Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the HSE Manager, coordinates the necessary programs, reports, training, audits, and systems in order to comply with all environmental and safety laws and regulations and to continuously improve our Health and Safety and Environmental performance.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

• Perform environmental and safety audits in order to assess compliance to environmental and safety laws and regulations, including audits to assess compliance with COVID-19 procedures.
• Monitor all waste activities such as generation, storage, inventory, transportation, and disposal.
• Train and/or coordinate training for all plant personnel on environmental, hygiene and safety matters, such as material handling equipment (forklifts and pallets jacks), use of hazardous chemicals, hazard communication program, emergency plant evacuation, audits, emergency response, etc.
• Investigate accidents related to personal injury or property damage due to industrial activity in the facility in order to make and enforce recommendations to avoid occurrences.
• Prepare all environmental reports to the appropriate government agencies in accordance with the laws and regulations.

Perform investigations and studies in order to improve the effectiveness and reduce the use of chemicals in the facility and the generation of wastes.

• Design, develop, evaluate, and/or purchase equipment in order to comply with environmental, hygiene, and safety laws.

Perform hygiene studies, such as noise survey, heat stress, air monitoring, waste sampling, etc. In order to provide employees a safe working environment.

• Obtain appropriate disposal permits for the hazardous, solid and special waste streams.

Maintain and file environmental, hygiene, and safety documents as per internal policies and procedures and environmental and safety laws and regulations.

• Evaluate SDS and approve or disapprove the use of new and existing chemicals in the facility.
• Keep management informed of all new and revised environmental, hygiene and safety laws and regulations.
• Determine and recommend the appropriate personnel protection clothing and equipment to safeguard the employees from potential hazardous and contaminating exposures to toxic substances.
• Determine accident prevention methods and provide the necessary training to all employees to comply with OSHA requirements.
• Take appropriate measures to establish control of hazardous conditions on working environment and maintain proper documentation of corrective action taken.
• Detect and report improper operation, faulty equipment, unsafe guarding and unusual condition to the proper supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Two to five years HSE experience in a manufacturing facility, food manufacturing preferred
• Sound knowledge of OSHA and DEP regulations and requirements
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Teamwork and customer focus oriented.
• Ability to train and coach others.
• Relevant certifications helpful (CHMM, ASP or CSP)

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

This description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of an employee assigned to this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each physical demand and essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions or physical demands of the position.

• Must be able to physically perform the functions of stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and repetitive motions
• Able to perform various physical activities such as heavy lifting and pushing up to 50 lbs
• Able to stand and walk on concrete floors for extended periods of time
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Work and communicate in an environment with moving mechanical parts and loud noise requiring hearing protection
• Able to balance while ascending/descending ladders and scaffolding using safety procedures
• Vision abilities include: close, distant, and color vision
• Able to adjust to changing demands and environments quickly
• Must be able to work in a variable temperature between 30-40F

Cedar’s Foods is an Equal Opportunity employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person