Health, Safety & Environmental Coordinator

• Responsible for leading systems, processes and procedures that promote a positive safety culture, resulting in an injury free and healthy workplace
• Collaborate with local leadership to execute on all local, state, federal regulatory HSE requirements and company HSE programs
• Responsible for supporting and fostering the safety culture, safety programs and environmental compliance of the manufacturing facility
• Assign and track all HSE 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 conversation 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 HSE 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 HSE communications
• utilize resources from HSE function, participate in Area HSE calls and communicate/distribute materials to site leaders
• prepare and provide info at plant-wide meetings
• Promote sustainability of safety leadership tools
• provide feedback to leaders on skill improvements needed
• Participate in and support an active cross functional safety committee
• Maintain files, environmental permits, inspections, certifications and submissions (VOC, waste water, storm water, cyclone, silo, Tier II, DMR's, Air, etc)
• Lead deliberate improvement efforts to improve HSE performance
• Work with lead team to develop and implement site-specific annual objectives for HSE
• Accountable for the planning, delivery, evaluation & administration of training programs to include new employee orientation, on-the-job, skill development, compliance, safety, regulatory, corporate and other training as needed
• Enhances current training programs to align with established plant goals for safety, quality, and production
• Coordinates with management team to identify training needs and activities
• Ensures job training qualification and certification processes are followed
• Tracks training events, keeps accurate training records and provides reports on training progress and completion to leadership

• HS Diploma required
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in HSE preferred
• 3-5 years HSE experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with progressive HSE cultures and safety leadership
• Knowledge of HSE compliance and regulatory requirements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Presentation and delivery skills
• Aptitude for organization, prioritization and managing multiple tasks
• Ability to work in a collaborative fashion to accomplish HSE requirements and objectives
• Willingness to travel for training, meetings and benchmarking and weekly support of multiple facilities within geography
• Ethics and Values
• Business Acumen
• Process Management\Drive for Results
• Command Skills
• Customer Focus
• Managing through Systems
• Problem Solving

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term Disability, 401(k) and/or Pension (where applicable), Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets