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EHS Coordinator

Hamptonville, North Carolina

 

Job Description

 

Lydech, Inc. designs and manufactures specialty engineered non-woven filtration media, advanced technical materials, industrial thermal insulating solutions, and thermal and acoustical barriers for heat abatement and sound dampening applications.  Lydech serves a number of markets with the majority of products sold to original equipment manufacturers and tier-one suppliers. The company's ~3,200 employees serve customers via manufacturing operations and sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia.  

 

Location:   Hamptonville, NC/Yadkinville, NC                            

 

Lydech is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

The Thermal Acoustical Solutions Segment offers a full line of innovative engineered products to assist in noise and heat abatement within the automotive and industrial markets. The business manufactures acoustical damping and thermal insulating solutions comprised of fiber and metal based composite product constructions. These products are typically found in the interior (dash insulators), underbody (wheel well, fuel tank, exhaust) and under hood (engine compartment) of passenger vehicles, heavy duty trucks, recreational vehicles as well as in other industrial applications. The segment employs approximately ~1400 employees with operations in the U.S., Germany, France, and China.

 

Job Summary:

 

The EH&S Coordinator will support the EH&S Manager by working to create and enforce a culture of safety by assisting with the implementation of safety programs and policies, in a high-volume automotive plant facility with approximately 800 employees. Also assist in maintaining environmental reporting to include EPCRA/Tier II, VOC Discharge permitting and reporting. ISO14001 Experience of implementation, maintenance and auditing. These activities include, but are not limited to, audits, corrective actions, and trend analyses to one of the assigned facilities and the ability to support the other facilities as needed and any other tasks or activities as assigned.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

 

  • Overall: Plans and coordinates health program requiring application of engineering, mechanical, chemical, and psychological principles and technology to analyze and control conditions contributing to occupational hazards and diseases. Promotes worksite or product safety and health for the well-being of employees, customers, and the community. This is a professional level position.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Assist in maintaining site-specific EHS policies and procedures, as well as support EH&S programs as they relate to site chemical and equipment and environmental risks. Ensure compliance with other state and federal health and safety regulations.
  • Risk Management: Participate in responding to regulatory inspections, agency requests, and insurers on EH&S matters. Be proactive in identifying and resolving potential hazards withing the facilities and processes.
  • Communication: Promote site environmental, health and safety, and assist in addressing new developments for improvement.
  • Facility Safety/Environmental Management: Maintain required documentation and recordkeeping.
  • Workers Compensation: Assist in accident investigations, and partner with the operations and HR business partners to gather pertinent information, as well as address any identified safety concerns from the investigation.
  • Facility Evaluations: Arrange employee and supervisory training and utilize IH lab sampling equipment for noise surveys and air sampling.
  • Safety and Environmental Audits: Participate in site audits and review sample results in order to support management in their resolutions. Assist in promoting speedy resolutions to unacceptable findings.
  • Safety Committee: Facilitate safety committees in each plant and monitor their success to assure responsive action to EHS matters. Follow up on open issues identified in the meetings.
  • Training: Coordinate and facilitate when required training, including but not limited to the following: LOTO, confined space, press training, mobile equipment, fall protection, hearing conservation. As a part of the onboarding process, lead the new hire & contingent worker weekly safety training sessions. Assist in the scheduling and coordination of cross-functional training, including first responder team training.
  • Safety-Related Tracking & Reporting: Track and report health and safety-related incidents to the organization. This includes but is not limited to the following: near-misses, incident reports, recordables, and COVID reporting. As the reporting source for the business unit, provide COVID protocol / process guidance to the leadership team, sanitize workspaces, contact trace the workforce following positive cases, and implement protocols or practices to avoid production interruptions.
  • Emergency First Responder Team Participant: Coordinate and ensure timely completion of required training.

 

Required Experience, Education, Skills, and Abilities for Consideration as a Candidate:

 

  • Experience in Occupational Safety, Hazardous Materials Management, or other related fields of study, or equivalent experience preferred.
  • 3-5 years of experience in safety programs in manufacturing environments preferred
  • Knowledge of OSHA and Environmental state and local regulations preferred
  • Preferred OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 Certified
  • Preferred Knowledge of workers compensation regulations and requirements
  • Preferred ISO14001
  • Preferred EPCRA/Tier II
  • Preferred VOC Discharge Permitting and Reporting
  • Ability to assist in activities that result in a safe workplace
  • Effective communication skills

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