Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator

Overview

The EHS Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting site-wide Environmental, Health, and Safety programs to maintain compliance and strengthen operational resilience. This position reports to the EHS Manager and partners with cross-functional leaders to drive a proactive safety culture, maintain environmental regulatory compliance, administer employee health and wellness initiatives, and reinforce standards that protect people and the environment. This position will execute routine compliance tasks, lead field-level engagement, and provide tactical and analytical support across all EHS&S pillars.

• Safety/Culture:
  Continuously maintains Orenco management's safety, cultural, and professional standards.
• Promotes, encourages, and reinforces a positive safety culture, safe practices, and a safe work environment for all employees.
• Serves as a safety committee member.
• Keeps work area clean and free of safety hazards.
• Lead site health and safety processes, including behavior-based safety, risk assessments (TRA), mitigation strategies, ergonomics assessments, and Life Saving Principles reinforcement.
• Maintain, improve, and propose site-specific safety programs aligned to corporate standards and OSHA requirements.
• Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of hazard management systems and recommend enhancements that drive risk reduction.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis (PDCA, Fishbone, 5-Why), ensuring corrective and preventive actions are implemented and verified.
• Develop and deliver safety training modules, including new-hire EHS.
• Manage safety data systems, analytics, and OSHA recordkeeping to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct required audits and support emergency response readiness, Safety Committee coordination, and shop floor-level EHS engagement.
• Lead and support environmental compliance programs for Oregon state regulations and federal mandates, including but not limited to Title V Air Permitting, Stormwater Compliance & SWPPP, Tier II Reporting / EPCRA, SPCC, Air Emissions, Waste Management, and Hazardous Waste (LQG) Compliance - RCRA Sustainability Programs.
• Conduct environmental inspections, sampling, testing, reporting, and documentation aligned with DEQ and EPA.
• Manage hazardous waste streams, universal waste, waste profiling, storage, characterization, and manifest.
• Support sustainability initiatives, waste minimization efforts, and tracking of key environmental metrics.
• Gather, organize, and analyze environmental data and communicate insights into operations.
• Facilitate and monitor site security operations, including surveillance systems, access control processes, and coordination with facilities, leadership, and third-party providers to ensure a secure, compliant, and disruption-free work environment.
• Regular, consistent, and predictable attendance is required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, or related discipline.

• Minimum 3 years of professional EHS experience in an industrial or manufacturing setting.
• Demonstrated ability to create and deliver safety training.
• Strong initiative with the ability to influence, coach, and facilitate change across diverse teams.
• Capable of working independently with limited direction while maintaining strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent organizational habits with consistent follow-through.
• Strong interpersonal communication, project management capability, and structured problem-solving.
• Effective presentation skills to support training delivery at all organizational levels.
• Proficiency in interpreting and applying OSHA, EPA, DEQ, and other regulatory requirements.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams) and EHS management systems.
• Ability to be flexible and adjust to priority changes with little notice and to remain calm during confrontational or high-pressure situations.
• Ability to use sound judgment and follow-through in problem-solving and decision-making processes.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 10%.
• Must have satisfactory driving record, maintain valid U.S. driver's license, and current insurance on personal vehicle if used for business. Must meet company insurability requirements.

• 4 Gas meter
• General office equipment
• Vehicle
• Cell phone
• Multi-line phone with intercom
• Computer
• Scientific calculator

Mixture of working conditions, to include office work, outdoor work, and industrial/manufacturing settings. Occasional exposure to chemicals requiring proper use of PPE (personal protective equipment) including but not limited to gloves and face shields. Job duties may require work outdoors in inclement weather. Occasional local travel with the operation of a motor vehicle is required.

Regular job duties include seeing, speaking, hearing, reading, writing, legible handwriting, keyboarding, prolonged periods of sitting…