Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinatior

Overview

Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator

Location:

Lexington, TN, US, 38351

Position Type:
Professional

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

We are seeking to add an Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator to our team in our Lexington Production Plant. This role you will be responsible to support the line organization monitoring and evaluating occupational hazards and support implementation of action plans with methods and tools.

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and local EHS regulations across the plant
• Develop, maintain and continuously improve ISO 45001 & ISO 14001 management systems in a digital environment
• Plan and conduct internal audits; prepare and lead external ISO audits
• Perform risk assessments, safety inspections, and incident investigations with CAPA follow-up
• Deliver EHS training and drive safety culture on the shop floor
• Track, analyze, and report EHS KPIs and audit performance
• Partner with Operations, Quality, and Maintenance to embed EHS into daily production activities
• Develop sustainability awareness and mindset in the plant
• Participate in EHS related projects
• Work with digital tools

You May Have What It Takes for This Exciting Role…

We are looking for a resourceful and responsible individual to lead the emergency response team. The candidate we’re looking for should be keen on teamwork and self-motivated to work with minimum supervision. In addition, excellent communication skills are necessary as is the need for fluency in speaking and writing English to communicate successfully with internal stakeholders of the organization.

This position requires the following:

• B.S. degree in environmental, safety or demonstrated equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in industrial, manufacturing, environmental or commercial occupational health and safety management experience.
• H&S certification (e.g. CIH, ARM and/or CSP) preferred.

Employees in Volvo Penta are required to meet and/or develop to the following competencies:

• Respect:
  You trust, respect and provide equal attention to those around you.
• Collaborative:
  You build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet objectives
• Trust:
  You gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity
• Stakeholder Management:
  You can engage with others effectively no matter their role
• Self-Development:
  You seek new ways to grow and be challenged using different ways of learning
• Change Management:
  You know others respond to change differently and you support with empathy
• Influencing:
  You help colleagues by sharing your ideas and ensure that your message is clear
• Strategic mindset:
  You see future possibilities ahead and can translate them into new strategies
• Networking:
  You build formal and informal relationships across the organization proactively
• Accountability:
  You take responsibility and own up to commitments.
• Manage ambiguity:
  You can operate effectively even when things are not certain or clear

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. This job is an on-site position along with flexibility based on Volvo Group work principles and coordination with your manager. Occasional domestic and international travel.

Standing; walking; sitting, lifting and/or move up to 10 pounds. Can sustain long or irregular work hours occasionally.

Our Small Town—A Little About Where We Live & Work

Located in Henderson County, Lexington is situated midway between Memphis and Nashville, in West Tennessee. As a small town, Lexington is a great place to live filled with historic attactions such as Natchez Trace State Park and Shiloh National Military Civil War Park. There are family-oriented attractions such as…