Complex Safety & Quality Manager

Pay Rate:

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP’s annual incentive plan.

Physical Location(s):

Milltown NJ

Thorofare NJ

 The Job You Will Perform (Quality):

• Responsible for process management in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement in the production department, while overseeing the daily routine of producing quality corrugated products and contract packaging in a safe and efficient manner.
• Lead and facilitate all Customer, 3rd Party and Regulatory Audits
• Assist with new hire orientation and ongoing functional training of production employees.
• Sustain and Manage all Standard Operating Procedures across the facility
• Maintain daily plant housekeeping standards by assuring the use of established procedures.
• Maintain high levels of product and service quality in the finishing, contract packaging and shipping departments through actively assisting in the development, implementation, use, auditing, and improvement of standard reliable methods and procedures.
• Lead efforts to address and resolve quality concerns. Communicate with operations, customers, and sales to ensure quality expectations are met.
• Manage and Maintain all Business systems in association with auditing and continuous improvement
• Assist with identifying people needs and issues in the plant and assure effective resolution of identified issues and needs.

The Job You Will Perform (Health Safety and Environmental):

• Responsible for leading systems, processes and procedures that promote a positive safety culture, which results in an injury free and healthy workplace. Collaborate with local leadership to execute on all local, state, federal regulatory EHS requirements and company EHS programs. This position reports directly to the Site Manager and will work functionally with regional EHS staff.
• Responsible for supporting and fostering the safety culture, safety and environmental compliance of the manufacturing facility
• Assign and track all EHS activities, corrective action plans and tasks to completion and update as needed; Maintain appropriate documentation
• Assess facility programs against performance standards and develop corrective action plans to close gaps
• Manage leading indicator efforts including safe work observation process, 5S, hazard recognition and controls
• Lead and maintain Contractor safety effort; assist in development of contractor work plans and monitor compliance
• Manage energy control, hearing conservation and chemical management programs
• Participate in required internal and external EHS audits and inspections; Coordinate and review results to ensure deficiency correction
• Lead incident investigations, complete investigation files, develop corrective action plans and manage worker's compensation process
• Lead initiatives to strategically plan, communicate, deliver and track required employee training.  Responsible for makeup training process and new hire onboarding
• Responsible for plant-wide EHS communications; utilize resources from EHS function, participate in Area EHS calls and communicate/distribute materials to site leaders; prepare and provide info at plant-wide meetings

The Qualifications, Skills & Knowledge you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in EHS / Quality required
• 3-5 years of operations experience in corrugated manufacturing preferred
• 3-5 years EHS / Quality experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with progressive EHS cultures and safety leadership
• Knowledge of EHS and Quality compliance and regulatory requirements

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.