Safety Engineer

About the role

Provide leadership and support for the Safety and Occupational Health programs at the Port Wentworth Mill. Report to the Health and Safety Manager to develop, implement, support and administer site safety programs and ensure the mill complies with all applicable health and safety corporate initiatives, laws and regulations to achieve and injury-free workplace. Ensure the mill’s compliance with OSHA requirements and GCF’s health and safety program requirements. Serve as the lead for specific training programs to implement and sustain requirements and training. Integrate continuous improvements in safety systems and help drive employee engagement to achieve desired results. Collaborate with mill employees to identify and implement improvements driving overall reduction in hazards through the use of programs such as Safe Work Observations (SWOs), Hazard Reduction and Crew Top 5s. Provide support to help develop and implement health and safety training programs. Coordinate health and safety audit programs including corrective action plan implementation – both internal and external. Work with departments on communications that promote safety performance and ensure compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, support and administer site safety programs and ensure compliance with health and safety corporate initiatives, laws and regulations.
• Serve as the lead for specific training programs to implement and sustain requirements and training.
• Collaborate with mill employees to identify and implement improvements driving overall reduction in hazards through the use of programs such as SWOs, Hazard Reduction and Crew Top 5s.
• Support the development and implementation of health and safety training programs.
• Coordinate health and safety audit programs including corrective action plan implementation – both internal and external.
• Work with departments on communications that promote safety performance and ensure compliance.

Requirements

Preferred experience in EHS Health & Safety, ideally in a manufacturing environment. Preferred B.S. in safety engineering or industrial hygiene. Knowledge EHS compliance and regulatory requirements. Strong verbal and written communication skills; presentation and delivery skills. Demonstrated skill in organizing and prioritizing to manage multiple tasks. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to accomplish EHS requirements and objectives. Drive for Results, Priority Setting, Ethics and Values, Process Management, Action Oriented, Managing through Systems, Problem Solving, Customer Focus, Integrity and Trust, Conflict Management, Functional/Technical Skills, Approachability, Organizational Skills, Time Management.

Qualifications

Knowledgeable in EHS compliance and regulatory requirements. Strong verbal and written communication skills; presentation and delivery skills. Demonstrated skill in organizing and prioritizing to manage multiple tasks. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to accomplish EHS requirements and objectives. Drive for Results, Priority Setting, Ethics and Values, Process Management, Action Oriented, Managing through Systems, Problem Solving, Customer Focus, Integrity and Trust, Conflict Management, Functional/Technical Skills, Approachability, Organizational Skills, Time Management.

Skills

Preferred experience in EHS Health & Safety, ideally in a manufacturing environment. Preferred B.S. in safety engineering or industrial hygiene. Knowledge EHS compliance and regulatory requirements. Strong verbal and written communication skills; presentation and delivery skills. Demonstrated skill in organizing and prioritizing to manage multiple tasks. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to accomplish EHS requirements and objectives. Drive for Results, Priority Setting, Ethics and Values, Process Management, Action Oriented, Managing through Systems, Problem Solving, Customer Focus, Integrity and Trust, Conflict Management, Functional/Technical Skills, Approachability, Organizational Skills, Time Management.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k) and Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off.

Pay

$106,700 – $130,500 Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is placed in the pay range.

Schedule

Salaried Full-Time