Environmental Health Safety Coordinator

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.)

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

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

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.