Safety Associate/Technician

Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, our products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covia's market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development, further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.

Covia is looking for a dynamic Safety Associate/Technician who will have a positive impact on the Analytical Services Lab team at its Ottawa, IL location. This position will be responsible for the safety program at the analytical department including routine testing, training and communications from corporate Safety and Health team. Technician responsibilities include performing analytical test work required on routine plant samples and special samples submitted to the Analytical Services Department and complying with standard operating procedures to ensure accurate data is reported.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

Safey Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining the safety program at the Analytical Services Laboratory.
• Schedule, request, and verify safety hygiene testing program samples, maintain equipment needed for test samples.
• Implement initiatives from corporate Safety and Health, communicate changes to staff.
• Lead monthly safety meetings encompassing the extended R&D team.
• Maintain safety documentation such as the emergency response plan, chemical hygiene plan, respirator fit testing, annual physicals and JHAs.
• Coordinate tornado and fire drills with the staff at the Laboratory.
• Keeping up to date with new safety policy developments and implement changes.
• Report near misses and incidents and follow up with corrective actions using Cority.

Technician responsibilities:

• Process drill core samples and log/prepare samples for other analysis.
• Participate in the different sections of the lab as needed such as production lab, clay lab, and chemistry lab.
• Monitor laboratory data to ensure accuracy of results, report problems to management.
• Work with Labware, Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to organize samples and enter results.
• Adhere to all laboratory health and safety standards.
• Complete laboratory service requests and reports in accordance with guidelines. Review procedures annually and make changes if needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred with a concentration in Chemistry, mineral sciences or biological sciences.
• 3-5 years relevant experience would be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Critical thinking skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or part of a team and to handle multiple tasks concurrently.

Commitment to Our Culture:

Our core values - Safety, Team, Customers, Growth, and Courage-guide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider, and through the passion and commitment of our people, we enable customer success-ensuring a sustainable future for our company.

All Covia Team Members are expected to:

• Live the Life-Saving Rules
• Build high-performing work teams
• Focus on customers
• Demonstrate a growth mindset
• Do the right thing, always

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality, and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or military service or reserve or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

Benefits:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits - medical, vision, dental
• 401K with company matching
• Vacation + Paid Holidays
• Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances
• Employee Assistance Program

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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