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Safety Coordinator

Wadsworth, OH 44281

Posted: 09/06/2024 Employment Type: Contract To Hire Job Category: Environmental Job Number: 621561 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

Our client, a privately-owned environmental consulting firm formed in 2005 specializing in landfill operations and maintenance is looking for a Safety Coordinator. 

POSITION SUMMARY & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The EH&S Specialist will report to the Vice President of Operations and split time between our Wadsworth, OH and Livonia, MI.
Special focus will be placed on:
  • Maintains a strong bias for action and field presence.
  • Provide EH&S support to assigned assets, corporate programs and projects.
  • Perform field visits, inspections, training, and project management.
  • Provide guidance and assistance to field operations and operations leaders.
  • Perform field visits to verify data, work with operations to attain compliance, respond to agency inquires.
  • Solves problems with creative solutions to produce significant results.
  • Performs primarily self-directed in area of responsibility.
  • Proactively support and/or leads EH&S initiatives that support the business and the organization's themes and corporate strategies.
  • Contribute to and influences team priorities as a strong team member or leader. Seeks the ideas and opinions of others. Encourages and motivate teams to accomplish results. Fosters trust
  • Successfully mentors’ operations in safety and environmental matters.
  • Make recommendations after anticipating work/project requirements and considers business impact and risks.
  • Meet with clients to discuss potential safety issues and changes in site practices
  • Manage the company’s DOT program and Electronic Logging Device program
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
  • 5 years of construction and/or pipeline experience, preferably with safety and environmental responsibilities.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health, Safety, or related discipline is desired.
  • Basic understanding of construction, heavy equipment and oil & gas operations and implications for compliance with environmental, health and safety laws.
  • Understanding of construction operations, including equipment nomenclature and typical usage.
  • Effective project management, business writing, presentation, training and leadership capabilities.
  • Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite.
  • Have both environmental and safety experience.
  • Be a ASP, CSP, CHSO or have a safety certification.
  • Have direct experience with incident investigations and corrective action development.
  • Safety training and presentation skills experience
  • Values-Driven safety experience
  • Have experience directly supporting field operations
  • Have proven versatility and ability to adapt rapidly to business conditions
  • Will contribute to the success of the company by providing a business-based approach to EH&S

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the recruiter to ensure it’s from @theplanetforward.com - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Forward.

Planet Forward and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at The Planet Group, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at The Planet Group.