Manufacturing Safety Manager

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

The Manufacturing Safety Manager supports safety efforts across multiple facilities, ensuring consistent implementation of Roseburgs safety programs, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. This role mentors site safety teams, drives accountability, and promotes a strong, proactive safety culture company-wide.

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to travel to and conduct safety assessments of facilities to identify deficiencies and best practices.
• Assist facilities in the development and implementation of Roseburg safety and occupational health programs
• Regular onsite support to the manufacturing facilities
• Assist in the training and mentoring of all Roseburg mill leadership in safety practices and etiquette including but not limited to mill safety team members
• Guide the Incident Investigation process and ensure the determination of root causes and effective corrective actions
• Track corrective action plans through to completion and ensure Roseburg standards and policies are being upheld
• Provide support in the interview and hiring process for safety position vacancies, promotions, and internal transfers
• Compile company safety performance data and present to both mills and company leadership in a professional format as required
• Support local resources in the preparation and drafting of responses to State OSHA, Federal OSHA, Ontario WSIB, and any other Safety regulatory agencies
• Conduct significant incident investigations at facilities owned by Roseburg and support significant incident investigations at Roseburg Resources job sites
• Conduct quarterly site plan reviews with EHS staff to ensure mills are progressing towards year end targets and objectives
• Conduct regular check-ins with all mill safety staff based on needs of mill managers and site-specific challenges
• Lead monthly safety update calls with all safety mill staff including building agenda, encouraging team member participation, and delivering meaningful content to team members
• Coordinate corporate industrial hygiene program and ensure facilities are complying with regulatory limits and internal policy standards on frequency of testing
• Ensure compliance with all legal and other requirements at facilities through implementation of Roseburgs safety management systems and tools
• Partner with HR resources at both the individual mills as well as Division level to ensure equitable practices are being applied at all facilities with regards to safety
• Develop and implement company safety objectives with direction from Manufacturing Leadership Council
• Model Company core values
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualification

• Bachelors degree required in Occupational Safety and Health or closely related field and a minimum of 5 7 years of safety and health experience preferably in the wood products industry
• Experience and thorough working knowledge of all applicable local, state, and federal safety and health regulations
• Ability to monitor, analyze, and make recommendations relative to compliance with safety laws and regulations
• Ability to analyze safety trends and implement system level corrective actions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Computer Skills Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, verbal, and electronic communications
• Strong teaching, coaching, facilitation, and mentoring skills
• Ability to maintain composure when working with regulatory authorities, plant management, and company executives
• Drivers license as this position requires travel to plant sites (up to 50%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with health and safety in wood products industry

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER INCLUDING DISABILITY AND VETERANS