Facility Safety Manager

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Gurdon (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC in Gurdon, AR seeks a Facility Safety Manager to lead safety strategy for the plywood mill. You will drive risk assessment, implement key controls, and ensure OSHA and company standards are met, with ownership by plant leadership.

You will develop and deploy behavior-based safety programs, guide capital project safety, and foster a culture of continuous improvement through audits, training, and incident investigations.

Qualifications

• Safety leadership experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Engineering.
• CSP certification is preferred or required.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety leadership and direction through a meaningful safety vision and strategies.
• Lead development and use of risk assessment methods to anticipate, identify, and evaluate hazards and drive mitigation.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and company standards and assign ownership to appropriate roles.
• Address facility risk through development and implementation of key controls.
• Recommend and facilitate safety-related design changes to reduce risk (machine guarding, ergonomics, etc.).
• Drive flawless execution and continuous improvement of safe work practices.
• Support capital projects with safe design, reviews, and permits.
• Identify training needs in safety and culture.
• Drive continuous improvement using audits, incident investigations, metrics, and periodic reviews of performance and culture.

Skills

Safety leadership

Manufacturing environment

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Engineering

Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

Job description

Georgia-Pacificis seeking qualified contribution-motivated individuals to consider for aFacility Safety Manageropportunity at ourplywood mill in Gurdon, AR. This role will provide safety leadership and strategic direction to the facility through the application of ourPrinciple Based Management™Framework. The Facility Safety Manager will drive safety excellence and performance improvement through real culture change, effective and sustainable management systems, and ensuring leaders and employees are trained and equipped to manage safety. The role reports directly to the Plant Manager, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Division Safety and Health Manager.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific Gurdon, a premier plywood manufacturer in the nation and largest employer in Clark County, is known for its commitment to customers, continuous improvement in the manufacturing process, and pursuit of promising business opportunities. By joining our company, you will have the chance to enhance your technical expertise and knowledge, showcase your innovative abilities, and pave the way for your future career advancement. You will be a part of capital projects, automation implication and a thriving, welcoming team working to exceed expectations in the industry. To learn more about our building products division, visitwww.buildgp.com.

What You Will Do

• Provide leadership and direction in establishing and achieving a meaningful safety vision and effective strategies through management commitment and employee ownership
• Lead the development and use of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazards - Drive and assist with the mitigation of identified gaps, weaknesses, and improvement opportunities
• Actively manage all aspects of compliance (e.g., OSHA, company standards) and ensure ownership resides with the appropriate roles within the organization
• Ensure facility risk profile is addressed through development/implementation of key controls
• Recommend and facilitate engineering/design changes to eliminate or reduce risk (e.g., machine guarding, ergonomics, traffic, fire/explosion, noise, upset conditions)
• Drive flawless execution, assessment, and improvement of critical safe work practices
• Support all phases of capital and major expense projects to ensure safe execution (e.g., design review, contractor selection/orientation/auditing, work plans/permits, pre-startup review)
• Identify safety development and training needs
• Drive continuous improvement using tool and activities including self-assessments and audit processes, incident/near miss investigations, metrics and targets, and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent
• targets, and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Safety leadership experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree in safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Engineering
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification
• Experience in leading culture change and developing/implementing management systems

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.

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.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.