Position Summary:

The Safety Manager will oversee and direct the mill's 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 mill's performance based on key metrics, guaranteeing adherence to health and safety legislation while fulfilling the company's 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 company's 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