Safety Manager
Weyerhaeuser is searching for a Safety Manager located in Natchitoches, LA. This role will support the Natchitoches Engineered Wood Products manufacturing site and will report to the Mill Manager, with responsibilities to the Regional Safety Manager.
As the Natchitoches Safety Manager, you will provide leadership, coordination, and technical expertise in all areas of safety, health, and industrial hygiene compliance to achieve operational excellence. The Safety Manager will have the accountability for establishing reliable methods for improving safety performance and nourishing a culture in which safety is an overriding value in all activities, and every associate assumes accountability for safety initiatives and expectations. This role also ensures the mill is in compliance with OSHA regulatory expectations in addition to business and Company guidelines and initiatives.
Key Functions
The essence of this role requires a highly motivated, people-oriented person for the proactive, practical application of safety commitment to the operation and to the day-to-day behaviors of all associates. This individual will provide leadership in developing, implementing, and managing safety policies, procedures, practices, and projects.
Accountabilities may include, but are not limited to\:
Responds to & participates in the investigation of safety incidents and interacts with the designated Emergency Response Team
Develops an effective communication process to make safety priorities and performance visible
Coaches and works with mill leadership to be a visible role model of incident prevention and safe work practices
Provides technical support for on-going problem solving and safety investigations
Ensures systems are in place for an effective safety program while maintaining compliance with regulatory/corporate guidelines, applicable record keeping, reporting, safety statistics and trend analysis
Serves as a primary contact for all corporate & regulatory agency requests and inquiries
Involves & engages associates in developing an associate-driven safety program, to include safety processes and performance measures
Provides leadership to safety steering team
Provides on-the-floor safety coaching and recognition