EHS Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Summary :

Caravan Facilities Management, LLC is a proven performer in the field of facility management and has been providing expert facility management services for over 20 years. Our company’s mission is to deliver the highest quality integrated facility management services to our clients, with an emphasis on safety, operational performance, quality standards, cost savings and delivering a sustainable workplace experience for our clients, employees and guests. The Environmental Health Safety (EHS) Coordinator is responsible for assisting the EHS Manager with tasks related to safety and environmental hazards in the workplace as well as administrative needs for recordkeeping, audits, permits, and worker’s comp for EHS.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Being an integral part of the company and working alongside our employees, customers, and vendors, the EHS coordinator must be fast thinking, confident in giving direction and flexible, as priorities vary from day to day. In addition, the EHS Coordinator position encompasses the following responsibilities :

• Understand, comply with, and communicate company and customer EHS programs and processes
• Investigate safety incidents, accidents and near misses
• Work with site managers, supervisors, hourly employees, and customers to ensure accuracy of reports, complete root cause analysis, and corrective actions are effective and complete
• Conduct site EHS compliance audits
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local standards; OHSAS 18001 requirements; ISO 14001 requirements; and customer and company rules and policies
• As applicable, update OSHA 300 & 300A log, analyze loss control statistics and make recommendations for continuous improvement
• Consistent engagement and support to assigned regional sites
• Develop working relationship with the customer and union, and communicate on issues related to safety
• Attend site EHS committee meetings to share information and assist with site safety programs
• Produce and deliver both written and verbal reports
• Conduct and document job hazard analyses
• Assist with the development of standardized work and pre-task plans
• Enforce all safety and environmental rules
• Deliver required training content to all employees, from general awareness to maintenance specific topics
• Manage classroom environment – keep control of class, defuse inflammatory comments and questions
• Ensure training records are maintained per company procedure
• Make recommendations to improve EHS processes and training
• Maintain a high profile with team members at the sites and be a strong advocate to ensure that safety, ergonomics and environmental concerns are resolved in a timely manner
• Provide site leaders with safety topics for use in team meetings
• Be capable of working under pressure and with short lead times to complete projects on schedule
• Flexible to work necessary hours to meet both internal and external customer requirements

Qualifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and / or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.