EHS Manager

Vicksburg Forest Products is seeking a dedicated Safety Manager in Vicksburg, MS. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Safety Manager will provide front-line leadership and partner with Human Resources to conduct all safety training, create SOPs, and polices and procedures. In this role, you will examine and audit existing working conditions, equipment, processes, and systems to determine points of potential hazard and opportunities for better safety practices.

The Safety Manager will develop and implement safe working practices and processes, educating all levels of staff on best practices and appropriate equipment usage, and make recommendations for equipment upgrades or replacement as necessary.

• Develop a high-level understanding of workplace processes and equipment to best discern opportunities for improvement and the elimination of unsafe conditions.
• Educate leadership staff regarding safety regulatory requirements and changes.
• Investigate accidents, facilitate root cause analysis, report findings, and develop corrective actions for all accidents occurring at the facility.
• Assist with the development and implementation of corporate safety projects as needed.
• Conduct health & safety new hire orientation for all employees.
• Maintain OSHA logs, and electronic submission.
• Increasing critical hazard awareness thereby reducing the likelihood of at-risk behaviors
• Ensure an effective change management process is in place.
• Conducting routine management reviews and adjusting plans as necessary.
• Provide ongoing support to our members and leadership team in the identification of workplace hazards, reporting and investigation of incidents, and the development of a comprehensive safety program.
• Contributes to the health screening process, health education programs, OSHA recordkeeping, hearing conservation process, etc.
• Develop and maintain a written inspection and auditing program for the facility and ensure that identified action items are completed and/or implemented
• Conduct plant safety meetings, training as well as coordinate safety committee meetings
• Maintain OSHA logs and online submission
• Ensure all environmental permit requirements are completed on time and all required environmental reports are submitted before required deadlines and maintaining environmental records as required by state and federal law.

• Preferred bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 plus years of safety experience and environmental experience at a sawmill or in the lumber industry
• Experience with OSHA, state, and local safety and compliance standards
• Experience leading process safety programs
• Previous experience writing SOP’s and JSA’s required
• Experience with new hire onboarding, training, developing employees, and helping to foster a safety-driven culture.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• STD/LTD
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program(EAP)
• Paid time off

• The physical demands and work environment are representative of a typical sawmill environment. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. Noise levels are moderate to high depending on the area of the mill. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls;
  
  reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear. Requires close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. Lifting and physical activity is required for this position, must be able to move boards and wood pieces. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.