Safety and Environmental Manager

About the Role

Essity North America Health and Medical Solutions is currently seeking an experienced Risk, Environmental, Safety & Health (RESH) Manager to support our manufacturing and logistic sites located in Hickory, NC, and Conover, NC. As part of the site leadership team (SLT), this critical position will be responsible for promoting a proactive safety culture that engages all employees, implementing programs that ensure sustainable compliance to applicable regulations and Essity requirements while driving risk reduction and hazard elimination through continuous improvement processes. We are looking for a transformational leader who embodies our values, is not afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move with a sense of urgency.

This is an onsite role, and the ideal candidate should live in the Hickory or Conover, NC area.

What You Will Do

•   Is a Role Model for Safety.
•   Lead the site-wide implementation of the ICare Culture.
•   Collaborate with the Site Leadership Team to establish organizational goals and strategic measures (OGSM).
•   Develop and update all safety policies, procedures, and training modules.
•   Coordinate supervisory and employee safety training and recordkeeping.
•   Implement the Essity RESH Framework; a management system that ensures compliance with applicable regulatory and company policies and regulations.
•   Actively participate in departments daily operations meetings (DOMs).
•   Leads near misses and LTA’s Investigations.
•   Coordinate risk assessments, safety audits, incident investigations and analyses.
•   Manage entry of safety data metrics in the company safety management system database (Gensuite).
•   Coordinate and support machine safety risk assessments, Job Safety Analysis, and pre-job work permit planning to reduce risks.
•   Lead the coordination of safety communications site-wide.
•   Complete Tier 2 and TRI reporting.
•   Additional responsibilities as required.

Who You Are

•   Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Leadership, or relevant program preferred.
•   5+ years of safety management experience in a manufacturing environment.
•   Maintains strict confidentiality and protects privacy of confidential/sensitive information.
•   Ability to develop and recommend safety and environmental programs.
•   Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
•   Ability to motivate employees to work safely.
•   Strong computer and training skills.
•   Strong knowledge base of OSHA regulations and workers compensation law.
•   Travel requirement: 10-20%

What We Can Offer You

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Compensation and Benefits:
Competitive Salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits
Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:
•   United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance.
•   Wellness program provided through Rally.
•   Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
•   401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution.
•   Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
•   Employee Assistance Program
•   PTO offering with Paid Holidays
•   Voluntary benefits to include critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance.
•   Employee discounts program
•   Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.

Location: Hickory, NC

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equalemployment opportunity and providingreasonable accommodations to qualifiedcandidates and employees pursuant toapplicable law. We value and encouragediversity and solicit applications from allqualified applicants without regard to race,color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed,national origin, ancestry, citizenship, maritalstatus, sexual orientation, physical or mentaldisability, medical condition, military andveteran status, gender identity or expression,genetic information, or any othercharacteristic protected by federal, state, orlocal law.

If you require reasonableaccommodation as part of the applicationprocessplease contactEssityHRNorthAmerica@essity.com

Together, we are improving lives, every day

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

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Job Requisition ID:

Essity253521

0614 BSN medical Inc.

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