EHS Technician

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations.

Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions. Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities.

At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better.

We are seeking an EHS Technician for Nutek Disposables located in McElhattan, PA. This position will be responsible for providing technical skills in the operation and support of the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) programs to maintain an accident-free work environment and ensure compliance with applicable EHS regulatory requirements.

• Aspires to achieve a zero-injury culture through visible support of the injury prevention and EHS programs
• Ensure required Environmental, Health, and Safety training is complete for all team members
• Active participation/facilitation in EHS related meetings and training sessions
• Coordinate new hire EHS orientation process / training
• Assist organization in controlling hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee activities
• Participate in Safety Risk Assessments
• Participate in Safety Committee meetings
• Participate in ERT drills and training sessions
• Coordinate hands-on fire extinguisher training
• Participate in maintaining EHS documents / records
• Participate in Industrial Hygiene assessments/monitoring/sampling in accordance with the IH program
• Conduct regular walk-through EHS inspections to identify hazards, document findings, recommend corrective actions and follow through to ensure corrections have been made
• Assist in establishing policies for preventive actions through studying accidents and potential risks in general work environments
• Conduct periodic internal company and contractor EHS audits
• Assist in coordinating and overseeing the return-to-work program for injured workers
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with all employees, vendors and customers
• Facilitate communication of company EHS policies, procedures and standards with all visitors, including contractors and vendors
• Participates in and supports the development of Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, Standard Work, etc. for all technical areas and supports consistency across all shifts.
• Partners with appropriate cross-departmental teams to receive feedback and input for all assigned projects.
• Assists with the implementation of EHS related improvement projects across the site.
• Assists with root cause analysis for EHS related incidents, data collection, and identification and implementation of appropriate corrective improvements.
• Complete administrative responsibilities and documentation, including training records, accident / incident reporting, etc.
• Track and trend incident data in Safety Management System
• Responsible for the use and maintenance of all…