Sr Health & Safety Specialist

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.

Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.

The location in Kingsport Packaging, (Tennessee, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Sr Health & Safety Specialist. This job is full-time permanent.

Health & Safety Specialist – Kingsport Packaging Mill

Job Summary:

The Health and Safety Specialist is accountable for the continuous improvement of the safety programs at the mill by fostering a culture in which safety is an overriding value in all activities and in which every team member assumes personal accountability for safety.

Key responsibilities

• Support Domtar’s safety principles: All incidents are preventable; our commitment to safety is based on caring; line management is responsible and accountable for employee and contractor safety; we are personally accountable for our own safety and the safety of others; everyone has the Right and Responsibility to Act; safety is a condition of employment.
• Support the Mill in day-to-day safety related activities. Interface with salaried, hourly, and contracted employees during normal and upset production periods, providing guidance and support through leadership, coordination, and technical expertise for safe work practices.
• Works in partnership with hourly Safety Specialists to drive mill objectives.
• Represent Domtar with honesty and integrity in all matters.
• Work in cooperation with Operations and Maintenance to establish reliable methods for improving and sustaining safety performance.
• Nourish a culture in which safety is an overriding value in all activities and in which every team member assumes personal accountability for safety.
• Influence and advise business unit managers such that Operations and Maintenance activities are carried out with safety and health integrated.
• Develop, manage, coordinate and conduct safety training.
• Conduct safety orientation for mill new hires.
• Recommend the design and implementation of new programs to minimize company losses due to incidents.
• Ensure the integrity of health and safety reports and numbers that are reported.
• Evaluate and analyze injury trends, evaluate root causes of injuries and near misses, and implement programs/processes to address the types of injuries and root causes that are occurring.
• Recognizes opportunities for safety improvement, develops action plans, and leads implementation efforts.
• Coordinate Emergency Response activities - including mill’s overall emergency response plan, medical first aid, first responders, confined space rescue, hazmat. This support may include training and recordkeeping for the respective team(s).
• Coordinate and manage facility’s IH (Industrial Hygiene) program.
• Coordinate and support safety awareness and leading indicator programs (audits, risk assessments, near-miss reporting, etc. to include LOTO, Hot Work, Confined Space, PSSR, and others).
• Manage and oversee the recordkeeping requirements related to the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standards 29CFR1904.
• Keep all written mill safety policies and procedures up to date.
• Analyze, review, and implement federal, local, state, and corporate Health and Safety guidelines.  Ensure compliance at the facility to these regulations and guidelines.
• Assist in managing and overseeing workers compensation, incident investigation, and contractor safety program.
• Serve as a liaison by providing support to and participating in safety committees.
• Periodically travel to other locations to support safety audits & investigations.
• Perform other safety related work and support as directed and required.

Required Qualifications/Professional Experiences Years of Experience/Education/Certifications:

• A Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Occupational Health & Safety, or related field
• Minimum five (5) years of experience as a safety professional in an industrial setting.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations.
• Knowledge of state and federal safety guidelines.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate and teach in one on one and group settings.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the safety function within a manufacturing environment.
• Prior involvement in OSHA safety inspections, accident investigations and knowledge of Federal and State safety codes.

Preferred Qualifications/Professional Experiences/Years of Experience:

• Experience establishing and driving safety programs and performance in a union environment.
• Previous pulp and paper mill or chemical manufacturing experience.
• In depth LOTO experience in a paper or chemical manufacturing facility
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification.
• Certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Emergency Response Training/Certification.
• Experience with Industrial Hygiene.

Critical Competencies for Success:

Safety:

• Fulfills safety roles and responsibilities.
• Actively involved in safety initiatives.
• Demonstrates consistent personal safe work practice.

Leadership/People:   

• Leads by example.
• Possess strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship building skills.
• Resolves conflicts.
• Works well across organizational boundaries.
• Builds commitment.
• Respected by co-workers.

Results Orientation:

• Meets commitments.
• Achieves results/successes aligned with mill goals.
• Recognizes and initiates needed work without direction.
• Strong orientation for continuous improvement.
• Organizational skills.
• Desire to learn and grow within the organization.

Flexibility:

• Willing and able to meet the demands of a 24/7 heavy industrial operation, which may include extended hours, night, and weekend work.

Technical Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of OSHA regulations as they pertain to emergency response teams, respiratory protection, lockout tagout, hot work, and confined space.
• Ability to effectively communicate and teach both at the one-on-one level and in group settings.
• Strong research and project management skills.

You will be required to successfully complete a selection process that could include interviews, an employment background check, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen, reference verifications, aptitude tests (for some positions), and a fitness-for-duty test (for some positions).

Domtar is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.  We are also committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.

Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email.  If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources team.  

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