Health & Safety Professional

Weyerhaeuser•Columbia Falls, MT

15h

About The Position

At Weyerhaeuser, we offer positions with on-the-job training, continued growth potential and a career limited only by you. We continually strive to develop and promote talent from within while offering stable employment with excellent pay and benefits. Our manufacturing facilities are highly automated and utilize many leading-edge technologies in the wood products industry. Safety success requires the consistent commitment of people across the organization holding themselves to the highest standards of excellence. Everything we do starts with our vision of safety excellence, which details our goals and the key behaviors necessary for achieving success. The Safety Professional plays a critical role in helping the site to achieve this success. Although the Safety Professional’s performance relies on several factors, much depends on clearly defining their roles and responsibilities. The Safety Professional role is a developmental role as such there is considerable overlap with Safety Manager roles and responsibilities. Individual sites may have additional roles and responsibilities for Safety Professionals, depending on site-specific needs. At sites where the Safety Professional is a member of a bargaining unit, there may be additional roles and responsibilities defined within the collective agreement. The Safety Professional typically reports to site safety manager with a strong dotted line to the product line or regional Safety Liaison who will assist with their professional growth and development. The following general responsibilities have been established for the Safety Professional role and should be reflected in the Safety Professional’s PMP. About Weyerhaeuser: We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. We are serious about safety, driven to achieve excellence, and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart, talented people who are passionate about making a difference. We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us. About Wood Products: We've been delivering quality building products and solutions to our customers for more than 100 years. From builders and dealers to specifiers and homeowners, we offer exceptional product performance and unparalleled support. For more than a century, we have been building our reputation as a leader in sustainable wood products.

Requirements

BA/BS in Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene or related discipline is strongly preferred
Graduate Safety Professional (GSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or equivalent certifications strongly preferred.
A minimum of one year of experience strongly preferred
Experience in a manufacturing or other heavy industrial environment strongly preferred.
Demonstrates the ability to work effectively with all business groups to accomplish group objectives
Self-directed with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and achieve goals in a timely manner
Communicate in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing
Ability and willingness to support a multi-shift manufacturing organization
Role model and uphold professional ethical

Responsibilities

Work with the site Safety Manager to develop, implement, review, and continuously improve site safety and health programs to ensure compliance with company, federal, and state/provincial regulations.
Perform administrative duties of the safety department (e.g., SEEDS data entry, create/maintain training records, input to monthly safety scorecard, maintain employee involvement tracking, etc.).
Participate in periodic internal audits of the safety and health program, report findings, and assist in implementing corrective actions, as needed.
Collaborate with site leadership and associates to develop initiatives that ensure the site meets company and business safety expectations and standards.
Actively participate on the site’s Joint Health and Safety Committee to develop, prepare, and implement safety and health policies and procedures. Assume a leading role on the Committee (e.g., Co-chair, secretary, etc.).
Partner with site leadership and associates to reduce risk, injuries, illnesses, and meet compliance obligations.
Spend quality time on the floor building relationships, learning the process, products, and equipment and observing behaviors/conditions.
Intervene and stop operations, behaviors and activities that could harm associates or cause damage to equipment or infrastructure.
Participate in safety inspections, paired safety observations, and audits to determine if physical conditions and behaviors align with WY and regulatory requirements. Own at least one section of the company safety audit for the site.
Assist in the development and execution of site risk-based safety plans and tracking plan action items to completion. Partner with the site safety manager for approval by the site safety liaison of the risk-based safety plan.
Incident Investigation – Complete qualified incident investigator training
Lead/participate in timely incident investigations to ensure high quality, identification of root causes, and application of appropriate corrective actions to prevent recurrence of similar incidents.
Assist in preparation of quality investigation reports in SEEDS and tracking corrective actions to completion.
Engage the site safety manager and site safety liaison in SIF or SIF Potential incident investigations. Safety Onboarding and Training
Assist with the safety onboarding process, introducing site-specific safety policies and procedures, Weyerhaeuser, and business safety standards, and facilitating safety compliance training.
Assist in facilitating the annual assessment and revision of the program, as necessary based on assessment findings, to ensure its effectiveness.
Conduct contractor and visitor safety orientations as required.
Ensure orientations are updated and current to ensure compliance with regulatory and company requirements. Become knowledgeable of federal, state/provincial, and company safety and health requirements applicable to your location.
In collaboration with the site Safety Manager, Safety Liaison and Unit General Manager, craft an individual development plan (IDP) and execute educational and experiential growth opportunities.
Partner with leadership and associates to respond to health and safety concerns and ideas. Close the loop and follow up.
Assist site teams in developing, reviewing, and updating written safety procedures such as JSAs, SOPs and machine-specific lockout procedures.
Assist the Safety Manager implement all aspects of the site industrial hygiene (IH) program including periodic air and noise monitoring, chemical management, hearing conservation, respiratory protection, etc.
Maintain a high standard of confidentiality regarding personal, protected health information (work-related injury/illness records, personal IH monitoring results, hearing testing, etc.).
Act as the site safety contact during the absence of the site Safety Manager.

Benefits

This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $74,600 to $111,800 based on your level of skills, qualifications, and experience.
You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 7%25 of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.
When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance.
We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution.
Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs.
We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.
Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our contribution equal to 5%25 of your eligible pay.
We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment.
In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use.
We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours.