EHS Field Coordinator

Knight Material Technologies is hiring for an EHS Field Coordinator at their East Canton, OH location. The EHS Field Coordinator is responsible for supporting compliance with federal, state, local, client, and company environmental, health, and safety requirements while helping build and sustain a strong safety culture. This role partners closely with operations, project teams, and field personnel to ensure safety is integrated into planning, fabrication, and execution of work. The position requires strong regulatory knowledge, field presence, and the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.

Job Title: EHS Field Coordinator

Reports to: Safety Director

Non-Exempt Position

Location: East Canton, OH

Responsibilities:

General EHS Responsibilities:

• Leads a positive safety culture by mentoring and interacting with employees at all levels.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, local, client, and company environmental, health, and safety (EHS) requirements.
• Guides supervisors, management, and employees on regulatory and company policy expectations.
• Implements EHS policies, procedures, and routine inspection schedules.
• Maintains required EHS programs, records, and documentation.
• Reviews and evaluates EHS policies, programs, and procedures to ensure effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and alignment with operational needs; recommend improvements where gaps are identified.
• Identifies opportunities to continuously improve EHS programs, systems, and processes to strengthen compliance and safety culture.
• Communicates safety findings, trends, and recommendations to management.
• Exercises stop-work authority when conditions present immediate risk to employees, contractors, or the environment.
• Assists with employee safety onboarding and schedule project-specific and regulatory-required training.
• Ensures the company training compliance calendar remains current and accurate.

Shop / Facility Safety Responsibilities (Houston Office):

• Supports EHS compliance within the Houston fabrication shop, warehouse, and office facilities.
• Conducts routine inspections of Houston facilities to identify safety, health, and environmental risks.
• Supports implementation and maintenance of shop-specific EHS programs, procedures, and inspection schedules at the Houston location.
• Partners with Houston shop supervision and operations to integrate safety into fabrication planning and execution of work.
• Supports employee safety onboarding and ensure Houston-based employee training, certifications, and compliance requirements are current.

Field / Project Safety Responsibilities:

• Provides EHS support to active field operations, construction sites, and project locations.
• Conducts job-site inspections, audits, and risk assessments to identify and mitigate safety, health, and environmental risks.
• Develops, reviews, and supports Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and project-specific risk assessments.
• Support incident reporting, investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action follow-up for field and project-related incidents.
• Develops and track corrective action plans through completion.
• Monitors leading and lagging safety indicators to identify trends and proactively reduce risk across field operations.
• Coordinates and support client onboarding requirements related to EHS compliance.
• Works cross-functionally with operations, project teams, and clients to integrate safety into field planning, execution, and project delivery.

Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Working knowledge of OSHA and environmental regulations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Associate degree in Environmental Safety, Occupational Safety & Health, or related field OR minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Travel and Additional Duties:

• Travel up to 75% to support assigned projects, including domestic and international locations, as business needs require, sometimes for multiple weeks at a time.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• MSHA Certification.
• Experience supporting field operations, construction, fabrication, or industrial environments.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Physical Requirements: (With or without reasonable accommodation)

• Ability to squat, bend, and lift to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand and work for up to 12 hours in non-climate-controlled environments.
• Ability to work in various positions, including overhead and ground-level tasks.

Competencies:

• Action Oriented
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Decision Quality
• Instills Trust
• Ensures Accountability
• Situational Adaptability
• Plans and Aligns
• Manages Complexity
• Courage

Benefits: Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and paid parental leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.