Mill Health & Safety Specialist

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