Safety Manager

Safety Manager Franklin, Virginia The Safety Manager at International Paper's Franklin Mill will be responsible for providing guidance and overall direction to the mill's Occupational Health and Security & Safety programs to meet local, state, federal, and corporate Health & Safety requirements. The individual will measure and evaluate mill performance against key indicators, ensuring the mill complies with health and safety laws and regulations while meeting company expectations for safety program execution. The Job You Will Perform: Oversees the Health & Safety program of the mill Manages Health Services, Fire Protection and Emergency Response activities Develop, implement, and maintain effective systems, procedures and training to achieve an injury free work environment Prioritize actions which minimize Significant Injury & Fatality potential events. Ensure team has a focus on these actions over all others. Manage multiple area Hourly Safety Coordinators that support the culture of knowing how work is getting done and building safety programs with a Human Organizational Performance (HOP) mentality in mind. Build a culture of completing Drift Assessments across the mill to proactively identify and improve how we complete tasks. Oversee investigations for near misses and injuries ensuring mill team digs into root causes with a 5-why methodology. Identify trends, emerging issues, and develop improvement strategies to solve issues Establish preventative health and safety programs to identify and reduce risk from potential hazards in the workplace Coordinate Industrial Hygiene Monitoring activities for noise and chemical exposure Integrate continuous improvements in the health and safety systems and drive employee engagement to achieve desired results Maintaining compliance with OSHA logs and requirements Serve as the Process Safety Management Coordinator Have excellent knowledge and understanding of mill operations Work with corporate H&S Staff to develop and implement International Paper Global Performance Standards Identify and implement deliberate and continuous improvement activities to manage and reduce risk The Skills You Will Bring: Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety or technical discipline with significant related experience and exposure to OSHA general industry requirements At least 5 years of Occupational Health and Safety experience in a pulp/paper industry At least 2 years of experience in an International Paper facility preferred Expertise in Process Safety Management (PSM) considered a plus CSP and/or CIH certification considered a plus Desired Competencies: Customer Focus Innovative Management Presentation Skills Decision Quality Drive for Results Problem Solving Strategic Agility Interpersonal Savvy Informing

Created: 2026-03-04