EHS Coordinator

EHS Coordinator

Requirements

• High School diploma and 5+ years of work/educational experience or Associate’s Degree with 2+ years experience
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook
• The ability to work in a cooperative manner and communicate effectively in a positive manner with all levels of the organization
• The ability to read, interpret and develop safety policies, procedures, training materials and standard operating instructions and procedural manuals
• Successful completion of Valmont Coatings EHS Curriculum within 12 months
• Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

Responsibilities

• Reports directly to the General Manager, with matrixed reporting to the Regional Safety Manager
• Assists the creation of annual, site-specific environmental, health and safety targets and objectives for the site in order to measurably reduce exposure to the site’s most significant health and safety risks and environmental impacts
• Identifies action-based EHS goals for site leadership team members and supervisors to support achievement of site-specific EHS targets and objectives
• Function as the site level expert in the company’s Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) database to manage data related to health and safety events such as injuries, workers compensation claims, near miss incidents and internal and external inspections
• Manages implementation of the Valmont’ global safety and environmental standards which includes, but is not limited to, Hazardous Energy Control/Lockout, Confined Space Entry and Waste Storage
• Assists the deployment of environmental, health and safety teams (e.g., Safety Committee, Green Team, etc.) and facilitates their engagement in ownership of the activities required to maintain compliance, reduce the site’s environmental footprint and drive continuous improvement
• Assists with development and maintenance of training processes to ensure that required environmental, health and safety training is defined, addresses required content and is tracked to completion
• Assists with data collection, reporting and permit submittals for multi-media environmental regulatory requirements
• Serves as the site’s initial point-of-contact with national and local environmental, health and safety regulatory agencies
• Successful completion of the Valmont EHS Coordinator curriculum within 12 months of hire
• Monitors, maintains, and orders production and safety inventory supplies through vendor management system
• Leads monthly safety training and new employee onboarding
• Daily engagement with employees on the floor to foster a cooperative safety program
• Conduct all safety meetings and safety committee meeting
• Collects and enters data for all safety contacts and hazard identifications
• Performs accident and near miss investigations, determine root cause and implement appropriate countermeasures
• Collects and enters data for all environmental regulatory requirements
• Manage waste storage area, including record keeping, tracking and disposal
• Reports directly to the General Manager, with matrixed reporting to the Regional Safety Manager and has no direct reports
• Responsible for site’s Management of Change Program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-2 years of experience in manufacturing
• Experience using Lean methodology in a manufacturing environment
• Experience utilizing and maintaining Environmental Health and Safety database programs