Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is seeking a dedicated Safety Manager to provide leadership and presence at our containerboard manufacturing facility in Brewton, AL. Reporting to the Vice President, General Manager, the Safety Manager will provide transformative leadership and guidance to the leadership team and their direct reports. This position will lead a Safety and Health capability group that includes Process Safety Engineering, Occupational Safety and Health, Worker's Compensation/Medical Management, site security and the Emergency Response Team. This role will work directly with the leadership team in identifying risk reduction plans, leverage transformative capital project opportunities via the site's Path to Zero risk reduction plan, and applying Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts to assist the mill in becoming a learning environment, ultimately creating value by achieving sustainable cultural improvements.
Our Team
The Brewton Mill is an integrated paper mill producing product for Dixie® plates and various GP and external corrugated box facilities. Brewton is located in south central Alabama, about an hour from Mobile, AL, Pensacola, FL, and the beautiful beaches of the Gulf Coast. To learn more about Georgia-Pacific’s packaging business please visit: www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper Is Made! Our culture is defined by the Principle Based Management™ philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.
What You Will Do
- Supervise the mill’s Safety team
- Partner with mill leadership to develop and execute strategic safety and health improvement plans
- Lead the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) methodology at the site, including department and task risk assessments
- Utilize development plans to grow safety/health and process safety skills and knowledge though innovation in training and development programs
- Develop strategies for emerging facility and corporate needs and initiatives, especially those related to risk reduction with asset strategies and process safety ventures
- Ensure compliance with OSHA PSM and EPA RMP requirements for the covered process, as well as promote the use of process safety principles throughout the mill to reduce risk to our employees, our environment, and our community
- Work closely with facility maintenance to assure mechanical integrity is managed in keeping with risk-based process safety objectives as well as compliance-based requirements
- Lead the development of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazards, overseeing evaluation, interpretation, and compliance with state and federal regulations and permits
- Apply Human and Organization Performance (HOP) concepts so the facility becomes a robust learning environment where knowledge sharing occurs in an expedite manner
- Enhance the site capabilities in critical hazard program management, including hazardous energy control; fall protection, mobile equipment and pedestrian interactions; cranes and rigging, work permitting; emergency preparedness; etc.
- Communicate with business unit safety and health and other personnel to assure alignment with business vision, strategy, and programs
- Facilitate incident investigations, ensuring HOP concepts are utilized so the learning is maximized and ensuring recommendations are effective from both a prevention and recovery perspective to build the capacity to fail safely
- Lead and/or facilitate the leadership of Process Hazards Analyses (PHA) for processes involving highly hazardous chemicals
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Safety & Health, Industrial Hygiene or Engineering OR Four (4) or more years in a safety leadership role in an industrial/manufacturing facility
- Experience using and applying EHS Management Systems
- Experience and working knowledge of OSHA regulations, compliance, and training
What Will Put You Ahead
- Knowledge of Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts and methods
- Experience with process safety management in a manufacturing environment
- Professional Engineer (PE) certification, Certified Safety Professional (CSP), and/or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
- Experience establishing sustainable systems for compliance and continuous improvement
- Knowledge of Chemical facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CISA)
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Hiring Philosophy
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Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day –to make everyday products even better.
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Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf