Health and Safety Team Leader

Health and Safety Team Leader

Job Description

As a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long-term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

Position Summary:

The incumbent reports to the EHS Site Manager and has the responsibility to implement the site safety and sustainability strategies in the Beech Island CTEC process system. The incumbent must work collaboratively with the site EHS team, Global EHS leaders, and all mill leaders to identify and lead appropriate initiatives that deliver continuous improvement in environmental, health and safety results.   It starts with YOU. 

In this role, you will:

• Provide organizational and functional leadership to ensure that EHS systems meet Kimberly-Clark Standards, Best Practices and federal and state regulatory requirements. The incumbent will provide leadership for continuous improvement in all EHS activities in support of achieving an injury-free work environment. Lead crisis response to events as appropriate, ensuring effective investigation and follow-up.
• Provide personal and organizational sensitivity, vision, inspiration, innovation, talent building, decisive, strong communication, collaborating and influencing skills.  Knowledge of regulatory requirements of OSHA, NFPA, and other federal, state and local agencies.
• Analyze EHS data, providing insights regarding results and trends through investigation and thorough problem solving, making recommendations for improvements that address substandard acts or conditions.
• Catalyst for site safety culture initiatives (People-Based Safety) and programs focused on the positive impact of Mindsets and Behaviors required to deliver a zero-injury work environment.
• Support of Contractor Safety ensuring adherence to KC safety requirements of contractors, vendors and visitors. 
• Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve their individual/team contributions so as to achieve desired business results.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You’re driven to perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. 

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Risk Management, Occupational Hygiene or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Five+ years’ experience leading safety programs in a manufacturing operation.
• Considerable knowledge of industrial safety practices, including EHS Management Systems, regulations, and risk assessments.
• Considerable knowledge of industrial safety and environmental practices including behavior based safety programs, EHS systems, regulations, and risk management required.
• Capable of formal investigation and problem-solving techniques, ensuring root cause identification and appropriate countermeasure resolution. 
• Demonstrated management and leadership experience.
• Strong communication, collaboration and influencing skills.
• The ability to work with all levels of employees within the organization presenting a professional, caring approach. 
• Capable of initiating and managing projects in a team setting.

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
 

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