ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY COORDINATOR
Functions:
- Monitor and maintain RTW program for employees on workers' compensation in relation to accelerating their return through transitional duties as well as working with the local medical community.
- Maintain and monitor all safety programs currently in place and to recommend viable changes to increase their effectiveness.
- Act as an independent auditor to verify training efforts with hourly employees and inform management of any weaknesses for correction.
- Spearhead efforts to communicate to employees about specific efforts on behalf of the Company in relationship to ISO, OHSAS, OSHA, quality, EHS, etc. and to follow-up/document their understanding of each.
- Maintain, enforce, and update all EH&S policies/procedures.
- Support and participate in investigations into all accidents, incidents, and near misses and take related corrective action.
- Compile and evaluate EHS statistics.
- Perform safety inspections.
- Develop in conjunction with Supervisors/Managers safe work procedures.
- Communicate the hazards and standard operating systems to those at risk.
- Ensure environmental compliance (ie permits, clean air, lead audits, waste water).
- Emphasize a safe approach to working (ie awareness with machines, employee's attitudes).
- Ensure safety and environmental policies and procedures are up to date, understood, available to all employees, and adopted by Department Managers.
- Review and update departments on a regular basis.
- Ensure statutory reporting requirements are up to date and required documentation is maintained in a central, accessible location. (Required documentation is the responsibility of Department Managers).
- Chair meetings to review BBRG's approach to environmental, health, and safety.
- Communicate new initiatives and requirements to managers and aid in meeting those initiatives and requirements.
- Assistance may be required with safety meetings, OSHA inspections, creating/updating policies, procedures, and manuals, performing/scheduling training, OSHA conferences, etc
- Training and maintaining training records for EHS requirements.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Essential Requirements of the Position
- Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent experience. Such experience typified through knowledge of the wire drawing industry, steel cord process, statistical analysis, and design of experiments. A working knowledge the operations of and understanding the needs of customers is also required.
- Experience in EHS: OSHA, DEP, ISO, and all local/state/federal regulations
- Experience in manufacturing. Custom made to order manufacturing preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work independently to meet or exceed guidelines.