Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator- 12 Month Contract

Summary of Duties

Creates and ensures a culture of environmental, health and safety within the organization. Assists with implementing programs, policies, and assessments to ensure the company is in compliance with government and internal health and safety laws and guidelines.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists with planning, formulating and revising safety programs and rules; assessing hazardous conditions, processes and/or practices; and recommending changes to mitigate or alleviate safety or process issues.
• Conducts EHS training to include accident prevention, regulatory compliance and emergency preparedness, forklift safety, lifting, etc.
• Performs incident management reviews, accident investigation, medical provider care management, back to work programs, etc.; and tracks incidents and/or employee injuries to completion and safety activities as assigned by the manager.
• Coordinates hazardous, universal and reusable/recyclable wastes handling processes and pick ups.
• Collects water, wastewater, storm water and other samples following chain of custody; submits samples to testing labs and processes results, as needed.
• Performs environmental and safety audits, inspections and reports findings.
• Ensures local governmental regulations are adhered to, reporting any needed findings.
• Records various findings/issues in EHS database/electronic systems.
• Follow up on EHS corrective action plans to implement preventive and/or corrective actions to resolve regulatory and other potentially hazardous/unsafe conditions.
• Assists with investigating employee and environmental incidents to ensure root cause identification and resolution.
• Performs other related duties and tasks, as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Health and Safety, or related field.
• Three years of work related environmental, health and safety experience, to include injured worker health care paperwork processing.
• EHS experience in a high volume manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with others.
• Good training skills and the ability to train employees on various EHS issues.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to complete tasks in a timely manner while meeting deadlines.
• Familiar with environmental monitoring equipment such as air quality.
• Familiarity with environmental regulations.
• Demonstrated computer skills preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs.
• Manual handling instructor highly desirable.

Key Benefits

• Attractive Salary package
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan
• Health Insurance Cover
• Life assurance
• Health & Wellbeing Events Calendar
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Recognition scheme
• Free Parking
• Educational assistance
• Internal training courses
• Quality Subsidised Canteens & Barista Service
• Active Sports and Social Club