Divisional Safety Manager - Paper Mills

Company: Pratt Industries, Inc.
Location: Valparaiso
Posted on: May 24, 2023

Job Description:

Pratt Industries - a sustainable packaging company - is looking for an energetic, results-driven leader to oversee a team of Safety Managers located across the Mill Division to ensure compliance and improvement of all company safety programs, initiatives, and training. This multi-site management role will be a key position for upholding one of Pratt's foundational core values, as stated by Global Executive Chairman Anthony Pratt: "to look after our best people".
Why Choose Pratt?

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• Our Culture
  
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  • Growth/Development - we believe strongly in investing in our talented people as we know that their success means our collective success.
    
  • Family - we view each of our fellow coworkers as extended family and are proud to welcome each of you.
    
  • Entrepreneurial Spirit - each of our facilities operates independently, allowing the local leadership and team to propose and implement site specific changes.
    
    
  • Growing Team - year over year, Pratt expands its customer base, the number of facilities it operates, and therefore the number of talented team members it employs.
    
  • Business Model - Pratt values environmental responsibility, sustainability and positively impacting the communities in which it operates by manufacturing 100% recycled paper and corrugated products
    
    Base Location: Valparaiso, Indiana - nestled in Northwest Indiana just 20 minutes from the sandy shores of Indiana Dunes National Park at Lake Michigan, 1 hour 15 minutes from Downtown Chicago, and 1 hour from bustling South Bend
    Travel Details: While this position is based in Valpo, around 50% of time will be spent at the other 5 paper mills:
    
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    • Conyers, Georgia
      
    • Staten Island, New York
      
    • Shreveport, Louisiana
      
    • Wapakoneta, Ohio
      
    • Henderson, Kentucky
      
      Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
      
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      • Track, understand, and report Division Safety analytics
        
      • Identify trends of current conditions, make recommendations, seek opportunities for improvement, and drive for results to move the organization to a best-in-industry status
        
      • Develop, maintain, update, and lead Safety procedures, guidelines, communications, and training programs to ensure compliance
        
      • Conduct on-site work place inspections/audits for compliance; ensure immediate resolution of hazards and drive management team for sustained resolutions and results
        
      • Maintain membership in applicable safety or environmental associations to stay informed of new developments and trends
        
      • Prepare legal notices, postings, and reports as required by government and regulatory bodies such as E.E.O.C., E.P.A., O.S.H.A., F.D.A., etc.
        
      • Follow all company policies per Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct, and other official guidelines
        
      • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
        
      • Must be able to travel 50% to remote locations across Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Louisiana, and New York Additional duties as assigned by management
        
        Education and Experience:
        REQUIRED:
        
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        • Four (4) year college degree in Safety or related field
          
        • Five (5) years Safety Management experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
          
          Candidates are preferred who offer the following:
          
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          • Master's degree in Safety related field
            
          • Safety Management experience in the paper industry
            
          • Divisional or Multi-Site Safety Management Experience
            
            Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
            OSHA Certification
            Physical Demands:
            
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            • Employee is regularly required to walk, talk, and hear
              
            • Employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, feel; and reach with hands and arms
              
            • The employee is occasionally required to sit
              
            • The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
              
            • Vision requirements include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
              
              Work Environment:
              While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes of airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
              

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