Director, Health and Safety (779-159)
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (NYSE: GPK), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a leading provider of packaging solutions for a wide variety of products to food, beverage and other consumer products companies. The Company is one of the largest producers of folding cartons and holds a leading market position in coated-unbleached kraft and coated-recycled board. The Company's customers include some of the most widely recognized companies in the world. We'll continue to achieve sustainable business results by accelerating growth, increasing our market position, improving profitability, and enhancing our environmental profile. Graphic Packaging has approximately 13,500 employees working in more than 50 locations in North and South America, Europe and Pac Rim. We offer compensation and benefit programs that are among the best in the industry to reward the talented people who make our company successful. We invite you to review the following employment opportunity and to learn more about us at www.graphicpkg.com.
Mission:
The Director, Health and Safety will work primarily with site Safety and/or HS&E coordinators/managers, as well as Resident Managers, Plant Managers, Directors/VP/SVP of Operations to ensure appropriate safety processes are in place to comply with applicable regulations, effectively protect worker health and safety, and prevent injuries. Works closely with operations and Human Resource leaders, as well as corporate Continuous Improvement, Human Resource, Legal and Risk Management leaders to develop and implement strategies to achieve sustainable improvements in safety processes at all locations and reduce the frequency and severity of recordable and lost time injuries. Leads efforts to collect, analyze, and report safety incident and compliance/performance data and responsible for continually improving this process in order to support our objective of achieving sustainable reductions in the frequency and severity of all injuries. Facilitates transferring learnings and best practices throughout the Company. Provides technical guidance and management oversight direction to corporate HSE managers and assists Vice President, HS&E as requested in other Company health and safety matters.
Outcomes
Ensure key safety programs and processes are efficiently and effectively implemented across all operating locations; and
Develop and oversee implementation of strategies to produce sustainable reductions in the frequency and severity of injuries which achieve safety performance goals.
Duties and
Responsibilities:
Develop/update/communicate health and safety vision for GPI. Ensure site leadership teams understand vision and are actively pursuing activities which support the vision and GPI's safety value;
Lead/coach/mentor key site leaders and corporate HSE managers to drive improvements in each site's safety process. Assist senior management in ensuring an active safety process exists at each operating location, including holding key site leaders accountable for safety performance;
Develop/update/improve/streamline health and safety policies, programs, systems and processes and lead effort to implement throughout the company. Ensure effective processes exist to track progress, identify and address shortcomings, and provide reporting updates for senior management;
Establish and maintain close working relationships with operations leaders, as well as other corporate functions and senior management to ensure alignment on safety efforts throughout the Company;
Maintain thorough understanding of health and safety regulations/requirements and recognized as the Company's leading technical expert in this area. Stay abreast of changes to, or potential new, health and safety regulations/requirements. Provide updates to senior management as appropriate and provide clear, concise advice/direction when significant new regulations are promulgated;
Strive to eliminate duplicative efforts in managing the health and safety function and seek solutions which increase the efficiency and effectiveness of site health and safety managers;
Ensure processes are in place to appropriately transfer knowledge/successes across the Company;
Seek and act on opportunities to expand the use of electronic tools (such as ESDMS) to manage, track and ensure key health and safety activities are completed in a timely manner;
Review plans for new facilities or equipment, and modifications to existing ones, as requested, to ensure compliance with regulations;
Assist Vice President of HS&E in managing/overseeing safety-related work activities for corporate HS&E Managers;
Assist in completing special information requests from regulatory agencies and representing the Company in meeting with regulatory agencies;
Respond to requests by operations personnel for information or other assistance on specific health and safety matters. Review compliance procedures, regulatory reports, training programs, etc. and assist in improving/revising documentation as well as provide training; and
Conduct and or manage periodic safety compliance, safety process, and other on-site safety evaluations/reviews/audits. Assist/lead in developing and tracking corrective actions. Drive for corrective/required actions to be completed in a timely manner with appropriate communication updates on progress.
Core Competency Requirements
Operating Skills
Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what's important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goals; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus
Organizing: Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently; arranges information and files in a useful manner.
