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Lydech · 2 days ago

EHS Coordinator

Hamptonville, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Lydech is a company that designs and manufactures specialty engineered non-woven filtration media and advanced technical materials. The EH&S Coordinator will support the EH&S Manager in creating and enforcing a culture of safety in a high-volume automotive plant, assisting with safety programs, environmental reporting, and compliance with health and safety regulations.

AutomotiveIndustrial EngineeringIndustrial Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Overall: Plans and coordinates health program requiring application of engineering, mechanical, chemical, and psychological principles and technology to analyze and control conditions contributing to occupational hazards and diseases. Promotes worksite or product safety and health for the well-being of employees, customers, and the community. This is a professional level position

Regulatory Compliance: Assist in maintaining site-specific EHS policies and procedures, as well as support EH&S programs as they relate to site chemical and equipment and environmental risks. Ensure compliance with other state and federal health and safety regulations

Risk Management: Participate in responding to regulatory inspections, agency requests, and insurers on EH&S matters. Be proactive in identifying and resolving potential hazards withing the facilities and processes

Communication: Promote site environmental, health and safety, and assist in addressing new developments for improvement

Facility Safety/Environmental Management: Maintain required documentation and recordkeeping

Workers Compensation: Assist in accident investigations, and partner with the operations and HR business partners to gather pertinent information, as well as address any identified safety concerns from the investigation

Facility Evaluations: Arrange employee and supervisory training and utilize IH lab sampling equipment for noise surveys and air sampling

Safety and Environmental Audits: Participate in site audits and review sample results in order to support management in their resolutions. Assist in promoting speedy resolutions to unacceptable findings

Safety Committee: Facilitate safety committees in each plant and monitor their success to assure responsive action to EHS matters. Follow up on open issues identified in the meetings

Training: Coordinate and facilitate when required training, including but not limited to the following: LOTO, confined space, press training, mobile equipment, fall protection, hearing conservation. As a part of the onboarding process, lead the new hire & contingent worker weekly safety training sessions. Assist in the scheduling and coordination of cross-functional training, including first responder team training

Safety-Related Tracking & Reporting: Track and report health and safety-related incidents to the organization. This includes but is not limited to the following: near-misses, incident reports, recordables, and COVID reporting. As the reporting source for the business unit, provide COVID protocol / process guidance to the leadership team, sanitize workspaces, contact trace the workforce following positive cases, and implement protocols or practices to avoid production interruptions

Emergency First Responder Team Participant: Coordinate and ensure timely completion of required training

Qualification

Occupational SafetyHazardous Materials ManagementOSHA RegulationsISO14001EPCRA/Tier IIVOC Discharge PermittingWorkers Compensation KnowledgeSafety Program ExperienceEffective Communication