Health & Safety Manager

About the role

Your Job Georgia-Pacific is seeking a dedicated Safety & Health Manager to provide leadership presence at our Leaf River Cellulose facility in New Augusta, MS. Reporting to the Vice President, General Manager, the Safety Manager will provide transformative leadership and guidance to the site leadership team and their team of direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Safety & Health team and ongoing development of the team
• Partner with mill leadership to develop and execute strategic safety and health improvement plans
• Promote a positive safety environment using Principle Based Management (PBM) as the guide with all team members to help the facility embrace and achieve the site’s Path to Zero Safety strategy consistent with our company’s overall Safety Vision
• Lead the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) methodology at the site, including department and task risk assessments
• Facilitate incident investigations, ensuring HOP concepts are utilized so the learning is maximized and ensuring recommendations are effective from both a prevention and recovery perspective to build the capacity to fail safely
• Develop strategies for emerging facility and corporate needs and initiatives, especially those related to risk reduction with asset strategies and process safety ventures
• Ensure compliance with OSHA PSM and EPA RMP requirements for the covered process, as well as promote the use of process safety principles throughout the mill to reduce risk to our employees, our environment, and our community
• Work closely with facility maintenance team to ensure mechanical integrity is managed in keeping with risk-based process safety objectives as well as compliance-based requirements
• Lead the development of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazards, overseeing evaluation, interpretation, and compliance with state and federal regulations and permits
• Apply Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts so the facility becomes a robust learning environment where knowledge sharing occurs in an expedite manner
• Enhance the site capabilities in critical hazard program management, including hazardous energy control; fall protection, mobile equipment, and pedestrian interactions; cranes and rigging, work permitting; emergency preparedness; etc.
• Communicate and collaborate with business and company safety, health, process safety capabilities to ensure alignment with business vision, strategy, and programs
• Lead and/or facilitate the leadership of Process Hazards Analyses (PHA) for processes involving highly hazardous chemicals

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree OR Four (4) or more years leading safety in an industrial/manufacturing facility
• Experience using and applying EHS Management Systems
• Experience interpreting, managing, and training to regulatory (OSHA) and compliance standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Safety & Health, Industrial Hygiene or Engineering
• Knowledge and experience of Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts/methods
• Experience with process safety management in a manufacturing environment
• Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and/or Professional Engineer (PE) certification
• Experience establishing sustainable systems for compliance and continuous improvement
• Experience with process safety management in a manufacturing environment
• Experience leading and developing direct reports

Skills

• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to interpret and apply regulatory standards
• Experience with HOP concepts and methodologies
• Effective problem-solving and risk management skills
• Ability to develop and implement strategic plans
• Excellent organizational and project management skills

Benefits

Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. To learn more, visit www.gppackaging.com.

Pay

Salary and benefits commensurate with experience.

Schedule

N/A