Job Description

We are searching for an experience EHS Coordinator for a Food Manufacturing Client in Brockton.

Position Purpose

The Environmental Safety and Health Coordinator plays a critical role in maintaining and enhancing the overall health, safety, and wellbeing of employees. This position is designed to ensure that all aspects of workplace safety, regulatory compliance, and employee health are coordinated efficiently and effectively.

The ESH Coordinator is responsible for developing and executing health and safety programs, conducting training, leading safety and fostering a culture of safety across the organization. Their primary goal is to reduce workplace incidents, ensure regulatory compliance, and create an environment where employees can perform their jobs safely.

Key Accountabilities:

The EHS Coordinator is accountable for the effective management and implementation of safety programs, policies, and procedures to ensure a safe working environment. The role involves coordinating and executing activities to reduce workplace incidents, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, workers compensation and continuously improving safety standards.

Responsibilities:

• Implement execute, and ensure compliance with company's Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
• Ensure all required internal company and regulatory reporting requirements are submitted on-time
• Develop non-ESH site personnel to support implementation of ESH programs
• Coordinate workers compensation claim filing and records to ensure timely completion
• Coordinate with supervisors, leads and managers in the investigations of plant incidents and complaints regarding unsafe working conditions and practices. Help identify an immediate solution, the root cause, and track corrective actions to completion.
• Ensuring compliance with OSHA, federal and state regulations
• Handling risk assessments to gather information on safety issues
• Conduct daily safety inspections or audits to identify potential hazards and verify employees consistently follow safety protocols. Recommend corrective actions
• Investigate and analyze accidents, near misses, and hazardous conditions to identify root causes and implement preventive measures
• Work with department supervisors to facilitate investigations of ergonomic injuries, illnesses, and pain complaints.
• Develop and assist in implementation of job rotations to eliminate/reduce ergonomic stressors.
• Assess and identify ergonomic hazards within the workplace and during the operation of the facility.
• Analyze injury/illness statistics to establish a baseline of work-related MSDs and monitor trends.
• Maintain safety records, including incident reports, training documentation, and safety data sheets
• Educate and teach supervisors, managers and other leaders about health and safety standards
• Active member on the site safety committee keeping meeting minutes
• Provide safety training to employees, including new hire orientation, annual refresher courses, and specialized training as needed.
• Responsible for ensuring plant atmosphere and hygiene compliance.
• Internal audits for safety and health
• Coordination of Emergency Action Plan and drills
• Coordinating work with outside vendors
• Ensure safety-related KPI’s are regularly reviewed, updated and maintained to reflect accurate and current safety performance metrics
• Ensure Workers Compensation claims are filed and communicate with all team members involved
• Other duties as may be assigned or volunteered for.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

• Leadership skills, such as the ability to motivate a team and provide feedback.
• A self-driven professional with the motivation to make a difference and the passion to learn.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and presentation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at the same time while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to develop and implement department objectives and strategies.
• Available to work flexible shifts and hours, including days, nights, and/or weekends.
• Assist with emergency response.
• Ability to work in a cold/hot, wet, and dusty environment.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred from an accredited four-year institution of higher learning.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization as well as customers
• Ability to analyze data and project trends and correlations
• Must have good command of the English language, both written and verbal
• Experience with coordinating programs and projects
• Excellent Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint skills

Preferred

• Experience in food manufacturing.
• Able to maintain confidentiality in matters involving personnel issues.
• Detail-oriented, results-driven, and effective at implementing safety improvements.
• Experience with emergency response or active First Aid and CPR certificates.

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