[Hiring] Health and Safety Manager @Stella-Jones

Role Description

The Regional Health and Safety Manager at Stella-Jones performs and participates in procedures and programs to minimize health and safety risks across the organization while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. This is an individual contributor role (with no direct reports) and part of our larger North American corporate health and safety team. This position is opening due to an upcoming retirement.

This regional role involves significant travel (up to 50%) to various manufacturing locations, primarily in the South. This is a remote position and ideally based in Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana based on the assigned Stella-Jones manufacturing sites in this region. Note we may also consider candidates in other states within our regional manufacturing footprint, including Georgia, Arkansas, and East Texas.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Serves as the primary technical resource for OSHA compliance, and the point of contact for safety and security concerns for multiple manufacturing locations.
• Assists with the development and maintenance of the company’s Health, Safety and Security training programs, policies, plans and procedures.
• Creates, implements and follows up on safety procedures and practices required by the company while ensuring that all state/local laws are incorporated across all sites, as appropriate.
• Collaborates with plant managers to implement controls resulting in minimization of safety and occupational hazards.
• Assists plant managers with interpreting and enforcing safety policies and procedures while rewarding for safety accomplishments.
• Assists plant management with safety investigations, root cause analysis, and develops corrective actions as needed.
• Represents facilities during regulatory, insurance, and other related audits and inspections.
• Conducts risk assessments to minimize and/or eliminate accidents, losses, security breaches, and environmental issues.
• Assists with Worker’s Compensation litigation (e.g. filling out questionnaires and researching information).
• Management duties may include supervision of exempt and/or non-exempt staff, conducting performance evaluations and improvement plans, approving paid time-off (PTO), assigning or delegating work, providing on-the-job training, giving guidance to staff, taking disciplinary action, and interviewing candidates for open positions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of health and safety experience in manufacturing, industrial operations or a similar environment required; experience supporting multiple manufacturing sites preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, environmental health and safety, or a related field highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and manufacturing safety practices, with the ability to identify hazards, assess risks and implement effective controls.
• Experience conducting incident investigations and root cause analyses, developing corrective actions, and supporting safety audits and regulatory inspections.
• Ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively with plant leaders, employees and other stakeholders; capable of delivering safety training and influencing safe work practices.
• Ability to work independently across multiple locations, manage competing priorities and travel regularly (up to 50%), including overnight travel, as required.
• Experience in wood products industry a plus.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) a plus.

Requirements

• Employment at Stella-Jones in the United States is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and criminal background check.
• There is no visa sponsorship or assistance of any kind available for this role, including H1B, OPT, F1, etc.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total benefits package with 3 medical plans to choose from.
• Several company-paid benefits including:
• Dental and Vision coverage
• Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) policies
• Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Access to a robust employee assistance program
• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus program opportunity
• 401(k) savings plan with generous Company match (150% on the first 4% deferred)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Ability to purchase Company stock