Plant EHS Compliance Coordinator

Join Dietz & Watson in Philadelphia

At our Philadelphia, PA headquarters, we’re seeking a Plant EHS Compliance Coordinator to champion safety culture and environmental compliance across our manufacturing and distribution operations. Step into a role where your work keeps people safe and our facilities compliant at one of America’s leading food manufacturers.

A day in this role

Your morning might start on the production floor reviewing Job Safety Analyses and ergonomic observations with plant leaders. By mid-shift, you’re facilitating the Safety Committee, capturing attendance and minutes, and scheduling action items. Later, you’re training new hires on OSHA programs, updating written plans, and closing out maintenance safety work orders before walking the distribution center for an audit.

What you’ll do

• Maintain compliance for all safety and environmental programs and keep written plans current (Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout, PPE, Emergency Response, Bloodborne Pathogens, Confined Space, Hazard Assessments).
• Serve as Safety Committee Facilitator: set agendas, track attendance, record minutes, conduct periodic compliance audits, and generate work orders for findings.
• Ensure inspections, recordkeeping, and regulatory reporting are accurate and on time.
• Plan and deliver safety and health training: weekly huddles, new hire orientation, and annual plant-wide sessions.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analyses; drive corrective actions.
• Keep training records, environmental reports, and required state/federal documentation up to date.
• Coordinate closely with the Safety and Human Resources departments to maintain clear, timely communication.
• Partner with plant management to reduce risk using ergonomic evaluations and Job Safety Analysis; recommend corrective measures.
• Conduct Plant and Distribution Center safety audits and follow up on remediation.
• Track and follow up with Maintenance to ensure completion of safety-related work orders.
• Maintain current labor law postings.
• Oversee drug screening processes.
• Oversee compliance with regular inspections of fire protection equipment, emergency response vehicle components, AED units, hoists, ladders, eyewash stations, and stored respirators; collaborate with Maintenance on plant inspections.
• Apply knowledge of industrial lift truck operation in support of safe practices.

What you bring

• 1–3 years of safety experience (required).
• Calm under pressure in a fast-paced setting; strong deadline management.
• Manufacturing experience preferred; experience in companies of 500+ employees preferred.
• Spanish or another non-English language is a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA General Industry standards (required).
• Current First Aid/CPR/AED certification.
• Understanding of RMP and PSM is a plus.

Work environment

• Collaborate with a diverse workforce.
• Moderate physical activity, including handling average-weight items and standing/walking for extended periods during busy times.
• Frequent work in wet and cold environments (approximately 28–35°F).
• General hours of work: ~ 5:00PM-1:30AM

Benefits

• Earned Time Off.
• Ten named paid holidays.
• Employer provided health and welfare benefits after 90 days of employment (e.g.., health, dental, vision, accidental death & dismemberment, basic life).
• Short/long term disability.
• Company 401(k) employee elective deferral eligibility and employer matching contributions of up to 100% of the first 6% employee elective deferrals after first year of employment.
• *Company provided fringe benefits are subject to the relevant Plan Documents and Company Policy.

Be the force that keeps our teams safe and our operations strong—right here at our Philadelphia headquarters.