Essential Functions and Primary Responsibilities:

• Must follow Ahlstrom’s manufacturing and hygiene processes, procedures and policies, as applicable to the position’s areas of responsibility, in order to meet and maintain the safety, quality, and regulatory compliance requirements for each grade of paper.
• Walk the manufacturing floor on a regular basis to establish a Health and Safety presence and provide support.
• Support the Health Services team
• Provide support in the Workers Compensation program with an emphasis on process improvement and cost reduction.
• Evaluate, develop, deploy, and monitor safety and health programs, procedures, policies, and standards to ensure compliance with federal, state, local, customer, and Company safety & health standards and requirements.
• Provide support to the Manufacturing leadership team in safety compliance, employee ownership and safety accountability.
• Transform the culture of safety leadership and responsibility from functional leadership to manufacturing ownership and personal accountability.
• Provide focus, direction, leadership, training and technical expertise to tactical teams and committees, such as the Joint Safety Committees, First Responders, etc.
• Identify, implement, and solidify best-known preventive/compliance safety and health standards and practices into all operations.
• Develop, implement, and administer an internal safety and health hazard-/risk-assessment and standards compliance auditing process designed to validate adherence to best-known standards and practices.
• Lead root-cause analysis investigations procedure/process designed to reveal and capture intellectual wisdom from all near-miss and/or failure occurrences. Communicate post-incident and near-miss findings through written and verbal communications and detailed incident investigations.
• Lead continuous improvement processes to identify and eliminate high-risk tasks through review of historical incident data; leading/warning indicators; plant, process, and equipment audits; job and activity observations; and other related methods.
• Support the Health and Safety Manager with applicable management/agency notification, oversight, interface, and point of contact for all inquiries and communication with Federal, State, and Local agencies/authorities.
• Ensure safety and health is considered in all appropriate business activities and that safety pre-checks are completed prior to all facility, equipment, process, technology, and/or raw material modifications/changes.
• Ensure adequate safety and health controls are properly designed, installed, trained and operating on all equipment.
• Performs other related projects and duties as assigned.

Minimum Occupational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or related field preferred
• Advanced degree and related post-education training certifications a plus
• Certified Safety Professional accreditation is a plus, but not required
• Preferred minimum of 2 years’ experience in a health and safety leadership role in a manufacturing environment or paper mill preferred, union environment a plus
• Possess a track record of improved safety performance
• Strong background in OSHA regulations and requirements preferred
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite software

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• Travel

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Safety: 3 years (Preferred)
• Heavy Manufacturing: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Clinton, WI 53525: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person