Safety Specialist at Essity North America Inc. in neenah, Wisconsin

Job Description:

Safety Specialist

Who We Are

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene with our corporate headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and North American headquarters in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company that is committed to breaking barriers to well-being. Essity does this through innovative brands in the areas of Professional Hygiene, Consumer Goods, and Health & Medical Solutions.

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being. At Essity you will find a caring and compassionate culture where we remain grounded in our beliefs & behaviors.

At Essity: This Is What We Do

About the Role

Are you a Health and Safety professional looking for your next career step?  Have you worked in a production environment where you have honed your safety knowledge and are now ready for a new challenge? We have an opportunity for you to join us as a Safety Specialist at our large manufacturing site in Neenah, Wisconsin. 

Essity offers the opportunity for you to join a global business which embraces both innovation and diversity with the goal of making a difference to people’s lives. We manufacture many leading brands at Neenah, including TORK.

Health & Safety is the responsibility of each and every employee on site, supported by Health & Safety professionals who take the lead in ensuring that the site is not only compliant with our legal obligations, but works to exceed the standards you would expect in a global organization.

We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk. 

What You Will Do

As a Safety Specialist, you will be supported by our friendly and professional team to gain a thorough insight in to how the site operates. All operations from understanding the site organization and management structure, through understanding the manufacturing processes we use.

You will report to the site Health and Safety Manager and be a go-to person for all colleagues regarding Health & Safety topics. Being naturally self-autonomous, you will be able to plan, support the arrangement, and deliver Health & Safety training on site. You will contribute to the generation of monthly reports to measure related metrics against key performance indicators; this is also while promoting an active leadership in Health & Safety across the site. You will support managers with the knowledge, understanding, and compliance of all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to our job duties (OSHA, EPA, etc.).

Who You Are

First and foremost, you will need a passion to actively improve and monitor safety practices. Along with that, should be your natural ability to take responsibility and show initiative all while being approachable. Your application for this role should illustrate experience and knowledge of Health and Safety topics, requirements, and compliance initiatives. We would like to see a demonstrated impact on the business created by your involvement in Health and Safety-based projects and day-to-day activities.

• Ability to confidently and clearly communicate both verbally and written with people at all levels within the organization;


• Ability to prioritize and adapt to change;


• Ability to professionally and constructively challenge others;


• Ability to work under pressure while ensuring deadlines are met and outcomes are monitored;


• Problem solving abilities with a logical and methodical approach;


• Strong IT literacy with knowledge of MS Office products as well as web-based H&S applications;


• Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety, similar degree, and/or equivalent work experience;


• Experience with incident investigation and root cause analysis;


• Experience and knowledge of behavioral based systems;


• Working knowledge of project and change management;


• Comfort and experience in emergency response planning;


• Fundamental knowledge/experience level in IQP;


• Certification in NFPA.

About Our DEI Culture

Guided by our Beliefs & Behavior, our culture is the foundation that connects our history with our future. At Essity, care, collaboration and inclusion are more than buzzwords, they are practiced on an everyday basis. And with a purpose of breaking barriers to wellbeing, promoting gender equality and enable customers and consumers to lead a fuller life at all stages of life, DEI is in our core.

As we work in diverse teams across geographies, cultures and professional areas, inclusive leadership is something we expect from ourselves and each other. In our leadership platform, we express this as leveraging the power of differences. From experience we know that diverse and inclusive teams are key to innovate and profitably grow our business while simultaneously address our ambitious climate targets.

Compensation and Benefits:

Expected Compensation:

Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.

Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance;


• Wellness program provided through Rally;


• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA);


• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution;


• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance;


• Employee Assistance Program;


• PTO offering with Paid Holidays;


• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance;


• Employee discounts program;


• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees. 

​What We Can Offer You

Collaborative and Inclusive Culture | Empowering & Engaged Leaders | Working with Powerful Purpose & Sustainable Impact | Learning and Growing in your Career | Supporting Well-being & Sustainable Working Life | Life-changing Innovations | Competitive Total Rewards

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact EssityHRNorthAmerica@essity.com

Together, we are improving lives, every day

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

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