Job Details

Roseburg Forest Products owns, sustains and responsibly harvests 600,000 acres of U.S. timberlands that yield the highest-quality building materials and specialty wood products that generate pride for the job and stand the test of time. Founded in 1936, the privately-held company has built its reputation for quality, versatility and reliability with products shipped across North America that include medium density fiberboard, softwood and hardwood plywood, dimension and stud lumber, and LVL and I-Joists. See how Roseburg is building and growing at www.roseburg.com and @Roseburg

Purpose

Responsible for performing plant and company safety related duties; as well as the planning, implementation and coordination of safety programs and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates and drives site in achieving the goals of the safety organization
• Plans, implements and coordinates safety programs and procedures
• Keeps current with any changes in regulations and implements changes accordingly. Ensures manuals, policies and procedures are in place and in adherence to regulations and company expectations
• Collaborates with other facility/site safety staff to support consistency and knowledge sharing across all sites as appropriate
• Collaborates with HR and Environmental to support consistency and knowledge sharing
• Support and mentor the development of technical safety skills for team members and leaders in the facility and ensures that safety committee remains active and effective
• Conducts or coordinates team member training in areas of safety, regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment as well as participation in Company New Hire Orientation process for new team members
• Leads and documents appropriate risk/hazard assessments. Conducts corresponding follow-ups and implementation of corrective action items to minimize and/or eliminate incidents that have the potential to cause harm to one of the Company's team members, contractors, or visitors
• Assist incident investigation teams and ensure that incident reports are thorough, complete and root causes corrective actions and lessons learned have been determined
• Provide monthly safety reports to Regional Safety Manager as requested
• Effectively communicates the health and safety goals, objectives, performance expectations, and metrics throughout the facility
• Ensure compliance with state, federal and internal requirements and best practices
• Directs safety program activities for facility
• Partners with HR and the Worker's Compensation program seeking to identify opportunities for improved safety performance and cost reduction
• Performs and administers safety audits and inspects safety facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance
• Oversees facility safety inventory including supplies, equipment and training materials
• Analyzes and utilizes data to set safety priorities and develop action plans
• Communicate with front line leaders and management to achieve company standards and safety requirements
• Initiates or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve company standards and goals
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists team members in solving work problems
• Drive our effort to reach zero injuries
• Models company core values
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Committed to obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene or related subject. Completes coursework and receives degree within 5 years of placement
• A minimum of 3-5 years of safety and health experience preferably in the wood products industry;
• Working toward/achieving a BCSP certification/credential or CIH credential
• Demonstrated understanding and working knowledge of applicable occupational safety and health regulations.
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, written, verbal and electronic communications skills.
• Strong teaching, coaching, facilitation, and mentoring skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Maintain the highest ethical standards in dealing with confidential information
• Maintain composure in high-pressure situations
• Ability to work in and maintain a highly functional team environment
• Ability to coach and lead a diverse workforce

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene or related subject
• BCSP certification/credential or CIH credential