Health & Safety Manager

Global Cellulose Fibers•Oglethorpe, GA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

· Provide leadership, coordination, and technical expertise in the area of health and safety at the Flint River mill to employees, mill leadership, contractors, and H&S team members. · Accountable for establishing reliable and sustainable methods for improving safety performance using the hierarchy of controls, nourishing a learning culture in which safety is a core value in all activities and in which every team member assumes accountability for safety, and assuring compliance with regulatory requirements · Develop and implement policies, procedures, programs, and tools to ensure compliance with government regulations and IP policies in a way that leads to a safe and injury-free work environment · Coordinate and Manage health and safety audit programs including corrective action plan tracking and SharePoint management for Safety program. · Develop and implement effective safety training programs including support for monthly crew safety meeting content, new hire training, and Contractor Orientation/ training. · Provide leadership and coordinate efforts to drive continual improvement of health and safety program effectiveness · Recommend changes to reduce safety hazards and health risks and provide project support to business units as needed to help implement and execute changes. · Provide functional expertise and strategic direction to achieve our vision of an accident-free workplace while positively influencing profitability and operational excellence · Provide tools, information and guidance to the department hourly Safety Coordinators so that their efforts are cohesive, uniform and coordinated, including annual safety training · Facilitate sharing of Safety Best Practices between mill departments and the enterprise · Foster mill-change towards a safety culture by: o Demonstrating behaviors that reflect the core principles of safety and personal commitment to safety excellence o Establishing a high standard of behavior for all employees and managers that is reinforced through feedback and coaching o Engaging all mill employees in the safety process and empowering them to take personal ownership for safety results o Generating mill-wide excitement and demonstrating a positive attitude toward the ultimate goal o Treat all contractors, visitors, and vendors as extensions of the mill population and hold them accountable to the mill’s safety standards as applicable · Oversight of the industrial hygiene and ergonomics programs · Maintain required information (Incident Prevention System database, OSHA 300 log, lagging and leading indicators, ISNetworld database, etc.) and analyze data to provide information to management and identify problem areas and safety trends · Develop an annual safety calendar and annual schedule for safety training · Assist Emergency Response Team (ERT) in coordination of staffing and training requirements · Provide leadership and management support to the Safety Coordinator and area safety team members · Manage Security contracted services as their IP Contract Coordinator (IPCC) and consult on security infrastructure to ensure the mill site is secure. · Manage Safety Engineers at the mill and report to the EHS Manager · Provide support to mill ensuring 24-hour support is available for emergency response on a daily basis and increased presence of Safety Manager/Engineer during outages. · Manage injuries and worker compensation cases potentially including travel to the hospital when injuries occur and follow up through Health Services and third-party providers to ensure proper care to employees · Support ADA discussions initiated through the Health Services department · Manage the Health Services Department employees and act as IPCC to contracted Health Services vendor · Responsible for coordinating visits with Corporate EHS staff and responding to OSHA visits as needed. · Responsible for ensuring corporate mandates are implemented and executed successfully and report out to corporate team as needed. Quality Expectations Ensure an understanding of quality policy and support efforts for a positive customer experience. Aid in the execution of mill-wide quality efforts as needed to help maintain mill quality standards.

Requirements

B.S. in occupational health and safety or technical discipline with significant related experience and exposure to OSHA general industry requirements
Strong computer skills in MS Office and ability to navigate/manage Online databases
Minimum of 7 years’ experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment with at least two years' experience in a leadership role
Demonstrated strong propensity to lead based on successful formal leadership experience
Strong interpersonal skills with a developed competency to influence others
Demonstrated ability to build and lead cross-functional teams including knowledge of basic facilitation techniques
Clear ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects and deadlines with an attention to details
Strong written and oral communication skills to effectively convey priorities and concepts to all levels of the organization
Ability to manage change and conflict
Approachability
Action oriented
Managing through systems
Priority setting
Conflict management
Functional/technical skills
Motivating others
Managerial courage
Interpersonal savvy
Organizing
Time management
Managing vision and purpose
People development
Problem solving
Customer focus
Building effective teams
Business acumen

Nice To Haves

CSP and/or CIH certification preferred
SharePoint use and management is a plus
Expertise in Process Safety Management (PSM) is a plus
Experience with Six Sigma and change management processes is a plus

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, coordination, and technical expertise in the area of health and safety at the Flint River mill to employees, mill leadership, contractors, and H&S team members.
Accountable for establishing reliable and sustainable methods for improving safety performance using the hierarchy of controls, nourishing a learning culture in which safety is a core value in all activities and in which every team member assumes accountability for safety, and assuring compliance with regulatory requirements
Develop and implement policies, procedures, programs, and tools to ensure compliance with government regulations and IP policies in a way that leads to a safe and injury-free work environment
Coordinate and Manage health and safety audit programs including corrective action plan tracking and SharePoint management for Safety program.
Develop and implement effective safety training programs including support for monthly crew safety meeting content, new hire training, and Contractor Orientation/ training.
Provide leadership and coordinate efforts to drive continual improvement of health and safety program effectiveness
Recommend changes to reduce safety hazards and health risks and provide project support to business units as needed to help implement and execute changes.
Provide functional expertise and strategic direction to achieve our vision of an accident-free workplace while positively influencing profitability and operational excellence
Provide tools, information and guidance to the department hourly Safety Coordinators so that their efforts are cohesive, uniform and coordinated, including annual safety training
Facilitate sharing of Safety Best Practices between mill departments and the enterprise
Foster mill-change towards a safety culture
Oversight of the industrial hygiene and ergonomics programs
Maintain required information (Incident Prevention System database, OSHA 300 log, lagging and leading indicators, ISNetworld database, etc.) and analyze data to provide information to management and identify problem areas and safety trends
Develop an annual safety calendar and annual schedule for safety training
Assist Emergency Response Team (ERT) in coordination of staffing and training requirements
Provide leadership and management support to the Safety Coordinator and area safety team members
Manage Security contracted services as their IP Contract Coordinator (IPCC) and consult on security infrastructure to ensure the mill site is secure.
Manage Safety Engineers at the mill and report to the EHS Manager
Provide support to mill ensuring 24-hour support is available for emergency response on a daily basis and increased presence of Safety Manager/Engineer during outages.
Manage injuries and worker compensation cases potentially including travel to the hospital when injuries occur and follow up through Health Services and third-party providers to ensure proper care to employees
Support ADA discussions initiated through the Health Services department
Manage the Health Services Department employees and act as IPCC to contracted Health Services vendor
Responsible for coordinating visits with Corporate EHS staff and responding to OSHA visits as needed.
Responsible for ensuring corporate mandates are implemented and executed successfully and report out to corporate team as needed.
Ensure an understanding of quality policy and support efforts for a positive customer experience.
Aid in the execution of mill-wide quality efforts as needed to help maintain mill quality standards.