EHS Coordinator at Heico Companies

The Company

Heico has a history of success. Since its founding over 40 years ago, The Heico Companies has grown from a single business to over 78 separate companies through a strategic acquisition policy, and by reinvesting its earnings into internal growth and new prospects. Historically talented at restoring distressed companies, Heico strategically targets acquisitions that will complement its ever-growing portfolio of companies in manufacturing, construction, and industrial services.

These four core operations are organized into groups: Applied Solutions Group, Construction Solutions Group, Industrial Technologies Group, and Metal Processing Group. Once acquired, new Heico companies are assigned to a group and run on a stand-alone basis, allowing for great independence as well as the opportunity to share knowledge about markets, production processes, and management practices across other Heico groups and companies. 

Heico continues to seek out new opportunities and maintain its standard of success. The Heico Companies has remained a privately held company since its creation and maintains a majority ownership in each of its operations, which generates more than $3.3 billion dollars in revenues. Many of our businesses are certified Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBE).  

More information about the overall organization can be found at

National Strand is part of the Metals Processing Group which produces steel wire and cable/wire-related products that serve many industries and is wholly owned by The Heico Companies, LLC. The independent business model fosters entrepreneurship and growth and allows professional development at all levels.

Job Description

• Conducts environmental and safety inspections; formulates corrective or preventive actions and follows up to ensure measures have been implemented.
• Completes and submits environmental reports required by various agencies.
• Plans and implements safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations.
• Assists Plant Training Facilitator in planning and implementing programs to train managers and employees in occupational safety practices.
• Completes reports and investigations of industrial accidents/incidents and their root causes for use by company personnel and outside agencies.
• Provides guidance to management and supervisors relating to investigations of accidents and injuries; cooperates in the preparation of material and evidence for organization use in hearings, lawsuits, and insurance investigations in conjunction with Human Resources.
• Oversees the administration of workers' compensation program, including working with the insurance carrier to eliminate employee industrial accidents, working in tandem with the Human Resources department.
• Represents the organization in community or industry safety groups and programs.
• Maintains files and records pertaining to safety and environmental issues.
• Takes a lead role in administering the safety committee.
• Enters and tracks safety and environmental data in electronic format.
• Reports to senior management on safety performance and proposes actions to continuously improve.
• Organizes safety initiatives and events in the facility to promote a culture of safety first.
• Monitors and tracks employee concern reports and follows up to ensure actions have been completed.

Job Requirements

Experience: Minimum 5+ years of industrial EHS experience.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in engineering, safety, environmental, or related science is a plus. Certification in an EHS-related discipline and/or further education is a plus.

Skills: 

• Strong working knowledge of applicable EHS laws and regulations, state, local, and federal
• Excellent time management, project coordination, and organizational skills
• Strong analytical skills and ability to leverage data to make/gather support for business decisions.
• Must be able to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry, as well as calculate figures and amounts such as: discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to think strategically solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Strong team-building and team-participation skills
• Ability to both teach and learn.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with an ability to communicate with all levels of the organization and work in a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal communication.

Technology:  Strong working knowledge of MS Office, Gensuite/Benchmark experience preffered.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work - This is a full-time position. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. 

Travel - This position might require occasional travel. 

Work Environment - The position operates in a professional office environment using standard office equipment such as computers, iPads, phones, copiers, and filing cabinets.  The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and moving mechanical parts. 

Physical Requirements - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the Safety Coordinator position to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.  The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms, lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds, balance, bend, stoop or kneel, climb, push/pull and squat, or crouch.