Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate and updated record-keeping
- Demonstrate a strong working relationship with personnel at all levels of the organization, especially with production management and plant employees
- Ensure the division remains compliant with OSHA Safety Standards and compliant with any Corporate specified safety programs and procedures
- Remain current with upcoming rules and regulations that may affect the facility procedures, while advising management on implementation strategies
- Lead the division in promoting a positive culture concerning workplace safety
- Lead the development, maintenance, implementation, and annual review of safety policies, procedures, and responsibilities
- Provide recommendations on safety policies and ensure there is proper follow-up and resolution on all safety concerns that are identified through assessments, inspections, incidents, or other methods
- Manage the record-keeping and metrics of safety-related incidents, while recommending and implementing the appropriate corrective measures as necessary
- Proactively identify safety-related issues and collaborate with management to properly address these issues to avoid any unsafe situations
- Schedule and conduct safety training, ensuring that the training meets the requirements of Corporate and government regulations
- Maintain accurate and updated safety training material
- Conduct incident investigations, report and review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspection, environmental testing, or violation of health and safety regulations.
- Conduct safety orientation for new hires.
- Conduct scheduled, as well as random, safety audits throughout the division
- Effectively develop and manage inspections of facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
- Verify that safety equipment is appropriate and available to employees and monitor their use of such equipment to ensure proper usage.
- Prepare and review specifications and orders for the purchase of safety equipment, ensuring that proper features are present and that items conform to health and safety standards.
Qualifications
- An undergraduate degree in safety or related discipline
- Five to ten years of safety experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong leadership skills, including the ability to lead teams in a union environment
- Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and their application
- Basic knowledge of worker's compensation case management, production equipment, key performance measurement indicators, basic laws, and regulations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively deliver and reinforce consistent messages at all levels within the organization.
- Must have the ability to work with various production shifts as needed.
Compensation & Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, the selected candidate will receive a comprehensive benefits package. This includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage, as well as wellness programs, access to a free health clinic, short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), life insurance, an onsite fitness center and company-matching 401(k).
Company Overview
Started in 1933, Green Bay Packaging Inc. is a family-owned, vertically integrated company consisting of corrugated container plants, a folding carton facility, recycled and virgin containerboard mills, pressure-sensitive label roll stock plants, timberlands, a paper slitting operation, and a sawmill facility. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Green Bay Packaging Inc. employs over 4,600 team members and operates 40 facilities in 16 states, each with a dedication to innovative development of its products and forestry resources, with a focus on safety, sustainability, quality, and continuous improvement. For more information about Green Bay Packaging Inc., visit gbp.com.