Safety Manager

EHS Manager - Glendale, CA

The EHS Manager will be responsible for helping to lead, motivate and foster a safety-conscious culture in the workplace to reduce accidents and injuries. You will promote the continuous improvement of facility safety systems to reduce risk and the number of accidents and illness, the assurance of EHS regulatory compliance, and to make safe behaviors part of day-to-day thinking. The EHS Manager is expected to coordinate and manage the activities related to meeting all the safety and environmental standards established by applicable regulations, as well as policies and procedures established internally. This key role will lead in the development, deployment and continuous improvement of programs and systems that support environmental, health and safety excellence.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock :

• Provide support to the development, implementation, and management of safety programs (LOTO, Hazard Communication, Emergency Response, Fall Protection, Respiratory Protection, Hearing Conservation, etc.) to ensure compliance with OSHA and applicable environmental standards.
• Manage and maintain site specific internal safety systems and reporting tools. Ensure appropriate countermeasures are properly identified to prevent recurrence utilizing a robust incident investigation process including HOP investigations.
• Conduct internal safety audits to ensure regulatory compliance. Work with site leadership team to ensure all key safety operational controls are in place and safety action items and work orders are resolved on a timely basis.
• Integrate and partner with the safety and environmental teams and business leaders to promote a proactive safety and environmental culture focused on incident prevention and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with safety and environmental teams to develop and organize safety engagement and environmental activities to include celebrating accomplishments. Develop specific safety and environmental excellence objectives and create action plans to meet those objectives.
• Ensure timely submittal of all regulatory environmental testing, training, and required permit reports to maintain compliance with all environmental standards.
• Develop safety and environmental training plans for personal and professional development of managers and employees.
• Model and promote an organizational culture that fosters safe practices and continuous improvement through effective leadership and training.

As a facility EHS manager, you will play a critical role in :

What you need to succeed :

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE : SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose : Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.