Environmental & Safety Coordinator

PURPOSE OF THE JOB 

The primary role of the EHS Coordinator is to build a plant and/or department culture with an unconditional stance on safety. The EHS Coordinator will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of critical safety, health, and Environmental processes/programs/procedures to achieve a zero-injury environment. The successful candidate will provide leadership and apply technical abilities to engage employees at all levels of the organization to develop and sustain world-class safety and environmental process. This position reports to the EHS Leader.

A successful candidate must have exceptional teamwork/collaboration skills and the initiative to act within a fast-paced environment. They are capable in building partnerships with multiple functions and quickly understand the process of the day-to-day environment, assess safety risks, take immediate action, and sustain those changes.

Effective and engaging teaching, training and coaching is a critical skill for success in this role.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with EHS Lead and Plant Leadership on building a Plant safety strategy to align with company safety initiatives.
• Develop, implement, and execute safety initiatives to strive to meet safety measures including but not limited to incident/accident reporting procedures, safety plans on evacuations, first responders’ organization, risk assessments, periodic safety training, safety assessments, and primary/salaried ongoing training.
• Partner with our People Leaders and Primary employees on best safety practices including coordinating and appropriate planning
• Create and oversee routine safety and health strategies to meet end of year results.
• Develop, implement and/or evaluate EHS plans and programs to ensure a solid foundation of safety and environmental awareness is communicated within the facility.
• Maintain, transform and update EHS data into information (charts, and graphs) and metrics.
• Develop, implement, deliver, maintain, and improve EHS related training programs in coordinated effort with NLT, EHS Leader and appropriate plant personnel.
• Implement and maintain all EHS training in the approved data base. Maintain training documentation as required by corporate and federal/state standards.
• Conduct, identify and document Hazard Analysis process, Safe Behavior Observations, facility audits, etc.
• Assist in recordable injury, first-aid, and near-miss investigations and in the development and implementation of improvement action plans through completion of “Learning from Incident “reports.
• Investigate workplace safety concerns and submit work request notifications as needed.
• Improve the EHS culture through educating employees on EHS standards and procedures.
• Actively participate in the implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• Serve as EHS Vice Pillar leader
• Maintain inventory of PPE, lockout hardware, spill response equipment, and other safety supplies.
• Conduct site safety orientations for all outside contractors, visitors and all Owens Corning new hires.
• Regularly inspect and maintain emergency equipment, including, but not limited to fire extinguishers, safety showers, spill response equipment and AED units.
• Perform regular audits of work being conducted by outside contractors to ensure compliance with all OC safety standards.
• Perform all other duties as directed by the EHS Leader to support facility EHS goals.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• 1+ years of experience coordinating, supporting or leading EHS efforts in a production, manufacturing, warehousing or distribution environment

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Some college preferred but not required
• Associates or Bachelors degree in any field related to EH&S, such as industrial hygiene, engineering, science or equivalent work experience
• Experience in the implementation of OSHA, EPA, and other general industry EHS standards
• Experience in providing feedback when identifying unsafe acts or behaviors at all employee levels.
• Experience in leading trainings, facilitating learning sessions and coaching to develop peers and leaders on EHS practices, polices and procedures
• Experience in the operation, training, certification process of PIV, forklift and other powered industrial vehicles
• Experience with utilizing computer programs such as the Microsoft Office suite to develop resources needed for training/teaching purposes

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Writing, maintaining and reviewing standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Willingness to learn new controls technologies and systems as required throughout facility
• Work up to12 hours in non-climate-controlled heavy manufacturing environment
• Availability to work varying shifts to support 24-hour operations, including but not limited to:  working after business hours, weekends, nights, holidays and on-call shifts
• Teaching, coaching and training hourly employees and Plant leaders
• Leading efforts to safeguard self and others with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Drive a culture of zero injuries, incidents and losses

About Owens Corning  

Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market-leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com. 

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.