EHS Coordinator

What you’ll do:

Join Our Team: Making a Difference at Eaton

Are you enthusiastic about shaping the future of Eaton by working on our environmental, health, and safety team? Do you have the skills and experience to be part of a team that champions our site EHS processes? Do you have a curious mind, one that craves process improvement and presents their point of view if things can be done in a unique way? If so, we want you to join our team as the EHS Coordinator. This position will be an onsite role based out of our manufacturing site in Milton, Ontario.

Who we are: Eaton’s Milton, Ontario site is Eaton's largest manufacturing facility in Canada. Known for our large-scale custom electrical-build projects, we take pride in our highly engaged workforce, where we are focused on inclusion and celebrate diversity regularly through site engagement events. We are committed to powering Canadian infrastructure in an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient way and are looking to hire passionate individuals who are enthusiastic about shaping the future of Eaton.

Our commitment: Eaton is not just about business; we are about making a difference. Our team is dedicated to improving lives and safeguarding the environment through our products and services.

What will you do?

• Champion a strong EHS culture: Actively promote a safe work environment and advance EHS goals by generating initiatives focused on incident prevention.
• EHS data management and training: Conduct EHS data analysis, manage and report data, and provide technical expertise. Develop and deliver hands-on EHS training, including behaviour-based safety techniques.
• Program implementation and coordination: Assist in or drive the implementation and coordination of EHS prevention programs. Actively participate in EHS and ISO audits, address audit findings, and complete EHS program requirements such as inspections and investigations.
• Environmental initiatives: Focus on site environmental efforts, such as waste reduction, waste management, and wastewater treatment. Implement strategic environmental initiatives.
• Hazard/risk assessment and training: Perform hazard/risk assessments and create safe operating procedures. Train and educate employees on job-related hazards.
• EHS committee participation and document maintenance: Actively participate in the EHS committee, including inspections, deficiency reporting, and corrective action tracking. Maintain EHS-related documents, such as permits, inspection reports, and training records.
• You will present a variety of safety training topics to groups of employees.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications: 

• Must have completed a college diploma or University degree in Health & Safety from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in environmental, health and safety in a manufacturing facility. Minimum 30% of previous experience must be environmental-specific job responsibilities. 
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without company sponsorship.
• Only candidates residing within an 80 km radius of Milton will be considered for this position. No moving (relocation) is offered for this position.
• Must have experience utilizing a variety of digital tools to track and/or present safety metrics.

Preferred Qualifications:
•    ISO 9001:2015 knowledge. Knowledge of ISO 14001.
•    Knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles. 

Skills:

What will make you successful?
The successful candidate will have knowledge of Ontario Occupational, Health Safety and Environmental legislation and requirements for compliance. They should be adept with digital tools and capable of analyzing data, reporting out on metrics using tools like Microsoft Excel – including pivot tables and conditional formatting, and can quickly learn new digital tools.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, are crucial for this role, along with the willingness to proactively approach employees to reinforce proper safety behaviours on the production floor. The candidate should also be able to multi-task and shift priorities as needed in a fast-paced environment. 

It is also crucial for the successful candidate to be aligned with Eaton’s values, including to have a safety-first mindset and someone who values inclusion and diversity.