Position Title:
Mill Health & Safety Specialist
Pay Rate
$83,300 - $101,900
Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.
Category/Shift
Salaried Full-Time
Physical Location
238 Mays Bridge Road SW
Rome, GA
The Job You Will Perform:
Lead and continuously improve the Rome Mill Health and Safety systems by engaging mill employees, contractors and suppliers, reinforcing safe behaviors, ensuring compliance with company standards, OSHA regulations, and integration into the IP Safety Excellence culture.
Build strong relationships with mill business units, both salaried and hourly employees. Share and develop the IP Safety Excellence culture with them, assuring both physical and psychological safety for all working in the mill.
Support business unit action plans with focus on exposure reduction and higher-level layers of protection (engineering controls, substitution or elimination).
Maintain a visible field presence and serve as a consistent safety leader.
Develop, implement, and maintain safety programs, policies, procedures, and manuals for the Rome Mill in alignment with International Paper policies and applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
Assist with the management of the mill industrial hygiene program by performing qualitative exposure assessments, developing exposure monitoring strategies, conducting comprehensive exposure monitoring and assisting with the development of exposure control recommendations.
Support the mill in executing IP Safety Excellence efforts and projects
Develop, coordinate, and conduct safety training programs for mill employees, including onboarding, regulatory training, hands‑on proficiency evaluations, toolbox talks, and pre‑job safety planning.
Assist with mill efforts around company initiatives such as internal self-audits, HSE compliance audits, contractor compliance, etc.
Actively participate as a member of the Health and Safety team.
Serve as the HSE lead on a mill weekend duty team
The Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge You Will Bring:
Preferred: work experience in heavy manufacturing
Required: Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, technical discipline OR 5-7 years of equivalent work experience
Flexibility to be on call or work off hours as needed
Demonstrated ability to work independently with attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with all mill employees to promote and achieve a safe workplace
The Benefits You Will Enjoy:
The Career You Will Build:
Leadership training, promotional opportunities
The Impact You Will Make:
We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.
The Culture You Will Experience:
International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time.
Learn more at internationalpaper.com.
