Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator

JOB TITLE: Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator

LOCATION: Naknek, AK

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The EHS Coordinator is responsible for the oversight of all environmental compliance, health, and safety programs. Works with the corporate EHS Manager to develop, implement, and maintain written programs, inspection forms and guidelines, training curricula, policies and practices to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements (such as OSHA, AK OSH, L&I, ADEC, EPA, DOT).

Apprises leaders of changes to regulations and practical approaches that ensure compliance. Provides training and guidance to all the departments in the plant. Completes and submits required permits and reports. Assists with worker’s compensation claims reduction and loss control initiatives. Regularly reviews production facility to audit programs and records, train staff and conduct physical inspections of the site. Maintains organized paper and electronic files of pertinent records.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversees all environmental compliance, health and safety programs throughout the plant.
• Develops, implements and updates written programs, inspection guidelines, forms, training materials, policies and practices to plant meet or exceed regulatory requirements.
• Stays up to date on regulatory changes and initiatives and apprises managers and leaders of pertinent issues.
• Creates practical, proactive solutions for ensuring compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
• Conducts site specific training in areas of environmental compliance and industrial safety.
• Monitors plant records for completion and accuracy.
• Audits the facility continuously. Identifies deficiencies and areas for improvement, ranks in order of risk, sets deadlines and follows through to verify abatement.
• Acts as an in-house resource on technical issues within areas of responsibility.
• Implements initiatives to reduce and prevent work-related injuries and illnesses.
• Develops systematic paper and electronic records retention program.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• EHS and Alaska seafood industry experience preferred.
• College degree preferred.
• Working knowledge of or ability to learn environmental and safety regulations that apply to seafood production in Alaska, such as air, wastewater, storm water, solid and hazardous waste regulations, use of ammonia refrigerants, industrial safety and hygiene. These include, but are not limited to, regulations promulgated by: EPA, ADEC, AK OSH, OSHA, DOT.
• Ability to research, read, comprehend, and articulate in layman’s terms the meaning of regulations.
• Experience developing and delivering training to adult learners.
• Influential, collaborative, professional demeanor. Effective oral and written communications.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook).
• Ability and willingness to live in Alaska and work in a seafood processing plant. This includes working in inclement weather and in seafood production plants (inherent hazards include moving machinery, wet floors, noise, forklift traffic, etc.).
• Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment for up to 12 hours a day 7 days a week.
• Must be able to work in diverse environment and maintain a professional attitude at all times.
• Must adhere to all company policies on and off the clock.
• Background in Environmental, Health and Safety preferred.
• Must be able to work and live in a multi-cultural environment.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and respectfully with all employees on site.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Must be able to work long hours in wet and cold conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock and vibration, and risk of working on a dock over water. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.