Essity North America Inc.
Safety and Environmental Manager (Biotech)
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.
• 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.
• 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%
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.
Collaborative and Inclusive Culture | Empowering & Engaged Leaders | Working with Powerful Purpose & Sustainable Impact | Learning and Growing in your Career | Supporting Well-being & Sustainable Working Life | Life-changing Innovations | Competitive Total rewards
Location: Hickory, NC
Additional Information
The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact EssityHRNorthAmerica@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.