Senior Health & Safety Leader - Manufacturing Mill

WestRock Company; Covington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Covington, VA seeks a Health and Safety Manager to join the mill leadership team. You will lead the site's health and safety strategy, champion a world-class safety culture, and drive continuous improvement programs that protect people while supporting operational performance.

You will partner with operations, engineering, and health resources; spend significant time in the field coaching leaders, leading incident investigations, and building capabilities across a safety team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in safety/engineering/related field.
• 8+ years of progressive safety leadership in heavy manufacturing or similar.
• Proven ability to lead safety teams and influence culture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the mill's health and safety strategy, goals, metrics, and improvement initiatives.
• Champion a culture of safety excellence, accountability, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Lead implementation of Safety Excellence System and HOP/Learning initiatives.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, reliability, and environmental teams to integrate safety into daily operations.

Skills

Safety leadership

Regulatory compliance

Industrial hygiene

OSHA knowledge

Communication

Field coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in safety, engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Smurfit Westrock in Covington, VA seeks a Health and Safety Manager to join the mill leadership team. You will lead the site's health and safety strategy, champion a world-class safety culture, and drive continuous improvement programs that protect people while supporting operational performance.

You will partner with operations, engineering, and health resources; spend significant time in the field coaching leaders, leading incident investigations, and building capabilities across a safety team.