What are the responsibilities and job description for the EHS Coordinator position at Pacific Seafood?
As the EHS Coordinator, you will support your assigned location by managing, implementing and championing Pacific Seafood’s Environmental, Health and Safety Programs. You will manage on-the-job injury claims and documentation, facilitate orientations and trainings, conduct facility inspections and audits, perform follow-up on action items, and oversee timely reporting. You are adept at communication and collaboration and will work alongside the corporate EHS team to ensure consistency and compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
Be a role model in projecting and applying The Pacific Group Diamond Philosophy (Productivity, Quality, Excellence and Teamwork) and promote teamwork at all times.
Continually improve, evaluate, implement, and maintain EHS policies and procedures to protect team members and comply with company, local, state, and federal regulations.
Conduct daily site walkthroughs, document deficiencies and coordinate with the appropriate party to remediate or implement corrective action.
Perform on-site workers compensation claims management, i.e. investigation, root-cause analysis, reporting, medical follow-up, etc.
Schedule and facilitate mandatory EHS trainings and certifications. Identify, further develop, and deliver training programs in a manner that raises team member awareness and enables team members and supervisors to work safely and in compliance with external and internal policies and regulations.
Conduct safety orientations and assist with team member onboarding.
Attend daily management meetings and biweekly EHS meetings.
Plan, coordinate and facilitate Safety Committee meetings, recognition programs and initiatives.
Coordinate and facilitate inspections by regulatory agencies and customers
Oversee chemical management program including documentation, purchasing, storage, usage, compliance, labeling, and disposal of chemicals.
Conduct and document inspections for equipment, e.g., cranes, hoists, scissor lifts, PIT, LOTO points, etc.
Maintain all documents, logs, and permits in accordance with internal and regulatory requirements.
Maintain regular communication with Team Member Services and EHS Team regarding claims management and safety issues.
Facilitate all required data collection, documentation, maintenance, reporting, and training for wastewater, stormwater, and/or air permits
Perform other duties, as assigned.
Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to successfully perform the job.
Required
High school diploma or GED.
Experience with OSHA compliance.
Experience with workers compensation claims management.
Preferred
Prior experience working in a lab and/or food processing environment.
Experience conducting ergonomic studies.
CPR/First Aid Certification.
Strong computer skills in MS Office, with proven ability to write routine reports and correspondences.
Education and Experience
- Analytical and critical thinking skills
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Broad based understanding of general business practices
- Creative problem solver who is able to deliver clear, strategic advice to management in a timely manner
- Demonstrated experience proactively identifying issues, gathering and analyzing information, and developing creative, cost-effective solutions
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and manage standardized systems that maximize efficiency and improve performance outcomes
- Excellent judgment and the highest level of personal integrity
- Ability to work in teams collaboratively with stakeholders and gain consensus
- Task-oriented with excellent sense of prioritization
- Self-starter who is resourceful and can work effectively both independently as well as in teams
- Excellent interpersonal skills; great team player
- Deadline driven and able to work effectively under pressure
- Highly responsive and service-oriented with excellent business judgment
- Strong bias for action and strategic thinking
- Enthusiastic/outgoing and willing to engage with a wide variety of internal stakeholders and external government and industry personnel
- Ability to travel frequently to company operating locations, especially along the coast in Oregon, Washington, California, Alaska, and British Columbia
- * Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
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- Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match.
- Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include paid sick and vacation.
- Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members.
- Product purchase program.
Total CompensationAt Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. When you add in the additional benefits below to our competitive base wage you can increase your total compensation up to 25%.
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to successfully perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
Required:
- High school diploma or GED
- Experience with OSHA compliance
- Experience with facilitating safety and environmental duties and responsibilities
Preferred:
- Background in food processing, general industry, manufacturing, or similar industry
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, physical science, environmental science, or similar
- Working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and state environmental rules and regulations
- Working knowledge of how to complete OSHA injury logs
- Previous experience with worker’s compensation claims management
B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
- CPR/First Aid Certification preferred
C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
- Strong interpersonal/communication skills – able to communicate and establish effective working relationships with all departments
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
- Strong computer skills in MS Office Suite
- Ability to maintain the highest standards of integrity and confidentiality
- Excellent organization and communication skills
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is:
· Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
- Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
- Use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
- Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
- Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
- Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move 50 pounds.
- Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
- The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (e.g., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (e.g., security guard, inspection, etc.)
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the team member is exposed to:
· Work in the outdoors in all seasons
· Work in both a warehouse and office setting
· Work around heavy equipment
· Wet and/or humid conditions and extreme cold
· Moderate noise level
Total Compensation
At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. When you add in the additional benefits below to our competitive base wage you can increase your total compensation up to 25%.
- Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
- Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
- Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include paid sick, vacation and personal time.
- 7 paid holidays.
- Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
- Product purchase program.
Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Warrenton, OR 97146: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- EHS: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: One location