Where you will work
The Elwood facility produces bathroom tissue, household paper towels, facial tissue, and napkins for major retail outlets throughout the United States. The Clearwater Paper facility sits on 14 acres and boasts over 200 talented employees. The manufacturing process at Elwood is highly automated with 9 converting lines utilizing slitters, rewinders, wrappers, and a variety of laser-guided vehicles. Clearwater Paper employees in Elwood are proud to manufacture a high-quality product for an essential industry.

The Village of Elwood is a quaint and vibrant community in the heart of Will County, one of the fastest growing areas in the Midwest United States. Elwood offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities including the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie nature reserve, the Wesley Township Elwood Children’s Garden, and the Illinois and Michigan Canal Trail. Elwood is located roughly 5 miles south of Joliet and offers local landmarks such as the Rialto Square Theatre, the Joliet Area Historical Museum, Chicagoland Speedway, and the Route 66 Raceway. Just 40 miles south of Chicago, residents are not far from experiencing all that Chicago has to offer. Elwood also offers a variety of opportunities for social service including Big Brothers Big Sisters, Veterans Housing & Employment Assistance, Northern Illinois Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, and the United Way. Clearwater Paper values involvement with the community and the partnerships created as a result. Elwood is proud of its local schools including Elwood Community School, Three Rivers School, Joliet Township High School, Joliet Junior College, University of St. Francis, and Lewis University.

What you will do
The Health and Safety Technician is responsible for assisting with all site-wide safety initiatives.

• Assist in the development and delivery of EHS training for employees, defining site-specific training materials
• Lead/conduct incident investigations into safety and environmental-related matters, including root cause analysis, and recommend corrective action plans to ensure regulatory compliance
• Conduct routine EHS observations for compliance with regulatory agencies, company environmental, health and safety policies, procedures, and practices. Ensure controls are implemented to eliminate or reduce issues
• Serve as a technical resource or subject matter expert (SME) for site environmental compliance, permitting, and self-assessments
• Facilitate and support site-wide environmental and safety programs including lockout, powered industrial equipment, stormwater, SPCC, air permits, Tier II reporting, hazardous and universal waste
• Work with other departmental resources (Warehouse, Maintenance, Converting) to implement and execute successful EHS programs
• Manage environmental compliance activities, as assigned. Activities may include hazardous/universal waste management, sampling collection, and reporting
• Complete EHS area inspections, recommending measures for the reduction and elimination of health and safety issues
• Hold self and others to a high level of safety standards, ensuring workplace safety policies are upheld and safety rules are followed (lockout/tagout procedures, appropriate PPE, confined spaces, safe driving practices, etc.)
• Update safety documentation, ensuring all regulatory requirements are being met (safety performance measures, hazard abatement tracking, equipment inspection records, Safety Data Sheet, etc.)
• Participate in audits and provide follow-up guidance to correct deficiencies
• Coordinate and manage EHS projects and initiatives as assigned

What you will need
To be successful in this position, we are looking for candidates with the following:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent (required)
• 2+ years of industrial experience in a Health and Safety role (preferred)
• Understand and comply with all manufacturing safety procedures including personal protective equipment (required)
• Able to work in both an office environment and a physically demanding environment including temperature extremes, loud noise, avoiding slipping, tripping, and falling hazards
• The work environment includes exposure to compressed air, steam, lubrication oil, dust, and hydraulic fluid.
• Able to think strategically and act tactically, hands-on.
• Demonstrated ability to understand the organizational impact in decision making
• Excellent listener who can work through conflict. Truly enjoys working with a variety of people and personalities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with all levels of employees.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Able to support the safety needs of a 24/7 facility.

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Clearwater Paper does not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)