EHS Coordinator

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Led 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 orientation.
• 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.
• Conduct environmental inspections, sampling, testing, reporting, and documentation aligned with DEQ and EPA expectations.
• Manage hazardous waste streams, universal waste, waste profiling, storage, characterization, and manifest requirements.
• Support sustainability initiatives, waste minimization efforts, and tracking of key environmental KPIs.
• Facilitate and monitor site security operations, including surveillance systems, access control processes, and coordinating with facilities, leadership, and third-party providers to ensure a secure, compliant, and disruption-free work environment.

Requirements

• 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 environment.
• Demonstrated ability to create and deliver safety training programs.
• 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 partnerships.
• Excellent organizational habits with consistent follow-through.
• Strong interpersonal communication, project management capability, and structured problem-solving skills.
• Effective presentation skills to support training delivery at all organizational levels.
• Proficiency in interpreting and applying OSHA, EPA, DEQ, and other regulatory standards.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams) and EHS management systems.
• Able to be flexible and adjust to priority changes with little notice and to remain calm during confrontational or high-pressure situations.
• Able to use sound judgement and follow-through in problem-solving and decision-making processes.
• Able to travel domestically up to 10%.

Education

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

Company Benefits

• Health & Welfare Benefits: Medical and prescription drug plans, telemedicine (with medical plan), High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and Health Savings Account (HSA), dental and vision plans, virtual physical therapy*, an employee assistance program (EAP)*, and voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnification programs.
• Financial Benefits: Retirement 401k program with company match, an employee stock purchase plan (voluntary), financial wellness planning*, paid parental leave*, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for child care and health care, short-term and long-term disability*, basic life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)*, adoption financial reimbursement*, tuition reimbursement*, voluntary life insurance (for employees, spouses, and children), and voluntary identity theft and fraud protection.