Safety Manager

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Personal Care, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.

About The Role

Essity Professional Hygiene North America is seeking a Safety Manager for our Middletown, Ohio location. As part of the site leadership team (SLT), this critical position will promote a proactive safety culture that engages all employees, implement programs ensuring sustainable compliance with applicable regulations and Essity requirements, and drive risk reduction and hazard elimination through continuous improvement processes. We are looking for a transformational leader who embodies our values, challenges the status quo, innovates, and acts with urgency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site-wide safety culture change by implementing Essity I Care Journey Steps
• Establish safety goals, objectives, and implementation plan with the SLT
• Develop and update all safety policies, procedures, and training modules
• Coordinate supervisory and employee safety training and record keeping
• Lead the coordination of safety communications site-wide
• Implement a management system that ensures compliance with applicable regulations
• Coordinate and participate in Union/Management Safety Committee meetings
• Supervise activities of contract security guard services
• Coordinate safety audits, incident, and accident investigations
• Manage entry of safety data metrics in company database
• Coordinate and support machine safety risk assessments, Job Safety Analysis, and pre-job work permit planning to reduce risks
• Lead the contractor management program
• Perform other essential responsibilities as deemed necessary

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with a major in Occupational Safety or relevant program (preferred)
• Five plus (5+) years of safety management experience
• Ability to develop and implement safety programs
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to motivate employees to work safely
• Strong computer and training skills
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations and workers compensation law

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus
• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance
• Wellness program provided through Rally
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution
• Company-paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• PTO offering with Paid Holidays
• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees