EHS Representative

Job Description

Job Description

Come and work for a company that continues to grow and flourish and where our people make a difference! McDonald Plastic Molding is a subsidiary of A.Y. McDonald Industries, and has been operating since 1985. People join the business (and stay) because of our collaborative workplace, drive for innovation, and our family-oriented culture. McDonald Plastic Molding is a custom injection molding company known for producing high quality products that meet the needs of the customer – our Boss.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Ability to learn, understand and perform industrial hygiene monitoring; safety related audits; environmental regulations and related activities as directed by the EHS Manager
• Assist with and document the required safety and environmental compliance documentation for all subsidiary company sites (assist with other sites as needed and directed)
• Conduct periodic audits of EHS site documentation or Environmental Management System(EMS)
• Be able to work extended hours and/or any of the shifts for training, consultation, industrial hygiene monitoring, accident investigation and emergency notification
• Conduct environmental sampling, if necessary, at various sites with an understanding of environmental laws, requirements and environmental systems that protect the company
• Conduct EHS training to managers and co-workers as necessary to ensure compliance with internal procedures or EMS.
• Work with supervisors to help them better understand their role in safety. This includes how to look at the work and those doing the work to remove unsafe conditions and unsafe behaviors, identification of procedures that are unsafe and help their staff better understand a proactive safety culture.
• Oversee, track to completion, corrective actions derived from audits, risk assessments, safety suggestions, incident reports or internal audits to ensure completion
• Work in conjunction with the training coordinator or trainers to be a big part of the new co-worker safety orientation.
• Teach new people the importance of our safety-first culture as part of our company.
• Follow up on safety training with new and existing coworkers incrementally for their first year and periodically thereafter.
• Conduct direct safety training and shop talks around safety initiatives to ensure all coworkers understand the initiative and training needed to work safely.  Much of this may one on one training at the coworker’s workstation.
• Support and enhance the site’s safety committees to grow, change and become actively part of the safety culture at McDonald Plastic Molding
• Assist the EHS Manager, Plant Managers, Director of Operations and President with risk management objectives
• Assist in the creation of thorough, accurate and applicable EHS procedures
• Provide appropriate updates and reports to the management team as necessary
• Support and enhance the safety culture of the company via co-worker interaction and promoting safety as the number 1 importance of the company
• Perform other related duties as directed that correspond to the overall function of this position or as assigned by the EHS Manager
• Work with the training coordinator to improve and then help with the implementation of new safety training programs.

Environmental Management Systems (EMS):

• Lead the implementation and maintenance of ISO 14001 EMS across all facilities.
• Develop and manage internal audit programs and compliance tracking systems for environmental standards.
• Train facility personnel on ISO 14001 requirements and corrective action processes.
• Manage environmental compliance requests, including USMCA, RoHS, REACH, Prop 65, PFAS, and other regulatory obligations.
• Support Waste Management initiatives
• Sustainability Initiatives (Recycling Programs, Energy Reduction, and Environmental Reporting)
• Oversee supplier environmental requirement compliance.
• Develop a Scope 3 CO₂e monitoring system for emissions tracking.
• Maintain EMS-related records and manage record retention processes.

Safety Management:

• Manage OSHA Compliance
• Perform Risk Assessments and job safety analysis
• Incident Investigations and Corrective Actions
• Training and Development (LOTO, Chemical Handling, Forklift Safety, PPE, and Emergency Response)
• Air Quality Monitoring
• Noise Monitoring
• Manage retention of safety records in compliance with regulatory and internal policies.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with customer labeling requirements.
• IMDS management for Automotive customers

Key Competencies:

• Builds Trust: You honor your word by doing what you say you are going to do.
• Implementation/Execution: You are good at organizing and managing priorities and/or projects by using appropriate methodologies and tools.
• Problem Solving: You are a problem solver with the ability to encourage others in collaborative problem solving.
• Communication: You communicate effectively, professionally, and in a timely manner with your customers.
• Interpersonal: You work closely with key AY McDonald company personnel and develop positive working relationships based on trust, integrity, and mutual respect.
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to work with others, including union representatives if applicable, effectively to accomplish the goals of understanding between parties

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This individual will need collaborative and listening skills that put the customer as first priority and is continuously improving themselves and the customers they serve.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree (BS) from a 4-yr college in a related field or Associate's degree (A.S.) from 2-year college or university in a related field; or 3-5 years directly related experience and/or training that should include experience with ISO certifications and ongoing administration (e.g. ISO 14001; ISO 9001; ISO 45001)

  WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, though occasionally very loud when in parts of the foundry.

Benefits

Benefits include major medical (BCBS), Delta dental and vision, company sponsored basic life insurance and short-term disability. Voluntary life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and long-term disability available. Competitive 401(k) with company matching, generous PTO, 10 paid holidays, and company giveaways, family picnics, and more!

A pre-employment background check and 9 panel (no THC) drug screen required.

McDonald Plastic Molding is an equal opportunity employer.