EHS Lead Coordinator

EHS Lead Coordinator RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist in driving EHS culture to excellence and Sustainability into business processes.

Promotes and supports the organization’s sustainability philosophy to help reduce the organizational carbon footprint.

Track and trend key EHS KPIs and provide data to help drive progress on initiatives and to help in decision making.

Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental regulations, keeping abreast of any changes to laws and regulations which impact on the organization.

Ensure a safe environment through a team effort of diligent active patrol, strict access control, monitoring, and equipment control.

Develop or utilize existing tools for the employees to work safely and in total compliance with all laws, regulations, and Company policies.

Develop, update, and manage workplace safety policies, procedures, training, and programs.

Conduct audits and inspections to ensure compliance with occupational health, safety, and environmental regulations as well as internal policies/procedures.

Support department managers by advising and supporting their efforts surrounding safety and environmental audits / inspections; and incident investigations including OSHA recordable and near misses; and periodic evaluation of training needs.

Maintenance of the job descriptions for the salary and hourly team members.

Coordination of training for salary team members. Assist in supporting training for Hourly team members.

Effectively communicate information to personnel at all levels of the organization

Principally serve in a hands-on consulting and support capacity and all work closely with all levels of hourly, salary and union personnel.

Conduct required safety and environmental related training.

Lead the facility’s joint health & safety team.

Participate in Lean program activities.

Review all safety incidents to determine root cause and corrective action(s)

Maintain visibility within the manufacturing facility, providing individual interaction as needed.

Promote a proactive, facility wide safety culture.

Respond immediately to distress calls, panic alarms, and emergency calls for disorderly conduct, disruptive persons, and incidents swiftly and appropriately.

Patrol property on foot, securing personnel, assets, buildings, gates, and fence perimeter are secure in all weather conditions.

Maintain environment by monitoring and setting building and equipment controls.

Provide overall assistance to people in need.

Perform additional duties as assigned or required. REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with an Environmental, Health & Safety focus strongly preferred.

OSHA 30-Hour certification is required.

Strong understanding of environmental regulations, as well as industrial health and safety

Minimum of three (3) years of experience leading environmental, health, and safety functions within a manufacturing environment

Experience working with unionized workforce preferred.

Knowledge of General Industry regulations (OSHA, MIOSHA, ANSI, NIOSH, EPA, etc.)

Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills

Ability to work independently, accepting responsibility for facility environmental and health & safety initiatives.

Mechanical aptitude extremely beneficial

Excellent judgment and decision-making ability

Computer experience required, with proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Access).