Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Environmental/Health/Safety Trainer

Conducts onboarding training for all new employees on a weekly basis.

Conducts refresher training for all employees per yearly training schedule.

Conducts additional clarification training for all employees as required due to incidents/violations.

Develops/modifies training programs to address existing and new EHS issues.

Environmental/Health/Safety Employee Outreach

Promotes and manages Near-Miss program throughout facility, including being point-source for collection and coordination of corrective actions.

Attends individual department meetings as representative for EHS.

Regularly surveys/monitors production floor for employee EHS concerns and addresses with supervision.

Develops and promotes EHS health outreach programs in conjunction with external health agencies, including but not limited to local medical liaisons (lunch & learn, health fairs, etc.) and insurance providers.

Develops and promotes fire and emergency safety outreach programs in conjunction with external agencies, including but not limited to local fire and emergency response agencies and property insurance providers.

Coordinates emergency evacuation drills (fire, adverse weather, etc.), monitors for effectiveness and recommends corrections/improvements.

Chooses and initiates weekly safety talks and bulletins for individual departmental start-up meetings.

Develops and posts monthly employee EHS information throughout the facility.

Develops and posts employee safety alerts as required throughout the facility.

Oversees employee safety committee, including membership, training, and monthly meetings.

Oversees employee first responder program, including membership and training.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Control and Monitoring

Responsible for PPE distribution and availability to all employees

Responsible for proper PPE determination based on job hazard analysis.

Primary liaison with PPE vendor to ensure optimum pricing and availability.

Oversees vendor management of safety shoe store and employee provision based on company policy for time and type.

Oversees PPE stocking control and product evaluation including addressing any PPE quality issues.

Cost Savings Generation and Reporting

Examines potential in projects for cost savings generation.

Gathers data to clarify/justify cost savings reporting.

Reports cost savings as monthly KPI for EHS Department

Incident Response

Trained for EHS incident response, including but not limited to COVID/Bloodborne Pathogen decontamination, non-hazardous spill response, and injury triage.

Primary EHS employee relations communication source for incident information

Participates in incident investigations/reviews to determine root-cause analysis.

Communicates corrective actions for incidents to all departments/employees.

EHS Project Work

Coordinates proper non-hazardous waste disposal methods with employees, sets up collection areas as required.

Coordinates recycling programs with all employees, including but not limited to oil pads, batteries, and office paper.

Coordinates additional project work and issues as directed under the guidance of the EHS Engineer and the EHS Manager

Education/Experience

Associate degree or higher requested.

Equivalent work experience acceptable as determined by the EHS Manager

Background in science-related field, esp. EHS, preferred.

Additional certifications are also preferred.

ASP

OSHA 10 or 40-hour certification

OSHA Trainer certification

Teaching/Supervision

Willingness to pursue continuing education is preferred, either formal or self-taught

Competency in standard MSOffice applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, is required.

Work Structure

Reports to EHS Manager

Work hours will vary with some OT required.

Requirement to schedule time spent on all shifts and weekends to drive outreach to all employees.

Work organization is mainly self-determined with oversight as deemed necessary by the EHS Manager; must be a self-starter who can drive results without prompting.