Environmental Health & Safety; EHS Coordinator

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Bel Brands USA has been named Chicago's "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" for 10years in a row. The company is headquartered in Chicago and operates three manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI, Leitchfield, KY, and Brookings, SD.

The Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Coordinator supports the facility EHS Manager in administering all environmental, health, and safety programs. This role is responsible for data collection and reporting, supporting training activities, tracking compliance, and maintaining program documentation. The EHS Coordinator serves as a proxy for the EHS Manager when needed and represents the EHS department in daily operations and cross‑functional projects.

Safety

• Assist in the annual implementation of the Safety Roadmap.
• Conduct and participate in facility audits and inspections as needed.
• Prepare and submit reports, including but not limited to incident flash reports, monthly reports, and finding reports from incident investigations or facility inspections.
• Draft policies and procedures related to EHS programs.
• Schedule required safety activities and track their completion, providing communication to key stakeholders regarding progress.
• Support behavioral‑based safety programs, incident investigations, and related company initiatives.
• Collaborate on safety celebrations, incentives, and employee engagement activities.
• Perform regular safety GEMBA walks and communicate results.
• Serve as a liaison between EHS and facility departments.
• Support interpretation and implementation of safety regulations and requirements.
• Administer safety committees and task forces as needed.
• Assist with deployment of the Environmental Roadmap annually.
• Review and report findings from environmental investigations, inspections, or testing.
• Assist with the preparation of environmental reports and submit to the appropriate regulatory body or agency.
• Prepare and submit monthly and annual wastewater reports.
• Responsible for collecting and filing data to support air emissions annual compliance requirements.
• Responsible for submitting quarterly storm water reports.
• Shares the responsibility for monitoring and reporting KPIs with operational leadership and EHS Manager.
• Provide or support training related to environmental regulations, permits, and safety requirements.

Energy

• Track monthly energy and utility consumption for budgeting and reporting.
• Prepare and submit annual energy consumption reports.

Facilities Security

• Provides secure access to authorized entrants using badges/fobs/codes, etc.
• Administration of the Splan visitor management system in conjunction with the Plant Executive Assistant.
• Conduct routine inspections of exterior facility areas.
• Review security video footage as needed for safety or security investigations.

ISO 14001 and 45001

• Schedule and support internal audits and certification preparation.
• Maintain records and evidence required for certification.
• Create and maintain a filing system for ISO-related documents and evidence.

All additional duties as assigned.

Safety Incident Rate, Internal Audit Scores, Safety Dialogue Completion, Energy Usage metrics, ISO Certification status, Safety Inspection scores, Power Ranking, Corporate EHS KPI Performance

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental health sciences, Occupational Health and Safety, or related field preferred.
• In lieu of degree: 2–3 years of experience in Environmental, Health, and…