Company: International Paper
Location: Springfield, OR ,USA
Posting Date : Jun 24, 2025
This opportunity as an EHS Safety Specialist offers the chance to take a lead role in upholding high safety and environmental standards at the Springfield, USA facility. The position focuses on ensuring full compliance with EHS regulations while actively contributing to a culture of safety excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations by supporting routine audits and field inspections involving confined space, lockout/tagout, line breaks, and hot work.
- Deliver hands-on leadership for safety performance across the site by leading emergency response teams and security operations.
- Manage and coordinate emergency preparedness programs, including training for rope rescue, HAZMAT, first aid, and confined space rescue.
- Maintain accurate training records and communicate safety compliance across the entire mill.
- Update safety training materials and collaborate with the training coordinator to manage ongoing safety training programs.
- Provide structured support to the Safety Steering Team by managing key deliverables and facilitating communication of safety goals and achievements.
- Assist with the implementation and oversight of safety initiatives such as evacuation plans, departmental safety audits, site-wide training days, annual outages, and hearing conservation programs.
- Monitor safety signage needs and maintain up-to-date safety policy documentation.
- Support 24/7 manufacturing operations, including occasional weekends or evening shifts during outages or unplanned events.
- Collaborate across departments to improve overall mill safety performance, profitability, and community engagement.
- Oversee budgeting for EHS contractor and consultant services, and manage related purchase requisitions in line with departmental planning.
Required Skills and Experience
- 1 to 5 years of experience in a professional safety role, ideally within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Background in paper mill operations is advantageous.
- Prior leadership experience in emergency response or first-responder teams is preferred.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety as a foundational business value.
- Proficient in verbal and written communication, with strong interpersonal skills.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel.
Why This Role Matters
The EHS Safety Specialist Job in International Paper | Springfield, USA is a crucial position that blends leadership, compliance oversight, and operational coordination. The role ensures that safety is more than just a policy—it becomes an integral part of every task, process, and outcome within the facility.
