Bilingual Safety, Health and Environment Manager

Mondi AG•Leonia, NJ

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About The Position

The Safety and Environment Manager guides and promotes employee safety performance across assigned facilities. The role develops safety systems, policies, procedures, campaigns, and programs to prevent or control hazards and promote a safety culture. It advises facilities and provides technical support to administer and comply with regulatory and company Safety and Environment (S&E) requirements, ensuring that resources, tools, and knowledge are available to sustain S&E programs. Working with the Corporate S&E Representative, the manager develops and executes corporate and business-unit strategies and programs, aligning facility practices with standards and regulatory requirements. The role develops action plans, projects, goals, and objectives that balance corporate objectives, business needs, and operations, including annual operating plans, capital planning, staffing, and budgeting. The manager assesses and manages S&E risks and issues related to operations, incidents, products, and business activities. This includes inspections, audits, investigations, trend analysis, corrective-action recommendations, technical program design and implementation, regulatory support, training, and accountability for outcomes. The role also supports sustainability and continuous-improvement initiatives, mentors facility S&E professionals, and participates in compliance auditing and HACCP and SQF-related activities.

Responsibilities

Develop safety systems, policies, procedures, campaigns, and programs to prevent or control injurious hazards, acts, and behaviors and build a safety culture at assigned facilities.
Advise facilities and provide technical assistance with the administration of and compliance with regulatory and company S&E requirements.
Implement and sustain S&E programs and procedures, ensuring resources, tools, and knowledge are available.
Partner with the Corporate S&E Representative to develop, integrate, and execute corporate and business-unit strategies, policies, programs, procedures, standards, training, processes, and actions.
Develop and implement short- and long-term action plans, projects, initiatives, goals, and objectives, including annual operating plans, capital planning, staffing, and budgeting.
Provide tactical direction and standardization to sites regarding S&E programs and initiatives.
Assess, prevent, and manage S&E issues and risks arising from operations, incidents, company products, and business affairs.
Conduct inspections and assessments, monitor conditions, investigate issues, recommend corrective actions, analyze trends, document compliance, and perform technical work and program design and implementation.
Support agency interactions, enforcement actions, permitting applications and negotiations, and S&E technical, engineering, and science matters.
Conduct shop-floor inspections and audits for compliance with local and regional regulations, permits, and company requirements, and collaborate with operations to complete corrective and preventive measures.
Support and implement continuous-improvement initiatives aligned with company S&E, Sustainability, ELS, and business strategies, and promote shared learning of best practices and lessons learned.
Coach and mentor facility S&E professionals or support leads, and support the business unit in hiring site-level S&E personnel.
Support the Division S&E compliance program owner in interpreting regulations and implementing company-wide standards, procedures, and programs.
Provide employees and facility and division management with technical guidance, regulatory advice, and training.
Ensure accidents, incidents, compliance deviations, and enforcement actions are fully investigated and that corrective or preventive measures are taken.
Lead or participate as a member of the corporate S&E audit team for annual S&E compliance audits.
Verify SQF controls and meet SWF requirements.
Participate in the HACCP committee, ensure appropriate action is taken to maintain the integrity of the SQF system, and communicate information needed for effective implementation and maintenance of that system.
Set an example of the Mondi Diamond for the team.