Senior Manager, Safety

Tiivistelmä työpaikkailmoituksesta: Senior Manager, Safety at UPM Specialty Materials based at a mill in Finland (Valkeakoski or Jämsä), responsible for driving safety excellence across production sites in Finland, Germany and China. You will develop the Specialty Materials safety agenda, run the safety steering group and implement UPM safety practices through audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, KPI reporting and competence development. The role requires a relevant university degree, at least seven years’ industrial safety experience, strong safety management and project skills, and fluency in English plus Finnish, German or Mandarin. The position reports to the VP, Operations, Global Specialty Papers, includes regular travel to Specialty Materials sites and applications must be submitted online by October 18, 2026. Tämä tiivistelmä on luotu tekoälyn avulla. Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values – trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Together we can renew the everyday, for a future beyond fossils! Learn more about us as a workplace upm.com/careers We are now looking for a Senior Manager, Safety to drive safety excellence across UPM Specialty Materials. This is a unique opportunity to shape safety performance across our production sites in Finland, Germany and China. The position is located at one of our mill sites in Finland in either Valkeakoski or Jämsä. Greetings from your future manager "Great safety performance doesn’t happen by accident. It comes from consistent work, strong collaboration and a willingness to continuously improve. I’m looking for a colleague who enjoys working closely with our mills and HSEQ teams, turning complex challenges into practical actions that make a real difference. If you are passionate about safety and enjoy working with people, this could be the role for you."- Tomi Hytönen, VP, Operations, Global Specialty Papers What you will do Develop and shape the safety agenda for the Specialty Materials business area in close cooperation with key leaders, HSE Managers at our production sites and Group Health & Safety Run the Specialty Materials safety steering group. You will play a key role in driving continuous improvement and ensuring safety remains at the heart of everything we do Actively contribute to the UPM H&S Network activities, such as developing UPM-wide safety processes and initiatives, cross-BA audits, best practice sharing, incident investigations and updating the UPM safety standards and guidelines Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of UPM safety practices across Specialty Materials, enabling our sites to achieve ambitious safety goals and world-class performance Ensure effective deployment of UPM safety requirements through audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, KPI reporting, competence development and active safety communication Monitor industry developments, emerging safety trends and potential risks relevant to Specialty Materials operations and translate them into practical improvements that strengthen both safety performance and operational excellence Manage safety KPIs and target setting. Analyse safety data and provide performance insights Provide expertise, sparring and hands-on support to HSE Managers at Specialty Materials production sites to help further local safety projects and initiatives Collaborate across Specialty Materials and global UPM networks, sharing best practices and leading safety development initiatives across multiple production sites. The role includes regular travel to Specialty Materials production sites in Finland, Germany and China Who you are You are a safety leader with a practical, hands-on approach and strong strategic thinking. You are motivated by creating impact on people, culture and business performance You are an experienced safety professional with a relevant university degree and you have at least 7 years’ experience working with safety topics in an industrial operations context You have strong knowledge of safety management systems and standards and have experience in carrying out risk assessments, incident investigations, leading audits and delivering safety training You have experience in one or more of the following areas: process safety, machinery safety, safety in investment projects, contractor safety, chemicals management or behaviour-based safety You have solid project management skills and are skilled at turning complex topics into concrete and meaningful actions You are skilled at influencing and engaging stakeholders across functions, cultures and organizational levels You communica