Quality Assurance and Compliance Officer

Job description

Job Title: Compliance Coordinator Department: QA Compliance

Reports To: CEO

Position Summary:

Establishes and maintains environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures. Uphold the organizations Integrated Management System (IMS) and maintain certification compliance to R2v3, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018. Works with Human Resources, Logistics, Asset Recovery, Triage, Secure IT and Shipping departments to ensure compliance with these standards and any applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations governing our organization. Reports to the CEO as part of the Operations Team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate Upper Management and IMS meetings related to Compliance, strategy, planning, and management review
• Coordinate document creation in accordance with certifications and legal requirements
• Develop quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analysis; identify critical and preventive measures; monitoring compliance to procedures, corrective actions and verifications
• Conduct and approve downstream audits on current and proposed downstream vendors for focus materials
• Addresses health and environmental issues by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed; providing pertinent information to upper management; recommending options and courses of action; implements directives
• Ensure the company adheres to all OSHA regulations both State and Federal
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by reviewing professional publications, webinars, and participating in job related professional organizations
• Protects company’s value by keeping confidential information
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
• Ensures maintenance and updates to quality documents and records
• Conduct routine daily inspections on the warehouse floor (holds employees accountable for PPE compliance)
• Performs other tasks and duties as assigned
• Proper Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) compliance and maintain a safe work record and environment
• Enforce and adhere to all company policies
• Conduct Monthly Safety meetings with Safety Committee
• Attend management meetings and other required weekly meetings
• Train new employees for safety & health, etc.,
• Train and orient new hire employees and develop EHS, ISO, R2, and OSHA compliance training.
• Continued EHS training as needed for all employees.
• Record and maintain EHS, ISO, R2, and OSHA compliance documentation.
• Enforce EHS, ISO, R2, and OSHA policies, regulations.
• Engage in incident investigations and compile and submit statistical reports and updates.
• Act as Project Site EHS Officer for large projects.
• Guide and recommend EHS activities and manage EHS data for periodic EHS regulatory documents.
• Support audit contractor and EHS, ISO, R2, and OSHA policies and standards.
• Interface with state and federal agencies such as State Environmental agencies, DOT, EPA and OSHA.
• Develop and implement Safety programs.
• Comply with environmental management system for warehousing facility.
• Finish written programs as per regulatory authorities.
• Suggest resources and solutions to execute EHS, ISO, R2, and OSHA issues’ improvements.
• Strategize, review regulations, prepare EHS, ISO, R2, and OSHA reports and renew applications.

Education, Experience, and Skills Required:

• Associate’s degree
• Exercise confidentiality related to company and employee information
• Knowledge of quality assurance principles and procedures as well as experience with EHS, ISO, R2, and OSHA
• Analyzing Information
• Promoting Process Improvement
• Developing Standards
• Managing Processes
• Process Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Team Coordination
• Organization skills and attention to detail

Work Environment:

• Exposure to temperature variations within warehouse or outside on Company property
• Falling hazards from working in a warehouse
• The noise level in the work environment can be loud

Physical Demands:

The usual and customary methods of performing the job’s essential functions require the following physical demands:

• Extensive walking
• Sitting or standing for extended periods of time

Required Training:

• New Hire Orientation Safety Training
• Health & Safety
• Certification Requirements for EHS, ISO, R2, and OSHA compliance
• Additional Training as Identified (on-going)

Other Duties:

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Success Criteria:

Will be measured by the following Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Company’s ability to maintain certifications
• Company’s ability to remain in compliance with EHS, ISO, R2, and OSHA standards
• Keep Incident Rates Low

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Holiday Pay
• Paid time off
• Simple IRA Retirement plan
• Aflac insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4pm
• No weekends

Application Question(s):

• What are your salary requirements?
• Are you willing to undergo a Background Check in accordance with local and State Laws?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• EHS: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $58,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Experience:

• OSHA: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Berryville, VA 22611 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Berryville, VA 22611: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $58,000