Job Responsibilities
- Promote and champion Zero Harm and Zero Waste initiatives and culture across all
- plant operations and personnel
- Assist and act as a resource for department supervisors in identifying hazards and ensuring continuous compliance with all internal and external safety regulations and requirements
- Coordinates all plant safety training and maintains training matrix ensuring completion and compliance of those training programs
- Responsible for all safety related policies, procedures, and programs for the plant
- Responsible for developing and implementing facility wide on-the-job (OJT) training program
- Responsible for compiling and maintaining all SOP updates
- Interact with employees and take a proactive approach to safety related items at the facility
- Lead plant safety committee and participate on any safety subcommittees
- Take lead on all safety inspections and audits
- Assist in maintaining the Responsible Care 14001 Program including participating in the audits
- Assist in maintaining ISO 9001 certification and participating in the associated audits
- Responsible for safety data entry into FOCUS
- Act as the backup for the Environmental Coordinator
- Responsible for managing sustainability initiatives
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree safety or related degree required
- 1-2 years of safety experience in an industrial setting preferred
- Strong organizational, communication and analytical skills with the ability to use basic computer software
- Knowledge in the areas of OSHA regulations and safety management is preferred
- Team player, ability to set priorities, analyze problems, work independently, and manage time effectively
Koppers Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category or characteristic protected by federal law, state or local law.
What We Do
Koppers, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global wood preservation technology company that creates safe and environmentally responsible solutions to solve our customer’s most important challenges. Our products and services are used in a variety of niche applications in a diverse range of end-markets including railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber and construction industries. With more than 2,100 employees, we maintain a global manufacturing and distribution network, with facilities in North America, South America, Australasia, China and Europe.
Koppers is committed to living a culture of Zero Harm that places the care of our people, our environment and our communities first at all times. The company is also a member of the American Chemistry Council and dedicated to adopting its Responsible Care® initiative at all of our locations worldwide.
