EHS & Training Coordinator

Location: Winona, MN

Purpose

The EHS & Training Coordinator assists in maintaining and improving the safety program by defining and developing processes to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. The EHS & Training Coordinator also serves as the ISO 14001 EMS Representative and the developer of production operations training.

Duties and Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain the plant's environmental, health and safety system, including required and relevant health and safety training.

Train team members and launch our behavior-based safety program.

Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal environmental, health and safety laws/regulations/code requirements, as well as corporate environmental, health and safety standards and requirements.

Coordinate safety and loss prevention programs activities.

Work with site personnel and cross-functional teams to implement and train team members on industrial hygiene, fire protection, emergency response, etc.

Lead hazard reviews, risk analyses, root cause analyses, and other environmental, health and safety studies as needed and track implementation of actions.

Complete and report weekly and monthly EHS metrics

Monitor site environmental, health and safety performance and recommend priorities and actions for improvement.

Assure tooling, gauging, and work cells are designed in the most ergonomic manner as appropriate.

Maintain all EH&S compliance related reports and other recordkeeping, including annual reporting with regulatory authorities.

Ensure personnel managing hazardous waste are properly trained upon hiring, and receive refresher training at least annually

Liaison with regulatory authorities, and regulatory compliance with hazardous waste laws and regulations

Ensuring hazardous waste containers are properly labeled, covered and staged

Assist in coordinating 6S audits and projects.

Work with operations teams to develop, implement, and maintain a Production Operator training program.

Qualifications (Required):

High school or GED

2-4 years of related experience or training

Knowledge of OSHA standards in manufacturing setting

Qualifications (Preferred)

2- or 4-year degree in Environmental Health and Safety or related field

Knowledge of ISO 14001:2015

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct reports.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional manufacturing office and shop-floor environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment and does require daily shop-floor presence and interaction with other departments and employees.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform this job's essential functions successfully. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. In addition, the employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This position is a full-time position on day shift, Monday through Friday. Special projects and regular deadlines may require extra hours and/or weekend work.