Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.2 billion in 2023.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions .

Our Consumer & Specialities segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.

Job Summary: The EHS Coordinator will collaboratively work with the Pet Care EHS team to oversee health, safety and environmental concerns at the Dyersburg, TN location. Work with the plant management team to provide coaching, training and oversight for all tools necessary to ensure employees can work safely, while at the same time making sure that all operations stay in compliance with any and all regulations.

Location: Dyersburg, TN

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Assist in the implementation of all EHS programs and procedures that address regulatory and permit requirements, corporate policies, and best practices.
Act as liaison between EHS Director and/or Plant Manager with local, state and federal agencies, as required, including report generation and submittal compliance.
Assists in management and implementation of all site Environmental programs such as, not limited to air permit, storm water permit, solid waste, chemical reporting, and other related elements.
Coordinate and track industrial Hygiene activities in collaboration with EHS Director.
Maintains Chemicals and chemical inventory processes for the plant. Maintain and support SDS database.
Support incidents investigations and incident management processes.
Complete documents, records, logs and other written or computer-based documents according to established procedures.
Assist in tracking of injuries and act as liaison with workers compensation carrier, employee and manager as required.
Reporting of injuries / incidents to regulatory agencies as needed. Management of injury/incident tracking system.
Assist or lead EHS committees and meetings.
Maintain and provide information on emergency response procedures, hazardous material handling risk assessments/NRTRs and industrial hygiene policies. Manage Emergency Response/Action Plan.
Prepare EHS training materials and participate in conducting the training.
Responsible for assisting or leading EHS training of new employees (OSHA, MSHA Part 48 & 46).
Interface/communicate with other departments to ensure successful completion of tasks with regards to health/safety/environmental requirements.
Continuously observe safety rules and practices, check the condition of safety equipment, attend and participate in scheduled safety meetings and training.
Work closely with Pet Care and Corporate EHS personnel.
Develop and prepare various EHS and Operational Excellence (OE) reports and statistical data as required.
Actively participates in sustainable improvement processes and utilizes OE tools such as 5S, kaizen, Daily Management Control, Standard Work, Problem Solving, among others.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

Performs additional duties as required.

Qualifications/Requirements

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Education: High School diploma is required. Post high school education and/or minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role highly preferred. Experience with Microsoft Office programs required. SharePoint experience is strongly preferred. OSHA Certification (OSHA 10, 30 OR 40) and Accident/Injury investigation Certification preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Must be capable of working effectively and successfully at a high level with very little supervision. Working closely with others who are on or off-site while taking ownership of work processes is a key competency.
Must have thorough knowledge of office practices, procedures and equipment. Must have ability to speak, read and understand English and be skilled in the proper / professional use of English, including proper spelling and punctuation. Must be organized and detail oriented.
Must be proficient in PC programs used in MTI & Pet Care processes. MS Office, Sharepoint, Oracle, KMI and all other programs used in the business processes. Knowledge and demonstrated skills with MS Office; particularly intermediate to advanced Excel skills. Requirement to keep current with computer tools and programs used to fulfill job duties, and must be patient with and help others utilize them as needed.
Must be independent, self-motivated, driven to achieve results/targets, as well as multi-task and prioritize proficiently. Must be persistent when appropriate to accomplish necessary duties. Additionally, is expected to be adaptable / flexible to changing work assignments, have a high level of integrity, dependability and self-control to maintain composure.
Must work well with others and act as a team player with multiple groups/teams. Must be willing to use electronic communication techniques, including video meetings. A positive and helpful demeanor is a necessary attribute when working with others internal & external to MTI.
Must learn and memorize procedures, manage time effectively and efficiently, meet established deadlines, read, understand and follow all ISO, company, job specific and safety policies/procedures, and attend/use all required training.
Must have demonstrated project management capability, through successfully leading several projects to closure with minimal supervision.

Travel : Must be willing to travel to other locations when needed / requested.

Working Conditions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is typically required to regularly conduct work in a controlled office environment, moving around the office as needed, walking, sitting at a desk, and using office equipment, including but not limited to a personal computer, copier, scanner and phone. Regular contact with individuals internal and external to the organization occurs via various methods of communication. On a frequent basis, there will be exposure to plant production areas, which may include varying temperatures, exposure to outside weather conditions as well as loud noise from equipment and dust from production processes. Exposure to plant areas requires the use of appropriate safety equipment. Personal protective equipment is available for employee use in these circumstances.

Work Hours: The schedule is typically the day shift. However, employee must have ability to work the shift/number of hours in which duties need to be accomplished, including overtime, holidays and weekends, if necessary.

Safety Training: A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is to be provided New Employee Training. This may include online training as well as instruction from a qualified individual in a classroom type of training setting.

Safety Equipment: Safety equipment is available for use if a situation arises where it becomes required or desired by the employee.

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