Courage
Conflict Management: Steps up to conflicts; seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get corporation within minimum noise.
Energy and Drive
Action Oriented: Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Organizational Positioning
Organizational Agility: Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of organizations.
Personal and Interpersonal Skills
Composure: Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn't show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
Managing Vision and Purpose: Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; talks beyond today; talks about possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to really support behind the vision; makes the vision sharable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations.
Other Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in engineering, public health, safety or other related field. Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification preferred.
Experience: Min. of 10 years operations management
Experience: Min. of 3 years of leadership experience. Responsibility for multiple global and multiple locations preferred;
Position requires approximately 50% travel to support around 50 operating locations globally;
Excellent communications skills (both verbal and written);
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management;
Advanced computer skills and experience with software/web-based applications preferred;
Ability to work independently and to supervise the work of others;
Detail and multi-task oriented.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for this job.
Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, handicap, or disability, marital status, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Click here to view the EEO is the Law Poster.
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (NYSE:GPK), is a premier paperboard packaging company serving the food, beverage and consumer product markets. We also are a leading producer of labels, bags and specialty packaging. Our packaging is used every day by many of the world's best-known brands and our growing markets include microwave packaging, heat-transfer labels and sustainable packaging.
We believe that our vision -- to provide packaging solutions that improve the world in which we live -- can be achieved by delivering true value to our customers, building a high performance culture for our employees, creating superior returns for our shareholders, and by being an environmentally responsible leader in our industry and in the communities in which we operate.
Headquartered near Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S., Graphic Packaging has over 15,000 employees working in more than 60 locations in North and South America, Europe and Asia. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefit programs that are among the best in the industry to reward the talented people who make our company successful. We invite you to review the following employment opportunity and to learn more about us at www.graphicpkg.com.
We offer compensation and benefit programs that are among the best in the industry. With competitive base salaries, 401(k) plans and benefits offerings, we strive to reward talented people who make our company successful.
Required Skills
1. Excellent communications skills (both verbal and written);
2. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management;
3. Advanced computer skills and experience with software/web-based applications preferred;
4. Ability to work independently and to supervise the work of others;
5. Detail and multi-task oriented.
Required Experience
1. Bachelor's degree in engineering, public health, safety or other related field. Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification preferred.
2.
Experience: Min. of 10 years operations management
3.
Experience: Min. of 3 years of leadership experience. Responsibility for multiple global and multiple locations preferred;
. Apply now!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Mission:
The Director, Health and Safety will work primarily with site Safety and/or HS&E coordinators/managers, as well as Resident Managers, Plant Managers, Directors/VP/SVP of Operations to ensure appropriate safety processes are in place to comply with applicable regulations, effectively protect worker health and safety, and prevent injuries. Works closely with operations and Human Resource leaders, as well as corporate Continuous Improvement, Human Resource, Legal and Risk Management leaders to develop and implement strategies to achieve sustainable improvements in safety processes at all locations and reduce the frequency and severity of recordable and lost time injuries. Leads efforts to collect, analyze, and report safety incident and compliance/performance data and responsible for continually improving this process in order to support our objective of achieving sustainable reductions in the frequency and severity of all injuries. Facilitates transferring learnings and best practices throughout the Company. Provides technical guidance and management oversight direction to corporate HSE managers and assists Vice President, HS&E as requested in other Company health and safety matters.
Outcomes
Ensure key safety programs and processes are efficiently and effectively implemented across all operating locations; and
Develop and oversee implementation of strategies to produce sustainable reductions in the frequency and severity of injuries which achieve safety performance goals.
