Health, Safety and Facilities Coordinator

Gorbel’s mission is simple: We improve people’s lives.

That mission guides everything we do, from the products and service we provide to our outside customers to the work environment we foster for our employees. We are a manufacturer of material handling and fall protection products for the production and warehouse/distribution sectors. We’re on the cutting edge of manufacturing and distribution; a thriving, growing company that is constantly seeking out new ways to innovate and elevate our products and our processes - and we’re looking for people like you to join us in that mission.

We’re currently hiring for open positions in the US and Canada. We operate in Canada as Engineered Lifting Systems and Equipment (ELS)/DBA Gorbel® Canada, and subsequent communication related to Canadian positions may show the ELS name. You may be contacted by phone by recruitment personnel based in either Canada or New York.

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**Job Description**:
The Health & Safety/Facilities Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that buildings and their services meet the needs of the employees who work within them. The individual will be accountable for oversight on security, maintenance, cleaning, repairs, construction projects (as needed), and other environments. Additionally, the incumbent will develop, administer, and implement occupational health, safety, and environmental programs, for one or more locations. The coordinator will also work in conjunction with others to sustain key safety programs to protect the health and safety of the employees.

**Responsibilities**:
Health & Safety
- Lead safety in a highly collaborative manner that provides employees the opportunity and responsibility for helping to create a safe work environment.
- Responsible for safety orientation for all new employees.
- Develop and deliver safety training; create safety talks for leaders to deliver; organize and track employee training and ensure compliance with training requirements.
- Provide training to managers and others on occupational safety issues.
- Develop, implement, and administer safety programs, policies, and practices to enable a safe workplace.
- Maintain and manage EHS process documentation and records.
- Update current policies and procedures manual to ensure compliance.
- Evaluate tasks and create risk assessments, safe work procedures, written reports, and recommendations.
- Participate in accident-incident investigations along with JHSC member(s) to identify corrective actions and root cause(s)
- Ensure the timely completion of accident/injury reporting.
- Track incident follow-up activities to ensure that identified actions resulting from accidents, near miss, or hazard identification are completed in a timely manner.
- Direct and review the analysis of accident and injury data to identify opportunities to continuously improve workplace safety.
- Coordinate monthly workplace inspections, in conjunction with JHSC members.
- Oversee the Joint Health & Safety Committee.
- Develop and communicate emergency preparedness, response, and evacuation practices and processes. Ensures readiness via regular communication and drills.
- Ensure that all PPE is compliant and meets the protective needs of the workforce; engage and consult users in the selection of standard PPE.
- Research occupational safety information to assure the best available methods and equipment are adopted to minimize the hazards in the workplace.
- Maintain awareness of amendments to the Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) and Regulations and make recommendations for their implementation.
- Responsible for monitoring adherence to the company safety program by all employees and subcontractors.
- Collaborate with U.S based safety professionals to standardize policies, and communications, where appropriate and practical.
- Lead and/or participate on teams with safety, technical, management, and other team members.
- Oversee noise, air, hearing, and other required testing and management of any required response.
- Assist Human Resources to assess injured employee and identify modified duties.
- Manage SDS documentation.
- Lead response to external agency investigations, visits, or audits.

**Responsibilities**:
Facilities
- Responsible for inspection, maintenance, repair, and improvements of mechanical, plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems in conjunction with contractors, as needed.
- Responsible for scheduling maintenance services for overhead doors, dock plates, cranes, forklifts, etc. Determine compliance and source new/replacements when necessary.
- Responsible for the monitoring and execution of our standard cleaning program for multiple sites.
- Ensures quality of janitorial/cleaning services provided by internal and external resources.
- Maintains the company’s security and fire suppression systems.
- Responsible for responding to after hour alarms.
- Responsible for providing key fobs to new employees.
- Responsible for organizing seasona