Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator - New Century, KS

The Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator position at VetJobs in Lyons, KS, is aimed at military-affiliated candidates. The role involves providing EHS support to production facilities, implementing safety systems, conducting training, and ensuring compliance with regulations. This full-time role operates on-site, Monday to Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM. Avery Dennison Corporation offers various benefits including health and wellness programs, paid parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.
Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Full-time
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide - including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive - we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2024 were $8.8 billion.
At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

Health & Wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment

Paid parental leave

401K eligibility

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate

Paid vacation and Paid holidays

Job Description
The EHS Coordinator plays a key role in providing EHS support to our Production Facilities across the U.S as well as the EHS Department. The EHS Coordinator works autonomously, regularly exercising independent judgment and discretion with limited supervision. The incumbent must display knowledge in environmental compliance, occupational health and safety, waste management and recycling, and other applicable regulatory and EHS-related topics. This role is on day shift, 9AM-5PM Monday through Friday.

• Key Areas of Responsibility

Implement and maintain EHS systems and programs to enhance employee awareness and drive a safety culture.

Administer, audit, and monitor daily adherence to EHS policies, practices, procedures, and safe work practices.

Identify and conduct facility-level training needs, including the development of content and methods for delivery.

Facilitate and participate in facility-level hazard assessments, identify job hazards, and assess risks.

Facilitate the self-inspection process, including review of reports to ensure prompt correction of deficiencies and documentation of corrective actions.

Identify and develop compliance requirements and initiatives as necessary.

Provide compliance and regulatory advice to facility management.

Provide facility-level technical assistance on corporate initiatives, policies, practices, and procedures.

Assure appropriate notification of environmental, health and safety-related incidents to regulatory authorities and/or internal management teams.

Provide facility-level technical assistance on incident reporting/notification requirements, per policy and/or regulatory requirements.

Assist in conducting environmental, health and safety incident-related investigations, root-cause analysis, and monitor closure of incidents as appropriate.

Identify appropriate facility-level resource needs, evaluate, and analyze indicators (leading and lagging), performance metrics and advise management on strategic activities and initiatives.

Stay current on laws and regulations through various methods (professional reading, electronic professional websites, and networking with peers).

Ensures compliance with internal policies, procedures and internal controls in accordance with the Sarbanes- Oxley Act 2002 Section 404.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Qualifications
General training, knowledge and understanding of EHS concepts and reading regulations. Strong display of interest in the EHS field and willingness to learn.

0-3 years of experience in a related position, preferably some experience in a multi-site manufacturing environment.

Interest in addressing a wide range of EHS issues, including waste management, regulatory reporting, chemical management, EHS program development, environmental sustainability and safety management and risk assessment systems.

General understanding of OSHA, EPA and other regulatory agency citations.

Ability to educate and influence people at all levels of the organization.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and good working knowledge of Google systems.

Ability to prioritize and manage facility-level risks/gaps.

Ability to embody and reflect core values.

• Additional Requirements

Travel may be required up to 10%

Employees are expected to perform any assignment or job task according to the stated safety policies and procedures.

Employees are expected to comply with Company policies concerning maintaining a drug free workplace.