Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager

Job Description

International Paper and DS Smith, two of the leading producers of sustainable packaging and other fiber-based products, combined on January 31, 2025, to create a truly global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. Our people are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. With locations across EMEA and North America, why not do your best work with us?

The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager is responsible for all EHS activities, reporting, and permit compliance. This role will have a heavy emphasis in supporting mill environmental compliance as well as leading a team of EHS employees.

Key Responsibilities:

Supports and fosters safety and environmental compliance

Manages the environmental and safety departments with three direct reports

Leads permitting efforts for all capital projects

Manages permit renewal process for the various permits

Leads mill sustainability efforts

Provides environmental guidance for adjacent chip mill and lumber mill

Routine and non-routine correspondence with the Georgia EPD and EPA

Leads the mill confined space testing

Collects, interprets process data by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

Provide mill manager and department managers reports on environmental forecasts and results

Coordinates with mill department managers, planners, and engineering team on environment impacting projects

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, participating in professional societies

Qualifications, Education, Skills and Ability:

BS Degree in Civil or Chemical Engineering

7 to 10 years of experience as an Environmental Engineer or Manager in a Kraft Pulp or Paper Mill

5+ years of experience specific to air permit compliance in a Kraft mill

Possess strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.

Pulp and paper manufacturing environmental, health and safety knowledge.

Computer competency with Microsoft Office Tools, mill DCS, and mill wide information systems.

Independent, assertive, self-motivated, goal driven, detail oriented, flexible

Good written and oral communication skills

Communicates well with all working groups

Full-time