Safety Engineer

Sylvamo•Ticonderoga, NY

9d•$94,900 - $120,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Safety Engineer is responsible for supporting day-to-day and long-term safety and health activities for all mill operations and helping support mill alignment with corporate initiatives and priorities. The position interfaces directly with department leaders and Safety Facilitators to ensure everyone understands the mill and regulatory compliance mandates. This is an individual contributor role, but qualified candidates must have good interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others outside of their line of supervision. To be considered, the candidate must have the ability to manage and coordinate multiple and complex assignments. He / she must understand team dynamics; and have the ability to lead a diverse workforce. The candidate must be able to lead meetings, conduct training, have strong listening skills; as well as, have the ability to effectively manage change and handle conflict in the workplace. Successful candidates will have a strong propensity to lead an effective hazard recognition program and use data to identify improvements. Excellent written communication, documentation, and organization skills are necessary for success. The position requires use of both specialized computer applications for safety management as well as proficient use of Microsoft Office applications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety (or related field)
Minimum of 5+ years’ experience supporting industrial health & safety programs preferably in heavy industrial manufacturing environments
An appropriate professional certification, or equivalent experience
Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time
Ability to manage and coordinate multiple and complex assignments
Understanding of team dynamics
Ability to lead a diverse workforce
Strong listening skills
Ability to effectively manage change and handle conflict in the workplace
Excellent written communication, documentation, and organization skills
Proficient use of Microsoft Office applications
Use of specialized computer applications for safety management

Nice To Haves

Emergency Response and Coordination expertise, including coordination of confined space rescue teams and HAZMAT response
Incident investigation experience along with demonstrated history of implementing effective, sustainable corrective actions
Process Safety Management experience
Prior use of SharePoint Online, Power Apps, and Power BI
Expertise integrating Lean Principles into safety programs and procedures

Responsibilities

Supporting day-to-day and long-term safety and health activities for all mill operations
Helping support mill alignment with corporate initiatives and priorities
Interfacing directly with department leaders and Safety Facilitators to ensure everyone understands the mill and regulatory compliance mandates
Leading meetings
Conducting training
Leading an effective hazard recognition program
Using data to identify improvements