Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator

About the role

Antolin is a leading global automotive supplier, expert in designing, manufacturing, and supplying solutions for vehicles around the world. Its product portfolio includes trim, headliners, and acoustic systems, as well as lighting and other interior systems. Antolin offers comprehensive solutions with a focus on quality, safety, and sustainability. Its products are used in many of the world’s leading car brands, including JLR, BMW, Toyota, Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Ford.

You will be part of a highly engaged multinational organization with international career opportunities. Antolin offers a learning journey adapted to your professional experience. You will work on international projects for world-renowned companies in the automotive sector and find an open environment to learn new technologies. Antolin can offer you a competitive salary, benefits, and valuable OEM discounts.

Coordinate, develop, and implement health and safety and accident prevention programs to reduce or eliminate occupational accidents and injuries.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities. The Company reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Duties, responsibilities, or activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.

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Responsibilities

• Conduct daily analyses of accident causes and identify hazards.
• Conduct training, including annual KYOSHA/OSHA-required training, and safety and accident prevention programs.
• Administer, coordinate, and provide training on all health and safety-related items and permits as required to comply with local, state, and federal regulations. Update documents and training to remain current with the latest requirements and legislation.
• Coordinate with the Human Resource Manager the administration of Workers Compensation safety programs and authorization of injury treatment, as needed. Monitor all accident investigations.
• Be responsible for the safety manual. Train employees on all necessary health and safety programs, assist and participate in developing orientation for new hires in the area of health and safety, and coordinate and facilitate Safety Committee meetings and activities.
• Provide meaningful statistics to management in a timely manner to assist in continued improvement of workplace health, safety, and loss control.
• Ensure external and internal complaints related to health or safety are recorded and reported to management.
• Communicate with all department managers on the design and use of equipment, shops, fire prevention, and safety programs.
• Meet with department managers to determine health and safety training needs and ensure successful programs.
• Inspect the organization’s facilities to detect existing or potential accident and health hazards; recommend corrective or preventive measures where appropriate.
• Participate in or supervise the investigation and completion of reported accidents and injuries.
• Keep managers and employees alerted to the hazards of working with toxic fumes, dangerous chemicals, and any other hazardous substances.
• Coordinate training programs, including CPR, PPE, Emergency Evacuation, and first aid, employee safety committees, or media that will increase proficiency in safe practices and promote safety consciousness.
• Prepare and arrange a health/safety fair.
• Maintain safety files and records.
• Be available to communicate with employees, supervisors, managers, and subordinates at all times.
• Provide timely, appropriate responses to requests, suggestions, or complaints, or refer such comments to the appropriate person regarding health and safety.
• Communicate information to all managers and state problems or challenges to be resolved.
• Work closely with all department managers and take on any additional responsibility deemed necessary by management; perform other duties as assigned.
• Ensure and maintain Environmental and ISO 14001 compliance and audits.
• Conduct and manage all environmental, safety, and health inspections.
• Follow all company Process cards and Procedures.
• Advise the department manager of situations that may pose a significant risk to employee health and safety.
• Initiate action plans to prevent the occurrence of any violations or nonconformance relating to health and safety.
• Identify and record any problems relating to health and safety, initiate, recommend, or provide solutions through appropriate channels, and verify implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Health and Safety preferred.
• 3-5 years experience in safety program development or with occupational safety health or a related field.
• Able to maintain confidential information.
• Excellent communication, organization, and employee relation skills.
• 8D Problem Solving, TS16949, and Continuous Improvement.
• Good customer service skills and proficient computer knowledge in MS Office.
• Ability to sit, stand, and move around the office or manufacturing environment when needed.
• Ability to conduct computer work or engage in discussion with employees.
• May require travel.