Position Summary
VM Buyer LLC / RSP Minerals is accepting applications for an Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator, Carolinas. This position supports two production and mining operations located in North Carolina and South Carolina. The Coordinator will implement, maintain, and continuously improve the company’s environmental, health, and safety programs; support compliance with federal, state, and local requirements; and promote practical, field-focused safety leadership with supervisors, employees, contractors, and site visitors.
The Coordinator will work closely with operations leadership and hourly employees to identify hazards, prevent injuries and environmental incidents, maintain required records and permits, and prepare for regulatory inspections. The position requires regular field presence at both operations and routine interaction with MSHA and applicable North Carolina and South Carolina environmental agencies.
Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesSafety, Health, and MSHA Compliance
· Manage day-to-day MSHA compliance activities for the North Carolina and South Carolina operations, including inspections, training records, task training, site-specific hazard awareness, and corrective-action tracking.
· Develop, implement, and maintain written safety and health programs, safe work practices, standard operating procedures, job hazard analyses, and related field guidance.
· Conduct routine safety inspections, workplace examinations, behavioral observations, and hazard-recognition activities; document findings and verify completion of corrective actions.
· Lead or support incident, injury, property-damage, environmental release, and near-miss investigations; identify root causes; assign corrective actions; and track actions to closure.
· Chair or co-chair the safety committees for both operations, support safety huddles and toolbox talks, and help supervisors build employee participation in hazard reporting and near-miss prevention.
· Coordinate required safety, health, emergency response, and regulatory training for employees and contractors, including refresher training and training-matrix maintenance.
· Ensure required personal protective equipment is available, properly selected, used, inspected, and supported by employee training.
· Coordinate occupational health programs, including medical monitoring, respirator-related support where applicable, noise and dust monitoring, and related exposure-control records.
· Coordinate workers’ compensation administration and return-to-work support in partnership with management, Human Resources, and occupational health providers.
· Maintain safety and health metrics, compliance calendars, inspection reports, training records, and other documentation needed to demonstrate program effectiveness and regulatory compliance.
Environmental Compliance
· Implement and maintain environmental compliance programs for air, water, stormwater, waste, wastewater, chemical management, and other site-specific permit obligations.
· Conduct or coordinate environmental inspections, monitoring, and sampling required by permits, plans, and regulatory programs, including stormwater, discharge monitoring, emissions-related reporting, and waste-management inspections.
· Prepare, review, and submit required environmental reports, including Discharge Monitoring Reports, stormwater reports, annual emissions reports, waste manifests, and other required agency submissions.
· Maintain environmental permits, plans, compliance calendars, records, manifests, sampling data, and agency correspondence in an organized and inspection-ready manner.
· Review Safety Data Sheets and supplier information for environmental, waste, chemical-management, and transportation implications.
· Manage or coordinate waste determinations, waste storage, labeling, disposal, and third-party warehouse waste activities.
· Support engineering, maintenance, and operations projects to identify environmental requirements early and ensure environmental controls are incorporated into design and implementation.
· Coordinate spill prevention, spill response readiness, environmental incident response, and communication with local emergency response personnel as appropriate.
· Accompany or coordinate with regulatory agency inspectors and assist operations management in responding to inspection findings, information requests, and corrective actions.
Program Leadership and Continuous Improvement
· Maintain a prioritized EHS action plan for both operations and communicate status, risks, and resource needs to management.
· Use audits, inspections, training feedback, incident trends, and employee input to evaluate the effectiveness of EHS programs and identify improvement opportunities.
· Support contractor safety, visitor safety, and site-specific orientation processes.
· Promote a practical, respectful, and proactive EHS culture by building positive working relationships with production staff, supervisors, managers, contractors, regulators, and emergency responders.
· Perform other related duties as assigned to support safe, compliant, and responsible operations.
Minimum Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental science, industrial hygiene, engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant experience will be considered.
· Three or more years of EHS experience in mining, industrial minerals, manufacturing, construction materials, heavy industry, utilities, or a related industrial setting preferred.
· Working knowledge of MSHA requirements; OSHA general industry requirements; and environmental compliance programs involving air, water, stormwater, wastewater, waste, chemical management, and related reporting.
· Demonstrated ability to conduct field inspections, recognize hazards, lead incident investigations, document findings, and drive corrective actions to completion.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to train employees, communicate expectations clearly, and prepare accurate regulatory and management reports.
· Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to maintain electronic compliance calendars, training matrices, corrective-action trackers, and recordkeeping systems.
· Valid driver’s license and ability to travel routinely between the North Carolina and South Carolina operations.
Preferred Qualifications
· MSHA Part 46 and/or Part 48 trainer status or ability to obtain trainer status.
· OSHA 30-Hour General Industry or Construction, First Aid/CPR/AED, hazardous waste, stormwater, SPCC, or related EHS training.
· Experience supporting dust, noise, respirator, medical-monitoring, and other occupational health programs.
· Experience with environmental permits, Discharge Monitoring Reports, stormwater sampling, air-emissions inventories, waste manifests, and regulatory agency inspections.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements
· Work is performed in office, plant, warehouse, maintenance, laboratory, and mine/quarry environments.
· Regular fieldwork is required and may involve exposure to dust, noise, mobile equipment, weather, uneven walking surfaces, stairs, ladders, and other industrial conditions.
· Use of personal protective equipment is required in designated areas.
· Must be able to walk, stand, climb stairs, inspect work areas, and occasionally lift or carry field equipment or supplies up to 25 pounds; heavier lifting may require assistance.
· Must be available for reasonable after-hours support for emergencies, regulatory events, or significant incidents.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should contact: Matt Stewart, Director, Health, Safety & Environmental Risk. [email protected]
Equal Employment Opportunity
RSP Minerals is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Notice to subcontractors, employment organizations, third-party recruiters, temporary staffing agencies, and similar organizations: RSP Minerals requests cooperation with its Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action policy in the recruitment and referral of women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
