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Greene Tweed HSE Coordinator in Ochang, South Korea
At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success.
If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed.
Serves as subject matter expert and provides occupational health, safety and environmental (HSE) support to the facility. Oversight of and works closely with site management on all HSE matters. Serves as the site’s primary resource to establish, administer, and monitor performance of applicable HSE policies, programs, and associated management systems for ensuring a safe and healthy work environment as well as compliance with applicable HSE regulations. Analyzes and interprets regulatory requirements and permit conditions that apply to facility operations. Works closely with facility personnel to implement appropriate corporate, business and site level HSE policies, programs, and associated management systems. Shares relevant information on HSE matters between individual facilities and Corporate HSE. Supports goals and objectives set by Corporate HSE and within the facility. Coordinates HSE training to ensure personnel receive the information and training required to operate and maintain the facility in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. Coordinates accident investigation and reporting processes, serves as lead investigator for recordable incidents, manages workers’ injury management and the return-to-work processes working with HR and the employee’s supervisor to minimize costs and future liabilities. Maintains the required records. Actively fosters a culture of HSE excellence that is aligned with corporate HSE directives.
Specific Responsibility:
Serves as the main HSE subject matter expert and point of contact for HSE matters at the facility. Identifies, develops, implements, administers, and maintains written facility level HSE programs in accordance with legal and company requirements. Delivers or facilitates training required by HSE regulations and associated programs.
Identifies compliance obligations associated with applicable federal, state, and local HSE regulations relative to the scope and specifics of the operations
Identifies and implements risk reduction initiatives and programs to minimize/eliminate unsafe conditions and at-risk behaviors.
Coordinates HSE related projects and works with internal maintenance, production management and outside resources on HSE matters as needed.
Coordinates and maintains an internal safety program, including safety committees and regular safety meetings.
Reports HSE performance metrics to the site management and Corporate HSE for review. Assists in the preparation of HSE performance reports/presentations. Works closely with Global HSE Manager to respond to regulatory inquiries, inspections and/or notices of violation pertaining to HSE regulatory requirements, permits and associated programs.
Assesses the effectiveness of existing HSE programs and management systems and updates as necessary to ensure compliance and effective performance.
Conducts routine HSE walkthroughs, inspections and/or audits of facility operations. Monitors findings and management of corrective actions to ensure timely resolution of findings from incidents, inspections, and audits.
Coordinates with Corporate HSE and local management worker injury management programs, including return-to-work programs as relevant in the country of operation. Implements the company’s accident investigation programs and procedures to ensure work related injuries are reported and investigated with root cause analysis to prevent recurrences. Assists with accident investigations if necessary and serves as lead investigator for serious incidents (i.e., recordables). Coordinates local requirements for reporting workplace injuries to the relevant government agencies. Assists with HR and the employee’s supervisor regarding work restrictions relevant to the injured employee to ensure that restrictions are being followed, and all scheduled appointments are met.
Facilitates HSE training program as required by regulation and company policy as a means of assuring compliance and providing a safe work environment. Act as primary contact for HSE specific training needs for all employees at the location, including HSE training as a part of new employee orientation training.
Identifies and maintains relevant environmental programs, including recordkeeping for air, water/stormwater, and special/hazardous waste management programs for the operations and jurisdictions covered.
Takes a lead role in coordinating emergency response programs working with the site operations leader and the site’s emergency response/first aid team including life/safety, fire protection and emergency evacuation procedures. Responsible for ensuring that the facility has the required level of fully trained first responders. Coordinates appropriate annual drills for all shifts.
Coordinates the facility’s PPE program including identification of minimum and job specific PPE requirements based on job hazard analyses or risk assessments, identifying suitable PPE vendors, and ensuring the correct PPE is available at the facility.
Utilizes HSE data management software to track hazards, near misses, accidents, injuries, safety observations, audits, inspections and associated corrective actions. Identify appropriate systems for management of environmental related data to support compliance with environment permits and associated regulations. Supports the collection of data necessary to meet environmental sustainability reporting.
Maintains a good working knowledge/understanding of manufacturing activities and applicable HSE regulations. Monitors for changes to HSE regulatory requirements.
To the best extent possible, maintains a physical presence in the facility during core work hours by spending time on manufacturing floor observing and interacting with managers, supervisors and production employees. Periodically attend shift change over meetings and observe operations during off-shift hours to observe effectiveness of HSE management systems.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
A minimum of 5 years’ professional work experience in a safety role in an industrial / manufacturing environment. A minimum of 3 years’ professional work experience in an environmental role desired but not mandatory.
Must be proficient in federal, state, and local occupational health and safety regulations, applicable industry standards, and core industrial safety concepts (e.g., machine guarding, lockout/tagout, fall protection, rigging, forklift operation, racking etc.) Relevant safety certifications a plus.
Must have good working knowledge and/or the ability to quickly learn applicable federal, state and local environmental regulations and applicable standards related to air emissions, water/stormwater management, solid and hazardous waste management practices as they apply to Greene Tweed operations. Good working knowledge of emergency response preparedness, hazardous materials handling, etc.
First aid / CPR / AED certification or the ability to obtain certification within 3 months of accepting the position is required. Advanced First Aid certification a plus. Applicable industrial safety training a plus.
Ability to manage forklift operator certification program is required.
Ability to work in a team-oriented environment. Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization since the position will support multiple managers (facility and value stream) within the facility.
Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills. Program and project management skills are critical.
Must possess strong analytical skills to evaluate facility safety awareness and behaviors. Must be able to evaluate performance metrics and establish the necessary plans to drive continuous improvement. Ability to act as a “change agent” to drive safety culture change.
Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to work with HSE data management software and analyze data. Ability to maintain accurate records to support compliance and program management.
Education
- BS / BA in an appropriate science or technical field is required unless an appropriate amount of equivalent experience is demonstrated.
Essential Job Functions
Physical Requirements:
Standing Frequently (46-100%)
Sitting Occasionally (16-45%)
Lifting Up to 15lbs without assistance
Carrying Up to 15lbs without assistance
Walking Frequently (46-100%)
Hearing (ability to detect noises) Ability to detect noises with or without corrective devices
Vision Clarity of vision, with or without corrective lenses
Mental Requirements:
Problem Solving Frequently (46-100%)
Making Decisions Ability to make decisions that have a significant impact
Supervise Occasionally (16-45%)
Interpret Data Frequently (46-100%)
Organize Frequently (46-100%)
Read/Write Frequently (46-100%)
Communication
Work Environment
High Temperatures Occasionally (16-45%)
Low Temperatures Occasionally (16-45%)
Noises Moderate
Fumes Exposure Rarely (0-15%)
Note: This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the Supervisor. All requirements are subject to change and updates.
Where Inspiration Drives Innovation
At Greene Tweed we believe that our true capability as a technology-focused company comes from our employees. Every customer challenge is solved by a team, and members are engaged across departments. From engineering and manufacturing, to sales and marketing, we work together using cutting-edge technology to assess problems, recommend solutions, and bring them into reality.
The tools of social business bring voices from around the world together in collaboration. And advanced capabilities such as FEA and state-of-the-art laboratories allow for comprehensive testing, analysis, and predictive modeling. Our manufacturing facilities expand the limits of possibility in fabrication. And embedded Lean Six Sigma upholds the highest levels of quality and efficiency during production.
This process of development is fundamental to Greene Tweed’s ability to solve critical challenges. And it means going beyond the right tools, and seeking out the right people.