EHS Coordinator

Overview/Purpose:

Manages the plant environmental, health and safety programs to ensure a safe and incident-free work environment. Partners with the Plant Senior Leadership Team establishing direction and policy for the entire operation, while acting as a Change Agent, requiring the ability to manage continuous improvement initiatives across all departments and all levels within the organization.

Tasks are to be completed while maintaining the highest safety, food safety and quality, cost and GMP standards in a high-speed manufacturing environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates all aspects of plant environmental, health and safety ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures.
• Actively interact with employees to promote safe acts. Leads and influences the organization to drive world class level safety performance.
• Champions the Safety Committee process and encourage greater participation and provide support and direction in an effort to instill an employee driven safety structure.
• Promote plant safety by working closely with all departments to analyze current situations and recommend safety improvements. Develops, implements and recommends programs and practices designed to reduce work-related injuries and illnesses including but not limited to ergonomic assessments and job hazard analysis.
• Analyze incident data to identify trends and incident types that can be prevented.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Environmental or Occupational Health Sciences, or a related field.
• Bi-lingual with Spanish speaking and writing skills preferred.
• Understanding of basic principles of the SQF program and other food safety policies/procedures
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Strong Organizational, Written, Verbal and group or individual Presentation skills
• Ability to manage priorities and workflow.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of various teams and committees.
• Detail orientation with exceptional accuracy.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work with the public and employees in a tactful and friendly manner
• Ability to utilize time management, work under a tight schedule and meet timing deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure, react appropriately under constantly changing priorities with numerous interruptions.
• Ability to meet attendance guidelines.
• Ability to maintain an effective working relationship with all contacts both inside and outside the company.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Hours and Travel

• Typical day will be 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Will have to flex schedule to accommodate various safety activities for the other shifts.
• May require some occasional weekend work.
• Limited travel.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to work around operating equipment, stand, reach, pull, stoop and bend
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit or stand. The employee is frequently required to use their hands and fingers to handle, feel objects, use tools or controls, and climb or balance.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, low levels of toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electric shock and explosives.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. However, some instances of this job may require work in areas where ear protection if necessary.

Compensation and Benefits:

• $60,000-70,000 (commensurate with experience and location)
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• Legal and identity protection insurance
• Pet insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• 401(k)
• PTO
• Parental Leave

Hain Celestial is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. The Company does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, expression, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you need accommodations for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please send an e-mail to talent@hain.com or call 516-587-5000 to let us know the nature of your request. EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disabled