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Crown Cork & Seal USA

EHS COORDINATOR

Kankakee, IL

Division Overview:

Crown’s Beverage Division manufactures a variety of packaging solutions for soft drinks, craft beers, coffees and teas as well as new energy drinks. Crown Beverage leads the packaging industry with innovative technologies that redefine how the world looks at beverage cans. With a large printable surface area and a wide range of sizes, shapes and decorating options, our aluminum cans are the perfect packaging format to create compelling brand presence where it counts. Here is your chance to join the Crown Beverage Division.

Position Overview:

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As a key leader of our manufacturing facility, the EHS Coordinator will be responsible for managing, and coordinating all Environmental, Health, and Safety activities in the plant to proactively drive programs and create a culture to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all of our employees.  In addition, this position will work closely with the Corporate Environmental Health and Safety department to understand the true cost of Safety in Crown Americas and achieve a World Class level at the facility.

Safety is our top priority at Crown.   The EH&S Coordinator is the Safety Champion for the facility responsible for driving the safety culture throughout the plant.   This highly visible role will have daily interaction with all employees and be a presence on the manufacturing floor.

Duties And Responsibilities:

This position’s responsibilities will also include but not be limited to the following:

  • Ensure facility conformance with all applicable federal, state, local and corporate environmental, health and safety laws, regulations, policies and guidelines as well as maintaining appropriate documentation. 
  • Ensure that all employee training is completed, documented and maintained in regard to regulatory requirements
  • Monitor follow-ups and corrective action resulting from all corporate and plant environmental, health and safety audits
  • Ensure all key managers are certified in Level I, II and III compliance training
  • Develop and deliver safety training programs for at the plant.
  • Launch “Safe Start Program” focused on Human Factors throughout the Plant
  • Provide safety training to all new employees as part of our onboarding program
  • Detailed Injury root cause analysis and incident reporting
  • Contingency and emergency preparedness planning
  • Pollution prevention and waste minimization
  • Hazardous waste, air programs, water programs and community Right to Know
  • Evacuation and emergency take cover drills
  • Providing data required for all aspects of SARA Title III reporting including Tier II and Form R reports
  • Title V Air Emission reporting, contingency plan, chemical exposure
  • Hazard communication
  • Noise exposure and audiometric management
  • Control of hazardous energy

Collaborate with Human Resource professional on employee relations, investigation and training matters


Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety or a related discipline required 
  • 3-5 years in an environmental, health and safety role
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Working knowledge of all local, state and federal laws and regulations
  • Ability to work any shift and extended hours to support employees on all shifts
  • Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and various environmental software programs
  • Approximately 15% overnight travel

 

Preferred Requirements

  • Professional EHS certifications
     

Competencies

  • Effective communications skills, both verbal and written are essential
  • Effective presentations and training skills from development to delivery. 
  • This position will deal with internal and external customers at a variety of levels and the ideal candidate must have the ability to deal with all these contacts professionally and effectively.
  • Detail-oriented,
  • Proven leader and a self-starter 
  • Must be equally comfortable working both in a team environment as well as working independently 
  • Must be a change agent and possess a sense of urgency in work habits 

 

Physical Requirements

  • While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and may be required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 
  • The associate may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

 

Working Conditions

  • Generally works in an office setting but will be required to spend time each day inside a plant environment.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicular traffic.  
  • The associate may be exposed to a wide range of temperatures.
  • The noise level is frequently loud.
Client-provided location(s): Kankakee, IL, USA
Job ID: crowncorksealusa-1468054767
Employment Type: Other