Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

MATI; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 87,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

PPO

EPO

Company-paid basic life insurance

Paid vacation and personal time off

401(k) with company match

Employee assistance programs

Wellness and Work Life Support

Job summary

MATIV seeks a strategic Safety Leader at the Minneapolis plant to drive targeted safety objectives and continuous improvement in training, engagement, and system quality. You will analyze incidents, lead risk-reduction efforts, and ensure regulatory compliance across OSHA, MPCA, and EPA requirements.

You will coordinate safety programs, develop workforce skills, and manage safety teams while reporting to site leadership. Competitive salary and short-term incentive eligibility are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering, Safety Science, Industrial Hygiene or related discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in Manufacturing Safety and Training with emphasis in strategy.
• Professional knowledge of Federal, State, County and City standards for a manufacturing environment.
• Certifications preferred (CSP, CIH, ASP, CHMM).
• Strong leadership and communication skills with ability to visualize and strategize to achieve continuous and intentional risk reduction.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes incident, hazard and near-miss trends and leads safety strategy with operations leadership and engineering.
• Develops a skills development cycle to sustain knowledge and accountability of hourly workforce and managers.
• Ensures safety policies are communicated in meeting format annually.
• Ensures OSHA, MPCA, EPA training is completed annually.
• Leads Safety Steering Team meetings and ensures action items are completed.
• Develops and implements recognition programs to support safety culture.
• Supports hourly facility Safety Teams and aligns activities with safety strategy.
• Ensures 100% compliance on facility level regulatory safety items.
• Promotes hazard recognition and incident reporting across areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrates safety leadership and pursues solutions.
• Communicates policy changes promptly.
• Manages postings for HiPo/Recordable incidents and maintains Safety Balanced Scorecard.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Multi-tasking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Safety Engineering, Safety Science, Industrial Hygiene or related discipline

Tools

MS Office

ERP (Oracle)

Velocity EHS

Job description

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Provide strategic leadership and management at the Minneapolis Plant to achieve targeted facility and company safety objectives. Priority focus on the safety and value of employees through risk reduction and active learning, while driving continual improvement in safety training, engagement, and system quality and utilization.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes incident, hazard and near-miss trends in facilities and lead safety strategy based on prioritized risk reduction working with operations leadership and engineering on solutions
• Develop a comprehensive skills development cycle to sustain knowledge and personal accountability of hourly workforce and managers that systematically ensures continuous improvement.
• Ensures all needed safety policies are communicated in meeting format annually.
• Ensures Federal and State training (OSHA,MPCA, EPA) is completed in meeting format annually.
• Leads Joint Safety Steering Team Meeting on a consistent cadence and ensures completion of action items identified.
• Develop and implement recognition program to support driving safety culture commitment.
• Support hourly facility Safety Teams (First Aid/CPR/AED, Spill, Ergonomic, etc.) and ensure activities align with safety strategy.
• Responsible for ensuring 100% compliance on all facility level regulatory safety items.
• Promote hazard recognition and incident reporting of all types (near miss, first aid, property damage, etc.) in areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrate safety leadership by actively seeking intentional learning and pursue solutions.
• Responsible for the periodic communication of open work orders with an emphasis on those related to safety.
• Responsible for facilities’ completion of all training material creation/updates, lock-out procedures, control vetting and employee training assigned, prior to commissioning of new or altered equipment.
  • Emphasis on pre-install and build/support systems for new equipment installations, engineered solutions, and process modifications. (vs. post-install/modify/change).
• Responsible to support all Incident Investigations (safety and property damage) occurring on assigned shift or in area of responsibility, using appropriate investigation techniques and comprehensive reporting.
• Responsible for following corporate guidelines on employee follow-up for all injuries or incidents of injury entered on assigned shift or in area of responsibility.
• Responsible for ensuring 100% compliance on pre-use inspections, LOTO, Confined Space, Line Break, and Hot Work for facilities.
• Minneapolis site leader for SKEMA (Safety Key Element Maturity Assessment) for system health
• Responsible to expeditiously communicate any policy changes.
• Manages postings for companywide HiPo/Recordable incident postings, action items, and maintains Safety Balanced Scorecard

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Safety Engineering, Safety Science, Industrial Hygiene or a related discipline or experience in EHS manufacturing operations or equivalent combination of education and Experience.
• 5+ years’ experience working in Manufacturing Safety and Training related role with emphasis in strategy.
• Professional knowledge of Federal,State, County and City standards (MnOSHA, MPCA, EPA, DOT) for a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledgeable in the technical fundamentals of safety management and risk reduction techniques, including machinery safety, ergonomics, PIT and occupational health.
• Professional Certifications preferred (e.g. CSP, CIH, ASP, CHMM)
• Strong leadership and communication skills required, with ability to visualize and strategize to achieve continuous and intentional risk reduction.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and delegate in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work cooperatively with individuals in all functions of the business
• Strong computer system skills including MS Office – ERP (Oracle), Velocity EHS, etc. are great additions.

The salary range for this position is $87,000 to $120,000 . This role is also short-term incentive plan eligible.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Mativ, our benefits reflect how much we value and care for each other. We know that employees and their families have unique needs, so our comprehensive benefits offer flexibility, quality, and affordability. Here are just a few of the ways we support your well-being and that of your loved ones:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
• Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in‑class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.

Mativ and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.