Title: Safety Manager
Location: Franklin, VA
Relocation: Available for the right candidate
Job ID: ATAVA2825023
Appalachian Talent Acquisition is looking for the next Safety Manager to be responsible for providing guidance and overall direction to the mill’s Occupational Health and Security & Safety programs to meet local, state, federal, and corporate Health & Safety requirements. You will measure and evaluate mill performance against key indicators, ensuring the mill complies with health and safety laws and regulations while meeting company expectations for safety program execution.
Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:
- Oversees Health & Safety programs
- Manage Health Services, Fire Protection and Emergency Response activities
- Develop, implement, and maintain effective systems, procedures and training to achieve an injury free work environment
- Foster a culture of completing drift assessments across the mill to proactively identify and improve task completion.
- Oversee investigations for near misses and injuries, ensuring the mill team uses a 5-why methodology to identify root causes.
- Identify trends and emerging issues, developing strategies to address them.
- Establish preventative health and safety programs to mitigate potential workplace hazards.
- Integrate continuous improvements in health and safety systems, driving employee engagement to achieve desired results.
- Maintain compliance with OSHA logs and requirements and serve as the Process Safety Management Coordinator.
Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or technical discipline with significant related experience and exposure to OSHA general industry requirements
- At least 5 years of Occupational Health and Safety experience in a pulp/paper industry
- Expertise in Process Safety Management (PSM) considered a plus
- CSP and/or CIH certification considered a plus
ATA is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
Security Clearance Required: No
Visa Candidate Considered: No
Title: Safety Manager
Location: Franklin, VA
Relocation: Available for the right candidate
Job ID: ATAVA2825023
