Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator

Company Overview

Covia responsibly provides mineral solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, our products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation. Long‑standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covia’s market‑inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development, further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.

Covia is looking for a dynamic Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator (EHS) who will have a positive impact on our teams at our Elco & Tamms, IL locations. The EHS Coordinator is accountable to coordinate and administer the Safety & Health and Environmental Programs in a manner consistent with corporate and governmental standards.

• Accept personal responsibility for your own safety by working to maintain a safe work environment and evaluating all tasks utilizing the SLAM risk protocol. Report all near hit incidents, unsafe acts, or situations and injuries immediately to my supervisor.
• Establish and implement plant safety training programs consistent with Corporate Safety and Health policies that incorporate required regulatory training.
• Conduct regular monthly safety inspections of the facilities and report any findings for correction.
• Ensure completion and documentation of monthly employee safety meetings.
• Represent the Tamms/Elco plants in the Monthly S&H/Ops Meetings.
• Recommend policies and procedures to comply with state and federal safety standards.
• Accompany regulatory agency inspectors on plant tours. Oversee correction of any identified deficiencies or citations.
• Direct activities of Company/Employee Safety Committees when appropriate.
• Distribute personal protection equipment required by Corporate and governmental regulations.
• Administer plant medical programs, including physical examinations (x-rays) and regulatory first aid training.
• Perform tests to measure dust, noise, and other items as required.
• Coordinate remedial activities for dust, noise and other types of personal over exposures.
• Interface with supervisors in recruitment and indoctrination of new employees.
• Investigate and report incidents for insurance, regulatory, and corporate reporting, and propose plans for the prevention of their recurrence.
• Administrator the plant's workers compensation program.
• Administer the plant's fire security program.
• Oversee the plant's visitor and contractor sign‑in procedure.
• Review the plant safety program with the Corporate Safety and Health Department as required.
• Supervise the plant's environmental program as directed.
• Obtain, maintain and renew environmental operating permits for mine and plant activities.
• Coordinate and complete state, federal and corporate environmental monitoring programs and
• Develop and implement environmental training programs that meet regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Manage and maintain the WHC habitat program.
• Serve as a member of the plant’s Steering Team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related field required or equivalent professional experience in Health, Safety, and Environmental role.
• 1-2 years of Occupational Safety & Health experience required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Cority software is desirable.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Software:
  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & SharePoint.

Our core values – Safety, Team, Customers, Growth, and Courage – guide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision:
Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider, and through the passion and commitment of our people, we enable customer success, ensuring a sustainable future for our company.

• Live the Life‑Saving Rules.
• Build high‑performing work teams.
• Focus on customers.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset.
• Do the right thing, always.

At Covia, we strive for and…