Health, Safety and Environmental Manager

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Position Title: 

Health, Safety and Environmental Manager

Pay Rate:

$101,00 - $148,000

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

1500 Commonwealth Drive

Henderson, KY 42420

The Mill HSE Manager is the leader of the Environmental, Health, and Safety programs, policies, and procedures at the Henderson Mill.  The HSE Manager is responsible for all facets of day-to-day operations for the environment, health, and safety department.   This includes responsibility for safety, environmental compliance, employee engagement, process productivity, efficiency, area financial performance, and quality for the HSE department.  Furthermore, the HSE manager interfaces directly with community leaders and regulatory agencies to represent the mill within the community.  This position reports directly to the Mill Manager and is a member of the mill’s lead team.  

The Job You Will Perform:

The HSE Manager will be heavily involved in a broad spectrum of areas including operations, maintenance, and people.

• Ensure the mill complies with all applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations and corporate policies
• Manage all regulatory reporting requirements and permitting processes
• Support all safety and environmental incident investigation processes, including reviewing investigations and corrective actions
• Liaise with local health care facilities to partner with the mill for treatment services
• Develop, implement, and maintain effective systems, procedures and training to achieve an accident free and environmental incident free mill
• Implement mill and company health and safety programs to identify and reduce risk from hazards
• Manage mill and company safety initiative progress and tracking systems, including serious injury and fatality prevention, leading indicator tracking program, top 5 hazard identification and remediation, critical health and safety program gap closure, among others
• Achieve continuous improvement through sustainable HSE management systems
• Drive initiatives to identify and develop processes for continuous improvement
• Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
• Coordinate within the HSE department and other business units to optimize area performance to meet the needs of the department and the mill, including process balances as needed (e.g. upset conditions and outages)
• Provide support for capital project development and implementation
• Implement systems to improve/sustain results in environmental and safety systems
• Provide support for budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year over year savings

The Skills You Will Bring:

Minimum

• Five (5) years post college experience in Health, Safety and Environmental 
• Technical degree in environmental engineering/comparable technical field or equivalent work experience is required.   

Desired Skills

Successful candidate should have the ability to:

• Work closely with local community leaders to present the mill as a good corporate citizen for safety and environmental stewardship
• Instill safety as a core value within the mill team and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety
• Develop thorough knowledge of mill equipment and systems quickly
• Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels
• Ability to relate well to peer group and influence and support mill lead team to deliver on multiple obligations including those in the HSE area
• Approach positional responsibilities in an inclusive manner by engaging all team members in area, department, and mill
• Exhibit the characteristics of the IP leadership model (Character, Capability, Catalyst)
• Utilize strong organizational skills to handle multiple tasks effectively

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets. 

The Career You Will Build:

Leadership training and promotional opportunities within a global company

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global supplier of renewable fiber-based products. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 38,000 colleagues globally. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2022 were $21.2 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting InternationalPaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.  International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.
Henderson  KY  42420