ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER

Magnera's purpose is to better the world with new possibilities made real. For more than 160 years, the originating companies have delivered the material solutions their partners need to thrive. Through economic upheaval, global pandemics and changing end-user needs, they have consistently found ways to solve problems and exceed expectations. By bringing together these legacy companies, the distinct scale and comprehensive portfolio of products will bring customers more materials and choices. With a combined legacy of resilience, Magnera will build personal partnerships that withstand an ever-changing world.

Ensure the safety and security of everyone who enters the site. Lead all safety improvement processes for the plant in alignment with the safety mission statement. Provide professional knowledge and expertise in administering and supporting environmental health and safety programs. Oversee the overall coordination and implementation of these programs, along with sustainability efforts, to ensure compliance with regulatory agency guidelines and institutional policies. 

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive awareness and accountability for environmental, health and safety performance through all levels of the site.
• Champion employee empowerment to identify and address safety concerns, and generate new ideas related to safety and health.     
• Promote and participate in employee involvement programs such as project teams, committees, and internal training.
• Lead plant incident and plant non-conformance investigations, determine appropriate corrective actions and preventative actions, and ensure closure of actions.  Reapply key learnings and recommendations from global incidents as applicable. 
• Lead emergency preparedness planning and response activities.
• Lead internal and external inspections of the facility to assess and ensure compliance with federal, state, local, insurance and internal safety requirements
• Maintain ISO compliant safety and environmental compliance records, including OSHA Logs and Permit Requirements.
• Develop, create, track, and deliver safety training to employees as required, including coordination of new hire and external regulatory training.
• Lead the development, review, approval, interpretation and implementation of safety rules, programs, orders, policies, standards, guides and documents. 
• Identify and communicate EHS issues to plant management, contractor management and other stakeholders.  Assist in the resolution of issues. 
• Champion employee empowerment to identify and address safety concerns, and generate new ideas related to safety and health. 
• Develop, implement and sustain plant employee involvement programs such as project teams, committees, and internal training. 
• Create and maintain reporting mechanisms for site level sustainability efforts and results. 
• Coordinate with the HR Dept. to improve and sustain employee morale and safety ownership. 
• Provide immediate first aid and coordinate with health care providers for injuries
• Lead plant and/or department level EHS audits, self-assessments and inspections
• Ensure relevant safety and environmental compliance records are maintained for completeness and verify accuracy of records.
• Obtain data and analyze injury/illness and safety non-conformance trends.  Use data to establish action plans and goals for improvement.
• Lead and ensure required documentation for emergency preparedness planning and response activities.
• Conduct safety training or verify training delivery by qualified individuals
• Conduct and/or coordinate internal and external inspections of the facility to assess and ensure compliance with federal, state, local, insurance and internal safety requirements.  Ensure closure of identified non-conformances.
• Effectively interact with all internal functional job levels and with external agencies and resources to maximize the effectiveness of the safety improvement process. 
• Coordinate with and assists management regarding ergonomics, job safety analyses, incident investigations, and employee suggestions. 
• Maintain, post and distribute safety and environmental performance charts.
• Analyze incident statistics to identify trends and establish necessary precautions and changes needed.
• Assist in the management of worker’s compensation cases.
• Maintain and increase professional knowledge and expertise related to the fields of environmental protection, occupational health, and industrial safety through annual professional development. 
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or an equivalent combination of related training, education and experience, required. (Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Fire Protection, Environmental Science, Engineering)
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other safety certification, preferred. 
• Six Sigma certification preferred (green or black belt). 
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Environmental, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and/or Safety experience in a manufacturing environment  

COMPETENCIES:

• Knowledge of safety, industry hygiene and environmental testing methods 
• Strong incident investigation, root cause analysis and continuous improvement skills 
• Strong leadership, communication, influencing and collaborative skills 
• Strong organizational skills with proven ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously. 
• Computer literacy: Power Point, Word, Excel, Teams 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Job functions will be performed in and around production lines, warehouses, silos’, pumping stations.
• Outside weather conditions may affect the temperature in the plant.

EFFORT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

• Requires prolonged sitting and frequent bending, stooping and stretching, manual dexterity.  
• The ability to occasional lift and carry of up to 50 pounds.  
• Required to occasionally ascend and descend up to three flights of stairs over extremely fast-moving machinery. 
• Required to safely access fast moving machinery, which includes rolls with inward nip points.  
• You must wear PPE (which includes a vest, safety glasses, ear plugs, steel-toe shoes, bump-caps, gloves as appropriate) as directed.
• Ability to work outside normal scheduled working hours when needed in a 24/7/365 operation.