Safety Engineer (Industrial/mechanical engineer)

at Weyerhaeuser in

When you think of manufacturing wood products, do you think of technology and innovation? Our highly automated, state-of-the-art mills require top-level engineering and industrial applications to keep operations running smoothly while maintaining safety at the forefront of everything we do. We believe trees are a remarkable resource that can, and should, be managed responsibly to make a range of products that meet human needs, while also providing recreation, wildlife habitat, and other important ecosystem benefits. For more than a century, weve been building our reputation as a leader in sustainable wood products.

In this role, you will work collaboratively with our team of talented engineers and mill leadership to improve Weyerhaeusers wood product manufacturing and Timberlands operations and provide engineering safety support for various new development efforts.

The Safety Engineer is a corporate level position; meeting needs across the companys 34 Wood Products manufacturing and Timberlands facilities in the US and Canada. Work location is flexible, open for discussion and will likely be a hybrid model blending in-office, remote, and travel. This role is a fully remote work-from-home position, provided you are currently based (or are planning to move to) one of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Montana, West Virginia.

This position works closely with the company Safety and Engineering functions and business operations to eliminate Serious Injuries and Fatalities and ensure regulatory compliance. The Safety Engineer will reduce injury risk through engineering design and controls while maximizing human and process performance. This position resides in the Engineering department with a dotted line to corporate Health and Safety.

The safety engineer is responsible to:

• Contribute to building a safety culture that enables our technical engineering and operational functions to develop safe and compliant processes, systems and solutions to reduce risk and eliminate injuries focusing on engineering controls.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify engineering solutions to eliminate or reduce risk.
• Apply knowledge of regulatory safety requirements and safety consensus standards in the US and Canada related to machine and equi