Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator

The position will work closely with Environmental Health & Safety staff and facility team members across the site to support a strong proactive safety culture and an effective, efficient, compliant Environmental Health &Safety process. The position will maintain documentation to support compliance with regulatory standards at the federal, state, and local levels.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

General

• Comply with all OSHA, Owens Corning, and other workplace regulatory rules.
• Investigate workplace safety concerns and submit SAP work request notifications as needed.

• Assist in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) system implementation.
• Attend daily production department shift huddles once per week to communicate EHS initiatives.
• Availability to work on different shifts once per week to support 24 hour operations.
• Maintain inventory of PPE, lockout hardware, spill response equipment, and other safety supplies.
• Input purchase requisitions for facility safety and operating supplies.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Support facility housekeeping efforts in accordance with environmental, safety, and health program requirements. Conduct regular workplace housekeeping audits. Report on open issues and coordinate resources to address deficient conditions.
• Perform all other duties as directed by the EH&S Leader in order to support facility EH&S goals.

Safety

• Working knowledge of OSHA General Industry safety program standards.
• Assist in compliance with primary Owens Corning critical safety program standards:
  • Powered Industrial Vehicles
  • Lock Tag Try / hazardous energy control
  • Machine Guarding
  • Working from Heights
  • Confined Space Entry
  • Electrical Safety
  • Hot Work
• Understand and ensure compliance with Owens Corning Lock/Tag/Try system. Become an expert on hazardous energy control using provided documentation. Conduct or facilitate employee lockout training.
• Become an Owens Corning forklift trainer. Conduct and evaluate safe forklift operations skillset of new and existing employees.

• Act as a resource to facility personnel. Provide support and guidance when safety-related questions arise.
• Complete initial investigations and determines root cause of reported injuries / near misses.
• Partner with facility employees to eliminate unsafe behaviors and conditions.
• Utilize Owens Corning hazard recognition and control system to reduce employee exposure to workplace risks. Coach employees on proper completion of Pre-Job Hazard Analysis (PJHA) cards, Behavior-Based Safety Observations (BBS), and TPM Work Request Cards in order to improve employee comprehension of risk and awareness of safe work controls.
• Develop and deliver EH&S training for all relevant topics.
• Support Learning Management System (LMS) online safety training program in both Roofing and Asphalt.
• Conduct site safety orientations for all outside contractors and visitors.
• Perform regular audits of work being conducted by outside contractors to ensure compliance with all OC safety standards.
• Conduct safety orientation training for all Owens Corning new hires.
• Regularly inspect and maintain emergency equipment, including, but not limited to: fire extinguishers, safety showers, spill response equipment, AED units, fire steam snuffline stations, attendance rosters.
• Complete any other tasks assigned by EH&S Leader in order to maintain facility safety standing.

Environmental

• Lead compliance efforts for all site environmental regulatory programs including, but not limited to:
  • Title V. Major Source Facility air permit
  • NJPDES discharge water permit
  • USEPA SPCC plan
  • USEPA FRP plan
  • NJDEP DPCC / DCR plans
  • EPCRA Section 313 / Community Right to Know
  • NJ Safe Drinking Water standard
  • Radiation General License
• Assist in closure of monthly compliance calendar action items for Roofing and Asphalt facilities.
• Manage site Safety Data Sheet (SDS) inventory onsite and electronically.
• Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly facility inspections to support environmental program compliance. Promptly report any noncompliant environmental control equipment and facilitate timely response measures with appropriate resources.
• Collect accurate data to support environmental program compliance. This may include: equipment hours, equipment operations reports, materials consumption records, waste & recycling records, and other efforts as directed.

Health

• Assist in implementation of workplace biannual industrial hygiene surveys.
• Identify and mitigate health concerns in the workplace.
• Understand and mitigate exposure to workplace gas and chemical hazards, including the oversight of safe confined space entry procedures; use and calibration of facility multi-gas meters.
• Ensure compliance with workplace hearing conservation area standards.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work well in a group or alone.
• Ability to manage own time and assignments on a priority basis.
• Ability to engage employees and drive exceptional safety performance.
• Strong organizational skillset and attention to detail.
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and written
• Maintain acceptable work attendance record in accordance with company policies.
• Strong team mentality.

Computer and Technological Competencies

• Must demonstrate good computer literacy skills.
• Demonstrate strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Experience with industry-specific software preferred (SAP, AspenTech, Cority, Actio, Dakota).
• Experience with regulatory compliance software preferred (NJDEP Online, USEPA TRI ME-Web).

Education and Professional Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required, some college preferred.
• Experience working in an industrial / operational environment preferred.
• Forklift trainer experience preferred.
• Employee safety training experience preferred.

• Must be able to learn all other responsibilities of the position in a reasonable timeframe.

Essential Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Able to climb and descend stairs.
• Lift, push and pull up to 50 lbs.
• Handle and control objects, tools, and devices.
• Able to climb tank stairways to read gauges once per month (2-3 stories).
• Able to conduct repetitive hand, arm, leg movements.
• Able to conduct bending and twisting movements.
• Must be able to squat and bend at the waist and knees freely.
• Exposure to temperature extremes.
• Exposure to sounds or noise levels that may be uncomfortable.