Duties and
Responsibilities:
Develop/update/communicate health and safety vision for GPI. Ensure site leadership teams understand vision and are actively pursuing activities which support the vision and GPI's safety value;
Lead/coach/mentor key site leaders and corporate HSE managers to drive improvements in each site's safety process. Assist senior management in ensuring an active safety process exists at each operating location, including holding key site leaders accountable for safety performance;
Develop/update/improve/streamline health and safety policies, programs, systems and processes and lead effort to implement throughout the company. Ensure effective processes exist to track progress, identify and address shortcomings, and provide reporting updates for senior management;
Establish and maintain close working relationships with operations leaders, as well as other corporate functions and senior management to ensure alignment on safety efforts throughout the Company;
Maintain thorough understanding of health and safety regulations/requirements and recognized as the Company's leading technical expert in this area. Stay abreast of changes to, or potential new, health and safety regulations/requirements. Provide updates to senior management as appropriate and provide clear, concise advice/direction when significant new regulations are promulgated;
Strive to eliminate duplicative efforts in managing the health and safety function and seek solutions which increase the efficiency and effectiveness of site health and safety managers;
Ensure processes are in place to appropriately transfer knowledge/successes across the Company;
Seek and act on opportunities to expand the use of electronic tools (such as ESDMS) to manage, track and ensure key health and safety activities are completed in a timely manner;
Review plans for new facilities or equipment, and modifications to existing ones, as requested, to ensure compliance with regulations;
Assist Vice President of HS&E in managing/overseeing safety-related work activities for corporate HS&E Managers;
Assist in completing special information requests from regulatory agencies and representing the Company in meeting with regulatory agencies;
Respond to requests by operations personnel for information or other assistance on specific health and safety matters. Review compliance procedures, regulatory reports, training programs, etc. and assist in improving/revising documentation as well as provide training; and
Conduct and or manage periodic safety compliance, safety process, and other on-site safety evaluations/reviews/audits. Assist/lead in developing and tracking corrective actions. Drive for corrective/required actions to be completed in a timely manner with appropriate communication updates on progress.
Core Competency Requirements
Operating Skills
Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what's important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goals; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus
Organizing: Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently; arranges information and files in a useful manner.
Courage
Conflict Management: Steps up to conflicts; seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get corporation within minimum noise.
Energy and Drive
Action Oriented: Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Organizational Positioning
Organizational Agility: Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of organizations.
Personal and Interpersonal Skills
Composure: Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn't show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
Managing Vision and Purpose: Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; talks beyond today; talks about possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to really support behind the vision; makes the vision sharable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations.
Other Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in engineering, public health, safety or other related field. Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification preferred.
Experience: Min. of 10 years operations management
Experience: Min. of 3 years of leadership experience. Responsibility for multiple global and multiple locations preferred;
Position requires approximately 50% travel to support around 50 operating locations globally;
Excellent communications skills (both verbal and written);
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management;
Advanced computer skills and experience with software/web-based applications preferred;
Ability to work independently and to supervise the work of others;
Detail and multi-task oriented.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for this job.
Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, handicap, or disability, marital status, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Click here to view the EEO is the Law Poster.
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (NYSE:GPK), is a premier paperboard packaging company serving the food, beverage and consumer product markets. We also are a leading producer of labels, bags and specialty packaging. Our packaging is used every day by many of the world's best-known brands and our growing markets include microwave packaging, heat-transfer labels and sustainable packaging.
We believe that our vision -- to provide packaging solutions that improve the world in which we live -- can be achieved by delivering true value to our customers, building a high performance culture for our employees, creating superior returns for our shareholders, and by being an environmentally responsible leader in our industry and in the communities in which we operate.
Headquartered near Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S., Graphic Packaging has over 15,000 employees working in more than 60 locations in North and South America, Europe and Asia. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefit programs that are among the best in the industry to reward the talented people who make our company successful. We invite you to review the following employment opportunity and to learn more about us at www.graphicpkg.com.
We offer compensation and benefit programs that are among the best in the industry. With competitive base salaries, 401(k) plans and benefits offerings, we strive to reward talented people who make our company successful.
Required Skills
1. Excellent communications skills (both verbal and written);
2. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management;
3. Advanced computer skills and experience with software/web-based applications preferred;
4. Ability to work independently and to supervise the work of others;
5. Detail and multi-task oriented.
Required Experience
1. Bachelor's degree in engineering, public health, safety or other related field. Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification preferred.
2.
Experience: Min. of 10 years operations management
3.
Experience: Min. of 3 years of leadership experience. Responsibility for multiple global and multiple locations preferred;
. Apply now!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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