Environmental, Health and Safety Technician (EHS) - De Pere, WI

at  Jones Sign

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (EHS) TECHNICIAN

Be a part of something visible! Whether it’s a sign atop a high-rise building, or channel letters on a store front, our work stands out as some of the best in the industry. Jones Sign Company has grown immensely over the past 100 years with high profile projects which span the nation. Recent projects include the Las Vegas Raiders Stadium, Empower Field at Mile High Stadium, and the FC Cincinnati Soccer Field.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Supporting our safety core value, this position is responsible for assisting in promoting our culture of safety through employee interaction by demonstrating a passion for safety and providing the coaching, tools, and training needed to make our employees successful.

Responsibilities:

• Provides a daily presence on the production floor(s) to be hands on and work with employees and equipment.
• Assists in monitoring the fit testing program.
• Support the required EHS standards to ensure the environmental, health, safety and security of employees.
• Performs spot audits for employee compliance on inspections and daily job hazard analysis (JHA)
• Participates in the investigation of near miss, incident, injury, or illness investigations to discover root cause and develop corrective actions to prevent reoccurrences.
• Conduct plant workplace inspections and audits to identify work hazards and exposure and create corrective actions.
• Conduct EHS safety training for the workforce. Track and trend EHS training completed and facilitate makeup safety training in the EHS system.
• Responsible for record-keeping and maintaining department files for environmental, health and safety.
• Assist with EHS software orientation and training.
• Be a resource to employees on safety policies and procedures and the EHS system.
• Facilitate new employee orientation and check-in with new hires regularly to benchmark training progress and any safety concerns.
• Actively participate in team meetings & demonstrate willingness to partner closely with operations and safety committees.
• Conducts inspections of safety equipment
• Collaborates with the Safety Manager to schedule and coordinate required monthly and yearly training sessions.
• Other duties as assigned by the Safety Manager

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Highschool Diploma and two or more years in a manufacturing setting.
• Safety role or significant leadership role on an employee safety committee, preferred.
• General understanding of OSHA regulations
• OSHA 30 General Industry certification a plus
• Ability to work independently and a self-starter.
• Project management skills
• Ability to address large groups in person or web conferencing.
• Have a strong desire for personal and professional development.

• Provides a daily presence on the production floor(s) to be hands on and work with employees and equipment.
• Assists in monitoring the fit testing program.
• Support the required EHS standards to ensure the environmental, health, safety and security of employees.
• Performs spot audits for employee compliance on inspections and daily job hazard analysis (JHA)
• Participates in the investigation of near miss, incident, injury, or illness investigations to discover root cause and develop corrective actions to prevent reoccurrences.
• Conduct plant workplace inspections and audits to identify work hazards and exposure and create corrective actions.
• Conduct EHS safety training for the workforce. Track and trend EHS training completed and facilitate makeup safety training in the EHS system.
• Responsible for record-keeping and maintaining department files for environmental, health and safety.
• Assist with EHS software orientation and training.
• Be a resource to employees on safety policies and procedures and the EHS system.
• Facilitate new employee orientation and check-in with new hires regularly to benchmark training progress and any safety concerns.
• Actively participate in team meetings & demonstrate willingness to partner closely with operations and safety committees.
• Conducts inspections of safety equipment
• Collaborates with the Safety Manager to schedule and coordinate required monthly and yearly training sessions.
• Other duties as assigned by the Safety Manage