Job description

The Environmental, Health and Safety function concerns itself with the health and safety of the plant employees through prevention of accidents, illnesses and injuries as well as the protection of the environment. Included in the EHS function are fire, employee health, safety, security and environmental. Plant industrial hygiene is addressed thru the recognition, evaluation, and control of those plant environmental factors or stresses which may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort among the plant employees. The EHS Coordinator will work under the direct supervisor of the EHS Manager and assist with a variety of environmental, safety and industrial hygiene training, programs, auditing, reporting, projects and monitoring.

The EHS Coordinator interact with management, supervisors, employees, customers, government agencies, contractors, and vendors. This person must have good interpersonal skills, be detail oriented, and ensure that compliance with Company, local, state and federal programs is maintained.

Responsibilities:

• Perform and/or assist with incident investigations.
• Participates in JHSC committee and serves as administrator.
• Assist the EHS Manager as directed to conduct a variety of EHS training including Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space Entry and timely environmental training.
• Assist with keeping employee safety and environmental training records up to date.
• Conduct EHS tours/audits of all plant areas. Send out reports of findings/discrepancies.
• Assist with and perform Ergonomic studies.
• Assist with inspection of plant fire protection systems (basic aspects).
• Assist with maintaining EHS Insight database.
• Assist in a variety of functions such as dosimetry and training.
• Conduct new hire EHS orientation.
• Assist with EHS program reviews and updates.
• Work with EHS Manager to maintain an active EHS program.
• Assists EHS Manager and respective department managers, i.e., Engineering and Maintenance, to help ensure contractors and visitors understand and adhere to plant safety rules and procedures.
• Maintain safety equipment and consumables supply and availability. Ensures all first aid kits are replenished and maintained as required. Ensures emergency showers and eye wash fountains are tested weekly, eye wash bottles are replenished and maintained as required.
• Assist EHS Manager in managing compliance with plant hazardous waste storage and disposal programs, Spill Prevention and Countermeasure program, and stormwater pollution treatment program (as applicable) such as conducting scheduled inspections, maintaining manifests/records, maintain proper labeling, and monitoring time limits for storage and disposal.
• Review Hazardous Energy Control Procedures and JSA’s as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Education and Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of experience and education
• Previous EHS training with certificate preferred (such as OSHA 30-hour training, environmental aspects, i.e. RCRA, DOT, etc.)

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing with all levels of the organization, internal and external customers, government agencies, contractors and vendors.
• Strong detail orientation required
• Knowledge of company, local, state and federal programs required
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required

Physical Demands:

• Ability to work overtime when needed.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. They employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Employee will be working in a high noise environment around the presence of chemicals and hazardous materials, moving vehicles (forklifts), heavy machinery and temperature extremes.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Homerville, GA 31634: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• EHS: 1 year (Required)
• Safety plans: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: One location

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