUMMARY

The job of EHS Coordinator is a vital position within the plant. It is an essential part of the production process and requires the employee to be alert, watchful, and engaged in the operations taking place in the plant.

The EHS Coordinator is responsible for the monitoring of all safety procedures and activities within the plant. The EHS Coordinator is required to assist with environmental compliance tasks to maintain plant records and inspections.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities :

• Uses knowledge of plant operations, specific safety issues, regulations and Corporate practices to implement improvements to safety in the plant.
• Leads and participates in safety teams and programs as established within the plant to ensure completion of facility safety plan.
• Acts as a resource and ensures employee's ability to work safely and provides leadership during emergencies and special projects.
• Monitors, follows up and ensures completion of corrective actions for entries into the Incident Reporting System.
• Maintains existing safety programs, systems, processes and documentation.
• Conducts safety and environmental audits and trend analysis, ensuring safety parameters are understood.
• Conducts incident and near miss investigations with the assistance of the Gresham EHS Leader.
• Provides safety training facilitation & / or method / procedure adherence.
• Coordinates and communicates safety issues with any plant personnel and can perform safety equipment inspections and initiates repair processes as needed.
• Ensures safety standards and regulations are being met and followed.
• Ensures environmental standards and regulations are being met and followed.
• Acts as management and a regulatory liaison.
• Train-the-Trainer qualified in job specific areas as necessary to (forklift trainer, HRC, Lock / Tag / Try, etc.).
• Promotes the well-being of an injury-free life for all employees.
• Complies with all plant rules, safety regulations and maintains a clean and orderly work area.
• Complies with attendance policies.
• Performs all other duties related to this position as assigned or needed.
• Conducts environmental permit inspections to assist in maintaining all permit compliance.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and serves as a resource for environmental workbooks and sustainability data.
• Develops and facilitates training to support Career Pathways progression and safe process execution.
• Leads the plant inspection process and ensures all compliance inspections are performed on time.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
• Must be able to understand verbal and written instructions.
• Must possess strong communication and organizational skills.
• Must have the ability to multi-task and must have a critical eye for inspections.
• Must have strong internal and external customer service skills.
• Must work well in a team environment.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must have the ability to do basic mathematical calculations.
• Must possess PC operational skills.
• Must possess presentation skills and ability to train others.
• Ability to travel 5-10%.
• Must maintain a high level of ethics : Can be trusted to do only the "right thing" for the employees, shareholders, and others.

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE

• Preferred 1-3 years hands-on EH&S experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Preferred : Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Health and Safety; or similar degree.
• Preferred : Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM).
• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Related experience and / or training in an industrial environment.
• Must provide proof of valid authorization to work in the U.S.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Preferred : Familiarity with various Environmental regulations and requirements (SPCC, CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA, CWA, CAA, EPCRA, and SARA).

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Ability to work flexible hours to cover multiple shifts and departments.
• Regular attendance on site and the ability to work varying or rotating shifts.
• Exposure to hot / cold temperature- continuously.
• Exposure to noise- continuously.
• Lifting / carrying / moving up to 50 pounds.
• Twisting and Bending - occasionally.
• Sitting- occasionally.
• Walking - occasionally.
• Hand / Eye Coordination- frequently.
• Standing- frequently.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.

Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.

All duties and responsibilities are essential job

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