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We are hiring for a EHS Coordinator to join our team.
We have an exciting opportunity for a EHS Coordinator to join our company and support our Kroonstad location. As the EHS Coordinator, you will lead the execution of environmental, health, and safety programs at the production facility by partnering with site leadership, employees, contractors, and visitors to build and sustain a strong safety culture.
You will identify and mitigate risks through audits, line walks, and assessments; manage EHS incidents to ensure proper response, investigation, and follow‑up; and ensure all safety training, compliance documentation, permits, and records are accurately maintained.
Through continuous improvement efforts, collaboration with regional EHS, IHS partners, and effective communication, you will reduce hazards, prevent injuries and compliance events, and support safe, compliant, and efficient operations.
What You’ll Do:
- Coordinate the implementation and execution of company safety, health environmental, programs/ standards/, and policies at the site
- Work closely with site leaders; team members; contractors and visitors to build and sustain a healthy safety culture at the site
- Identify, resolve, and document unsafe acts and conditions through regular line walks, audits, and risk assessments
- Manage EHS incidents through a coordinated effort with the site leadership team and regional EHS support to ensure proper response, reporting, investigation, and follow up
- Ensure safety training expectations are executed at the site for full time and contingent workers, contractors, and visitors
- Maintain accurate EHS records, permits, and compliance documentation.
- Execute EHS continuous improvement efforts at the site aimed at reducing injury & illness risk, removing hazards, and avoiding compliance events
- Engage with EHS communities, regional EHS consultants, and other stakeholders to execute EHS programs and projects
Location: Kroonstad
This role is 100% site dedicated.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree. Occupational, safety or health
- OSHA 10-hr or 30-hr training certification (or equivalent regulatory training)
- EHS professional credentials (CSP,STS.)
Skills, Key Competencies and Requirements:
- Minimum two years of manufacturing/operations, agriculture, training, or safety related experience and/or education.
- Valid driver's license with ability to drive a company vehicle when needed
- Excellent communication skills (written, oral, and interpersonal) with ability to speak comfortably and confidently in front of groups
- Ability to influence others without authority
- Demonstrates solid coaching, leadership, problem solving, delegation, and decision-making skills
- Willing and able to work both outdoors and indoors in hot, cold, wet, dry, and dusty conditions
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Exhibits high attention to detail to maintain awareness of existing and proposed safety codes/regulations and company guidelines
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Vylor is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.
