Safety & Environmental Coordinator (EHS) in Warrenville, Illinois at Plymouth Tube Company - Trent

Plymouth Tube is seeking an experienced and proactive Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) professional to join our team and support our operations in the Northwest Territories. This position will play a key role in promoting a strong culture of environmental stewardship, workplace safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.

The EHS professional will work closely with employees, leadership, contractors, and regulatory agencies to identify and mitigate workplace and environmental risks, maintain compliance with applicable requirements, coordinate permitting and reporting activities, and deliver effective safety and environmental training.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on EHS professional who thrives in an operational environment, builds strong partnerships, solves complex challenges, and promotes a safe and compliant workplace.

The position supports mills in Maryland, Mississippi, Wisconsin, and Kentucky and requires regular travel. Candidates located near our Warrenville, IL corporate office and/or Chicago O’Hare International Airport are preferred.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position will provide full time environmental health and safety support to the operations and will ensure that all practices are in compliance with Northwest Territories regulatory requirements. The position will be responsible for coordinating regulatory programs and its permitting applications. Support the development and coordination of training programs for EHS. This position is responsible for planning, implementing, and coordinating programs to create a “zero injury” culture.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

Environmental:
•Compiles and submits logs as required by regulatory agencies.
•Keeps managers and employees alerted as to the hazards of working with toxic fumes, dangerous chemicals, and any other hazardous substances.
•Identifies and analyzes sources of pollution to determine their effects on plant operations.
•Collects and synthesizes data derived from pollution emission measurements, radiation monitoring & compliance, atmospheric monitoring, meteorological and mineralogical information, and soil or water samples.
•Determines the needs for environmental permits and makes proper permit applications.
•Reviews technical aspects of environmental project, confers with project engineers to formulate plans, coordinate project activities, establish reporting procedures and prepare environmental project progress reports.
•Coordinates planning, testing, and operating phases to complete project.
•Confers with local regulatory agencies to discover local environmental quality standards, industrial practices, and new developments in pollution abatement.
•Works with State and Federal environmental agencies to provide all required reports.
•Maintains required licensing for operation of environmental control equipment
•Provides technical assistance to agencies conducting related environmental studies.
•Responsible for Waste Water on site.

Safety:
•Leads collaborative efforts to develop and implement health and safety procedures and programs to improve health and safety culture, reduce injuries and liability, and ensure regulatory compliance to all regulatory agencies.
•Participates in the Safety and Environmental Orientation for new hires.
•Schedules and conducts health and safety training and maintain training records and materials.
•Develop accident prevention and loss control systems and programs for incorporation into operational policies, evaluates effectiveness and recommends corrective actions
•Maintain liaison with outside organizations, such as fire departments, hospitals, and rescue teams to assure information exchange and assistance
•Devise methods to evaluate safety program and conduct evaluations
•Maintain active role in industrial/ community safety awareness groups and associations
•Collects and provides data required by PTC, OSHA, and any other related governmental agencies
•Represents the organization in community or industry environmental groups and programs.
•Perform other duties and assignments as assigned.
Core Responsibilities
•Model Plymouth Tube values and behaviors as outlined in the Mission Statement
•Represent Plymouth Tube in a professional manner
•Follow all company Environmental and Safety policies, procedures and standards
•Follow all company Quality Standards

QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
•Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental or Safety related field preferred.
•Must possess or be able to obtain a Waste Water Class B Certification
•Environmental Reporting Experience with Air, Waste Water, Storm Water & Waste
•Hazmat operator’s certification 40+ hours, First Aid required.
•4-5 years minimum work experience in a manufacturing facility.
COMPETENCIES/DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS
Core Competencies
•Care & Commitment: Consistently reliable, follows work instructions, investigates any inconsistencies and looks ahead to next steps. Offers ideas for improvements (safety, operations, process, and quality) and actively participates in improvement processes. Accepts change as part of future state improvement and adapts with positive enthusiasm.
•Team Player: Steps up to help the team even when it’s outside of normal duties or comfort zone, looks out for the safety of self and team. Cooperates with others without dominating the group, values team members for their contributions and professional abilities, and always treats people with respect. Communicates ideas respectfully, honestly and clearly, and considers the suggestions and opinions of others
•Customer Focus: Seeks out information on customer requirements, stops a process when an inconsistency is suspected, and reports inconsistencies to the right person. Involves customers and seeks best resource before moving forward with key decisions; follows through on promises made to internal/external customer. Delivers accurate product, services and paperwork to the next operation
•Initiative: Initiates problem solving to address issues, acts without being told or directed, actively participates in resolution, seeks best alternative even if it challenges the status quo. Does and says the right things for the right reasons even when it’s uncomfortable, speaks up immediately when seeing a safety hazard, a process error, or problem to resolve. Acts with sense of urgency: Gives immediate attention to tasks or issues that prevent organization from reaching goals, rethinks priorities and organizes work to achieve goals or get goals back on track.
Job Specific Competencies
•EHS Excellence: Drives improvements in EHS culture in organization. Maintains necessary records, testing, sampling and training to comply with OSHA, IDEM and Plymouth Tube requirements. Holds accountable all managers for improvements in Environmental. Noticeably present in all facilities to assist in coaching and counseling appropriate behaviors to improve safety and environmental performance
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Such accommodations will be reviewed by management on a case-by-case basis.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk, use hands to grasp, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: minority/female/disability/veteran