Job Description

International Paper is a global leader in packaging and paper with manufacturing operations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia and North Africa. Its businesses include industrial and consumer packaging and uncoated papers. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., the company employs approximately 52,000 people and is strategically located in more than 24 countries serving customers worldwide. International Papers vision is to be one of the best and most respected companies in the world. A company of substance in everything we do, from the products we make, to investing in communities, to protecting our environment, International Paper supports communities where our employees live and work.

The EHS Manager is the leader of the Environmental, Health, and Safety programs, policies, and procedures for the Binghamton Plant. The EHS Manager is responsible for all facets of day-to-day operations for the safety. This includes responsibility for safety, environmental compliance, employee engagement, process productivity, efficiency, area financial performance, and quality for the EHS department. Furthermore, the EHS manager interfaces directly with community leaders and regulatory agencies to represent the plant within the community. This position reports directly to the Plant Manager and is a member of the Plants lead team.

Position Responsibilities:

The EHS Manager will be heavily involved in a broad spectrum of areas including operations, maintenance, technical, and people.

* Ensure the plant complies with all applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations and corporate policies
* Manage all regulatory reporting requirements and permitting processes
* Support all safety and environmental incident investigation processes, including reviewing investigations and corrective actions
* Work with plant and local health care facilities to manage incident follow up and treatment activities
* Liaise with local health care facilities to partner with the plant for treatment services
* Develop, implement, and maintain effective systems, procedures and training to achieve an accident free and environmental incident free plant
* Implement plant and company health and safety programs to identify and reduce risk from hazards
* Manage plant and company safety initiative progress and tracking systems , including serious injury and fatality prevention, leading indicator tracking program, top 5 hazard identification and remediation, critical health and safety program gap closure, among others
* Achieve continuous improvement through sustainable EHS management systems
* Drive initiatives to identify and develop processes for continuous improvement
* Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
* Coordinate within the EHS department and other business units to optimize area performance to meet the needs of the department and the plant, including process balances as needed (e.g. upset conditions and outages)
* Complete technical process evaluations and improvements
* Provide support for capital project development and implementation
* Implement systems to improve/sustain results in environmental and safety systems
* Provide support for budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year over year savings

Desired Skills:

Successful candidate should have the ability to:

* Work closely with local community leaders to present the plant as a good corporate citizen for safety and environmental stewardship
* Instill safety as a core value within the plant team and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety
* Develop thorough knowledge of plant equipment and systems quickly
* Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels
* Ability to relate well to peer group and influence and support mill lead team to deliver on multiple obligations including those in the EHS area
* Approach positional responsibilities in an inclusive manner by engaging all team members in area, department, and plant
* Exhibit the characteristics of the IP leadership model (Character, Capability, Catalyst)
* Utilize the International Paper Change Process to drive change
* Utilize strong organizational skills to handle multiple tasks effectively

Required Experience:

Minimum five (5) years experience in an environmental or safety role in a manufacturing environment; forest products industry preferred. Technical degree in environmental engineering/comparable technical field or equivalent work experience is required.

Desired Competencies:

Customer Focus, Organizing, Planning, Priority Setting, Process Management, Managing Through Systems, Confronting Direct Reports, Dealing with Ambiguity, Developing Direct Reports, Directing Others, Integrity and Trust, Listening, Motivating Others, Drive for Results, Sizing Up People, Building Effective Teams, Understanding Others, Action Oriented, Technical/Functional Skills, Command Skills, Conflict Management, Timely Decision Making, Decision Quality, Learning on the Fly, Managerial Courage, Managing & Measuring Work, Problem Solving, Standing Alone.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Veterans.