Position Summary:
The Safety Manager will oversee and direct the mills Occupational Health and Security and Safety initiatives to ensure compliance with local state federal and corporate Health & Safety standards. This individual will assess and analyze the mills performance based on key metrics guaranteeing adherence to health and safety legislation while fulfilling the companys safety program objectives.
Position: Safety Manager Paper Mill - Safety Management OSHA
Industry: Paper & Pulp / Packaging
Location: Franklin Virginia
Salary: Based on experience
Skills: Expertise in Process Safety Management (PSM)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- You will oversee the Health & Safety program of the mill
- You will serve as the Process Safety Management Coordinator
- You will manage Health Services Fire Protection and Emergency Response activities
- You will develop implement and maintain effective systems procedures and training to achieve an injury-free work environment
- You will prioritize actions that minimize Significant Injury & Fatality potential events. Ensure the team has a focus on these actions over all others.
- You will manage multiple area Hourly Safety Coordinators that support the culture of knowing how work is getting done and building safety programs with a Human Organizational Performance (HOP) mentality in mind.
- You will build a culture of completing Drift Assessments across the mill to proactively identify and improve how we complete tasks.
- You will oversee investigations for near misses and injuries ensuring the mill team digs into root causes with a 5-why methodology.
- You will identify trends emerging issues and develop improvement strategies to solve issues
- You will establish preventative health and safety programs to identify and reduce risk from potential hazards in the workplace
- You will coordinate Industrial Hygiene Monitoring activities for noise and chemical exposure
- You will integrate continuous improvements in the health and safety systems and drive employee engagement to achieve desired results
- You will maintain compliance with OSHA logs and requirements
- You must have excellent knowledge and understanding of mill operations
- You will work with corporate H&S Staff to develop and implement the companys Global Performance Standards
- You will identify and implement deliberate and continuous improvement activities to manage and reduce risk
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors Degree in occupational health and safety or technical discipline with significant related experience and exposure to OSHA general industry requirements
- Must have 5 to 10 years of Occupational Health and Safety experience in the pulp/paper industry
- Must have At least 2 years of experience in a Global Paper facility preferred
- Expertise in Process Safety Management (PSM) is considered a plus
- CSP and/or CIH certification considered a plus