Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager

DS Smith; Riceboro (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager, where you will lead initiatives in sustainability and compliance within a dynamic team. This role emphasizes environmental management in a Kraft Pulp or Paper Mill setting, ensuring safety and regulatory adherence. You will oversee a team, manage environmental permits, and collaborate with various departments to drive sustainability efforts. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions, where your expertise will help shape the future of environmental practices.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of experience as an Environmental Engineer or Manager.
• 5+ years of experience specific to air permit compliance.

Responsibilities

• Supports and fosters safety and environmental compliance.
• Leads permitting efforts for all capital projects.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork Skills

Environmental Compliance

Data Analysis

Education

BS Degree in Civil Engineering

BS Degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office Tools

Mill DCS

Mill Wide Information Systems

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