Safety & Environmental Coordinator

ID 2023-5730

US-VA-Colonial Heights

Company Porex Richmond

Position Type Regular

# of Openings 1

Overview

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.

Porex is part of Filtration Group, a global market-leading provider of filtration consumables that drives innovation and delivers solutions across a broad spectrum of applications and end-markets, with a focus on life sciences, indoor air quality and industrial technologies.

Porex is looking for a Safety & Environmental Coordinatorbased in the Colonial Heights, VA facility. Manages and coordinates programs directed toward Health, Safety and Environmental issues.

Responsibilities

Chairs the Safety Committee and ensures the committee functions as an effective group in support of company goals.
Fully responsible for all company safety, environmental and health issues at Porex. Provides guidance for all safety, environmental and health issues as needed.
Ensures company is in compliance with all local, state and federal regulations with respect to safety, environmental and health issues. Primary Porex Filtration Group contact for all safety audits and inspections.
Makes recommendations to overcome safety deficiencies on production machines, support equipment and within the facility.
Researches all necessary technical information relating to assigned projects/processes.
Accurately maintains all necessary technical documentation in an appropriate format to ensure proper analyses and communication of results.
Supervises activities of all personnel assigned for specific project work and ensures productivity and quality.
Performs routine safety audits and aids in the abatement of all safety issues.
Serves as the Company Management Rep for ISO 14001
Final sign-off on all accident reports to ensure that accident investigations are thorough and that corrective actions are effective and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Develop local employee safety orientation and training programs.
Serve as corporate liaison to ensure that corporate guidelines/reports/actions are met.
Maintain awareness on company policies
Maintain awareness on company objectives for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
Support the Company’s continuous improvement initiatives
Any other duties that may be assigned

Benefits and Pay:

Family leave
Health and wellness benefits
Health insurance
Generous Time-Off Policy
Training and development opportunities
Inclusive and engaged workplace culture

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science Industrial Engineering or Industrial Safety
Knowledge of OSHA Standards and experience with maintaining harmonious labor relations
Ability to work well with all levels of personnel
Verbal and written communication skills and organizational skills
Objective and analytical problem solving skills
Pro-active and self directed in identifying and resolving Safety, Health and Environmental concerns.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell in a factory/warehouse facility, confined spaces and the use of personal protective equipment. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. You’ll need steel toe shoes.

More about Us

Porex is part of Filtration Group. Filtration Group is a global market-leading provider of filtration consumables that are designed to drive innovation and deliver solutions across a broad spectrum of applications and end-markets, with a focus on life sciences, indoor air quality and industrial technologies. With a global workforce of nearly 10,000 dedicated team members and a footprint that spans 27 countries, we are committed to partnering closely with our customers to further our mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Cultivating Talent and building strong Teams are critical to our success. We know that fulfilling our mission is only possible when we foster an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust, in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action. Join us as we build a truly remarkable company that will long outlast us!

Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Filtration Group will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.

Filtration Group is committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all team members, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetics, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe the work we do and the mission we spread is at it’s best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.

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