Safety Manager

Environmental and Safety Manager

The Opportunity:
The Environmental and Safety Manager is responsible for helping to lead, motivate and foster a safety-conscious culture in the workplace to reduce accidents and injuries. He/she promotes the continuous improvement of facility safety and health systems to result in the reduction of accidents and illness, the assurance of regulatory compliance, and to make safe behaviors part of day-to-day thinking. The Safety Manager is expected to coordinate and manage the activities related to meeting all safety and health standards established by applicable regulation, as well as policies and procedures established internally. This key role will lead in the development, deployment and continuous improvement of programs and systems that support environmental, health and
safety excellence.
This position is responsible for helping to lead, motivate and foster a safety-conscious culture in the workplace to reduce accidents and injuries. He/she promotes the
continuous improvement of facility safety and health systems to result in the reduction of accidents and illness, the assurance of regulatory compliance, and to make safe behaviors part of day-to-day thinking. The Safety Manager is expected to coordinate and manage the day-to-day activities related to meeting all safety and health standards established by applicable regulation, as well as policies and procedures established internally.
How you will impact WestRock:
Provide support to the development, implementation, and management of safety programs (LOTO, Hazard Communication, Emergency Response, Fall Protection, Respiratory Protection, Hearing Conservation, etc.) to ensure compliance with OSHA and applicable environmental standards.
Integrate and partner with the safety teams to promote a proactive safety culture focused on incident prevention and regulatory compliance.
Partner with safety teams to develop and organize safety engagement activities to include celebrating accomplishments.
Develop specific safety objectives and create actions plans to meet those objectives.
Conduct internal safety audits to ensure regulatory compliance. Work with site leadership team to ensure all key safety operational controls are in place and
safety action items and work orders are resolved on a timely basis.
Manage and maintain site specific internal safety systems and reporting tools. Ensure appropriate countermeasures are properly identified to prevent reoccurrence utilizing a
robust incident investigation process including 5-Why root cause analysis.
Ensure timely coordination of all regulatory environmental testing, training, required permit filings to maintain compliance with all environmental standards. Develop safety and
environmental training plans for personal and professional development of managers and employees.
What You Need to Succeed:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in occupational safety, environmental science, or a closely related field.
Strong aptitude for organization, prioritization and managing multiple tasks at the same time.
Ability to actively participate in team-oriented processes to influence team engagement and to drive team decision making to conclusions/solutions.