HSE Director — Safety & Environment Leader (Relocation)

International Paper; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, welfare & retirement plans

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment assistance

Paid time off

Voluntary benefits: home, auto, vision

Job summary

International Paper seeks a Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager at the Director level for full relocation to Eugene, Oregon. The role oversees safety, health and environmental programs at a paper mill near Springfield, focusing on incident prevention, regulatory compliance, and leadership development.

You will mentor engineers and safety staff, coordinate with management on performance, and drive environmental and safety initiatives across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or occupational health and safety or related degree.
• 8–12 years of experience in manufacturing environments, forest products preferred.
• Strong written & verbal communication, problem solving, negotiation, presentation and training delivery skills.
• Ability to learn quickly, be action oriented, build effective teams, and set priorities with business leads.

Responsibilities

• Leads site HSE programs including Safety Excellence, Safety Above All Else, Safe Align implementation, and Safety Steering.
• Pursues an incident free workplace and 100% compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Develops functional reports for future leaders and provides oversight to Safety, Health and Workers’ Compensation.
• Implements programs to advance environmental, health, safety, and sustainability metrics.
• Leads environmental management including elimination of significant events and EMS implementation.
• Leads local HSE initiatives (IPCC, internal audits, ECP/LOTO, etc.) and environmental footprint reduction.
• Manages regulatory agencies, third party audits, and reporting; coordinates return-to-work processes.
• Mentors Environmental Engineers, Safety Manager, and Safety Engineer; leads communications.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Negotiation

Presentation

Training delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or occupational health and safety

Job description

International Paper seeks a Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager at the Director level for full relocation to Eugene, Oregon. The role oversees safety, health and environmental programs at a paper mill near Springfield, focusing on incident prevention, regulatory compliance, and leadership development.

You will mentor engineers and safety staff, coordinate with management on performance, and drive environmental and safety initiatives across the site.