Environmental, Health, and Safety Site Coordinator

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Full Time | Salary | 239 69th Avenue, Meridian, MS, USA

Summary

Ensure a safe and healthy working environment by developing, implementing, and monitoring safety programs and protocols to prevent accidents and injuries. The EHS Coordinator role works closely with site management to create and promote a positive culture of safety awareness to achieve an injury-free workplace.

Essential Job Duties

• Develop and implement site-specific safety plans and procedures in coordination with site management and possibly the site safety committee for additional support.
• Conduct regular safety inspections, audits, and observations to identify and mitigate hazards and training needs.
• Monitor compliance with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations and company policies or procedures.
• Coordinate, provide, and track all manner of safety or environmental compliance training for all site personnel and new hires including in-person, videos, start-up meetings, safety talks, etc.
• Administer the workplace hazard and near-miss reporting system, and review with site management and safety committee to address and provide resolutions.
• Investigate accidents and incidents for root causes and corrective actions and prepare lessons from incidents to prevent reoccurrences.
• Assess the appropriate PPE and EHS-related equipment for all work areas conferring with site management for equipment assessments or PPE suppliers for proper application.
• Prepare and maintain all safety and environmental-related reports, logs, permits, records, and documentation for all regulatory agencies and internal reporting.
• Collaborate with site management to address safety concerns promptly.
• Facilitate the site safety committee to engage employees in ideas, solutions, adoption of policies or procedures, and training and addressing employee concerns.
• Promote a culture of safety awareness among all employees.
• Teach, coach, and mentor all employees on safety at all times in a positive manner.
• Assist in emergency response planning and drills and serve as a responder.
• Ensure safety signage and communication tools are accurate and kept up to date.
• Other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications - Required qualifications to effectively perform the job. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered. (Additional requirements may be designated by position.)

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene or closely related field or commensurate work experience.
• Minimum of two years' work experience in a Safety or EHS role in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those knowledge, skills and abilities commonly associated with this position.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office products - specifically Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state regulations and best practices. This includes OSHA, and EPA specifically related to hazardous waste handling, storage and disposal.
• Critical thinker with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent planning and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing with all levels of personnel within the company and with federal, state, and local regulators.
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work as well as concentrate on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive and productive business relationships.
  
  

Work Environment - Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.

• Worked is performed in a variety of environmental conditions, both indoors and outdoors with exposure to wide temperature variations, uneven terrain, noise, odors, and dust.
• The typical schedule is weekdays but flexibility in work schedule may be required occasionally to interact with multiple shifts or respond to accidents or incidents that occur after hours or on weekends.
• Travel is less than 10% possibly for attending Safety or Environmental training or related business need.
• Must be able to don PPE including hearing protection, safety boots, gloves, and glasses where required in the on-site manufacturing areas.
  
  

Physical Abilities - Activities that are commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Required to use close, distance, and peripheral vision, ability to adjust focus and depth perception.
• Regularly required to talk and hear; frequently required to sit, stand, bend at the knee and waist, walk; crouch, kneel, stoop, crawl, climb and balance, and reach with arms and hands.
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement to type and work on computer; operate dials or levers on equipment; and manipulate buckles, laces, and ties for PPE.
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function.
  
  

Fairbanks Scales Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets

DISCLOSURE REGARDING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Fairbanks Scales Inc. may obtain information about you from a third-party consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. Thus, you may be the subject of a "consumer report" and/or "investigative consumer report" which may include information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and/or mode of living, and which can involve personal interviews with sources such as neighbors, friends, or associates, The reports may contain information regarding your credit history, criminal history, social security verification, motor vehicle records ("driving records"), verification of your education or employment history, or other background checks. Credit history will only be requested where such information is substantially related to the duties and responsibilities of the position for which you are applying.

NOTIFICATION OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREENING

Fairbanks Scales Inc. performs post-offer, pre-employment drug testing for all roles prior to being hired into any role as part of our Drug Free Workplace Policy. In addition, Fairbanks Scales Inc. performs post-offer, pre-employment drug testing under the authority of the U.S. Department of Transportation prior to being hired for any role or transferred into a safety-sensitive role.