Function Manager II-Enviro, Health & Safety Progms

EHS PROGRAMS MANAGER

Work Model: Hybrid Local Onsite 3-4 days per week.

About Us:

Clearwater Paper (NYSE: CLW) is a publicly held company and a premier supplier of private brand tissue to major retailers, including grocery, drug, mass merchants and discount stores. In addition, the company produces bleached paperboard used by quality-conscious printers and packaging converters, and offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting. Clearwater Paper's employees build shareholder value by developing strong relationships through quality and service. Working at Clearwater Paper provides an opportunity to enrich your career through challenging and meaningful work and ongoing training and development-all in a supportive environment. We know our success depends on your success.

What You Will Do:

Reporting to the Vice President of Environemtal, Health & Safety, the EHS Programs Manager is a member of the Corporate EHS team and is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing enterprise-wide safety programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and to promote a proactive, risk-based safety process. Initial areas of focus will include contractor safety, electrical safety and the company-wide risk assessment process. This role will also lead the safety audit program with a focus on supporting development of meaningful corrective actions to address identified areas of improvement. The role will need to work cross-functionally with our Operational Excellence team, site-based EHS professionals, and our operations teams to drive alignment, standardization, and execution of risk reduction activities. The EHS Programs Manager will also provide hands-on support and training to our mill operations. This role will lead strategic initiatives, support standardization of safety practices across our mill and support continuous safety improvement.

Safety Program Development:

• Lead the development of written Health and Safety Programs for deployment across the organization.
• Develop tactical tools and associated training for implementation of written Health and Safety programs.
• Review site risk data to proactively identify opportunities of need within the organization and develop strategies to implement against these.
• Complete hands-on support across all sites to include conducting risk assessment of operations.

Safety Audit Leadership:

• Coordinate and lead company-wide safety audit to assess site compliance with company standards and OSHA requirements.
• Support mills in developing and defining meaningful corrective measures to address findings from completed safety audits.
• Proactively review findings across the enterprise and recommend/define safety programming enhancements to address common opportunities.

Contractor Safety:

• Develop an overall strategy and tools for implementation of a company-wide contractor safety program.
• Lead the company-wide implementation of the third-party contractor qualification process.
• Define tools and expectations to routinely interface with contractors to ensure compliance with EHS regulations and best practices.
• Provide on-site leadership and support during key mill down activities and large corporate capital projects.

EHS Training:

• Develop annual EHS training plan to ensure company-wide compliance.
• Lead the development of training tools and resources to assist site teams in management of safety and environmental risks.
• Work with Human Resources and Operations to enable implementation of our new-hire safety on-boarding process.
• Deliver EHS training to site employees, EHS professionals, and mill leadership.

Safety Mangement & Leadership:

• Serve as an SME in the utilization of our EHS regulatory and compliance software solution.
• Analyze, communicate, and act against trends from tasks, assessments, audits and observations maintained in our system.
• Provide recommendations to enhance our existing safety management system and own implementation

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in occupational health & safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related field; Preferred: Master's degree or professional certifications such as CSP (Certified Safety Professional) or CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist)
• 7+ years of progressive experience in EHS roles, preferably in manufacturing
• Developing and implementing safety programs across large, complex locations.
• Managing compliance with OSHA and other applicable regulations/consensus standards.
• Proven ability to conduct training, audits, and risk assessments.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (e.g, HR, Operations, Legal)
• Establishing company-wide standards

Essential Functions:

• Up to 20% domestic travel
• Must be able to read and interpret rules and regulations.
• Must be physically capable of standing, walking and climbing stairs up to 8-10 hours per day.
• Must be able to work in a hot, dusty, humid and noisy mill environment around high-speed equipment.
• Must be able to adjust work hours to support the safety and environmental needs of a 24/7 facility.

Total Reward Details:
We're committed to providing an exceptional workplace experience, including a comprehensive total reward package. This position is eligible for our Incentive Plan. The base compensation actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience among other factors. Benefits are generally available after 30 days and include medical, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and a 401k plan. Paid time off will include vacation days, personal days, and company holidays.

Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.