EHS Specialist I

EHS Specialist I Trex Company, the world's number one decking and railing brand, and leader in high-performance, low-maintenance outdoor living products, is seeking an Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator to coordinate and direct safety-related activities at the Fernley manufacturing and poly operations sites. Help us deliver what's next in outdoor living by managing technician resources to meet yearly plan objectives, while maintaining a positive team environment. As our next Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator, you are a skilled leader with strong communication and organizational skills who will work to keep safety awareness high and ensure all employees are aware that safety is the company's number one priority. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Develop and maintain a safe workplace. Keep safety awareness high and assure that all employees are aware that safety is the company's number one priority. Work with manufacturing EHS Manager to ensure that the site operations are compliant with all accepted safety practices. Develop and promote best practice safety programs through employee training, safety team activities, managing industry safe program audits and data, and incident investigation and tracking. Work to improve safety performance at all times. Maintain all required safety training records and ensure compliance with all OSHA-required record-keeping. Work to maintain good employee morale and manage employee welfare events. Meet yearly manufacturing plan objectives in the areas of environmental, health and safety. Support all other site activities as necessary. Experience, Education: A degree from an accredited college or university, plus two years relevant EHS experience is required. In lieu of a bachelor's degree, a high school diploma or GED and five-or-more years in an EHS-related position will be considered. Effective oral and written communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills are required. Must have demonstrated leadership abilities in a self-directed team manufacturing environment. Technical/Functional Competencies: Continuous Improvement: Provides high-quality products and services that meet the needs of the business. Commits to continuous development and fosters an environment that enables the most efficient and effective work processes. Organizing: Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently; arranges information and files in a useful manner. Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what's important; quickly zeroes in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus. Problem Solving: Solves difficult problems with effective solutions; asks good questions and probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see underlying or hidden problems and patterns; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answer. Communicating (Verbal & Written): Listens attentively and expresses ideas clearly and concisely. Shares relevant information in a timely and effective manner. Is available to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect. Technical Knowledge: Does well in functional or technical courses; learns new industry, company, product, functional, or technical knowledge; and maintains a network of internal and external contacts. Equal Opportunity Employer