Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator

To help us do that, we are currently seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator to continue our track record of health and safety operations by developing, implementing, training, and monitoring safety protocols throughout all departments, including our off site log yard and off site manufacturing facility in Wisconsin. You’ll drive the enhancement of a positive and proactive safety culture image through industry knowledge, a high level of communication, and awareness of safe work environments alongside leadership teams. 

In this role, you’ll be successful if you are a self-starter and can work on your own with minimal direction in order to monitor work sites and behaviors, perform training sessions, and effectively research state and federal regulations concerning health and safety. Ability to recognize onsite risk factors and take appropriate action with swiftness, firmness and tact is essential. 

This is a full-time, year-round position with a great benefits package, including excellent health insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, 401k employer match, partial paid family leave, adoption/foster care assistance, educational reimbursement options, profitability bonuses, product discounts and more!  

Some of the specific duties to be performed include:

• Practice safe working techniques, review and reinforce the safety policies, guidelines, and procedures as set out by the Company to ensure the facilities are properly meeting these guidelines

• Develop, maintain and communicate written safety policies and programs

• Provide daily guidance and direction in EHS programs at all levels to ensure a common and effective approach  through site, plant and PPE walkthroughs and inspections 

• Responsible for assisting in the identification of possible losses; evaluating the risk in such loss exposure; developing and implementing a plan to correct or prevent a loss and audit the plan to ensure its effectiveness

• Maintain and update as needed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all safe work practices and equipment; utilizing them in the day-to-day training

• Provide advice, assist, and audit line management to ensure that effective EHS is implemented and working 

• Develop, distribute, log, and document tailored safety trainings and utilize varied methods to enhance safety awareness and education

• Perform and contribute to any training plans by conducting employee orientations, emergency response training, and coordination of other safety programs for the operation, such as Lock-Out Tag-Out.

• Schedule, chair, record and communicate minutes for team driven safety committee

• Ensure inspections by regulatory agencies are coordinated and deficiencies minimized and corrected

• Perform and maintain all environmental testing and regulatory activities in compliance with federal, state, and local laws

• Perform accident investigations to prepare detailed reports of on-site accidents, identify causes and track corrective actions that need to be taken for future prevention

• Review accidents and incidents which occur in the area of responsibility and conduct field audits, reporting and managing the corrective actions

• Stays abreast on changes in legislation and safety standards

• Maintain a through current knowledge of OSHA, MIOSHA and FMSCA

• Maintain an organized, up-to-date, safety library to include required SDS documents and job hazard analysis

• Maintain safety supply stock, working with vendors, and attaining multiple quotes to order safety supplies

• Organize initiatives and ensure policies and new initiatives are completed and implemented in a timely fashion

• Assist with the planning, conducting and maintenance of other various safety training programs and manuals with human resources division.

• Other duties and projects as determined by production and overall company business needs

Coaching Responsibilities:

• Supervision of custodial staff (currently two team members)

• Provide positive leadership by demonstrating proper examples of enthusiasm, being safety-minded, focused on quality conscientiousness, and having a strong, productive work ethic.

• Understand, follow and enforce employee conduct guidelines established in the employee handbook

• Train staff on safe, correct, and productive job performance skills and habits.

• Provide and document corrective instructions or actions as warranted or instructed.

• Assist management with personnel related documentation as instructed:

  • New Hire Training Documents

  • Performance and Coaching Action Reviews

  • Reports of injury

  • Personnel Record Changes

  • Time Recording

Other Skills, Abilities, Licenses or Certifications

• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.

• Working with cross functional teams

  • Ability to effectively collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders including customers, vendors, regulators, production managers, operators, upper management.

  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders at all levels.

• Problem solving

  • Analytical ability

  • Creative vision

  • Capacity to “figure it out” with little direction

  • Growth mindset

• Competent in Microsoft Office and Google Suite programs.

• Ability to obtain forklift license and operate medium sized industrial equipment.

• Valid Driver’s License

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from four-year college or technical school, such as engineering, a hard science, or business.

• Five to seven years’ related experience and/or training in the areas of product development and defect root cause analysis and remediation

• Knowledge of scientific and engineering processes and procedures