Process Safety Engineer

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Pennington (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending and health savings

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Process Safety Engineer at its Pennington, Alabama facility. The role leads process safety initiatives, drives risk reduction, and ensures compliance through PBM-based practices.

The engineer collaborates with site leadership to set objectives, review safety documents, and mentor staff in daily safety execution. The incumbent will manage P&IDs, PFDs, and safety data, participate in incident investigations, and apply robust risk-based methods to prevent accidents in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a chemical/ mechanical engineering, safety, or related field.
• Experience leading process safety initiatives in a PSM-regulated operation.
• Strong ability to perform risk assessments and lead PHAs.

Responsibilities

• Provide process safety influential leadership for the site and drive compliance.
• Lead risk assessments and PHAs to identify and mitigate hazards.
• Coach and mentor employees to embed process safety as an operating discipline.
• Support incident investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Manage P&IDs, PFDs, and process safety information for the site.
• Review equipment design and safeguarding specifications for safety.

Skills

Process safety leadership

Risk assessment

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering or Safety

Job description

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented Process Safety Engineer at our Pennington, Alabama facility. The Process Safety Engineer will be part of the process safety team and report directly to the Chemical Process Safety Manager. The selected individual will drive and support value-based strategies, provide technical direction, and influence leadership for process safety.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific’s Naheola Mill is a manufacturing site for the company’s well-known consumer products business. More than 950 employees produce a wide range of products for the consumer business, including Angel Soft® bath tissue, Sparkle® paper towels, as well as bleached paperboard used in Dixie® paper cups and plates. The mill is the largest employer in the community and is engaged in supporting community outreach, workforce development and education. The area is a sportsman’s paradise with world‑class hunting for deer, turkey and other small game and is bounded on the east by the Tombigbee River which provides such recreation as freshwater fishing, boating and water skiing. Residents of this area enjoy the mild climate, the low cost of living, and is an easy drive to the many resort communities and soft white‑sand beaches of the Gulf Coast.

What You Will Do

• Provide process safety influential leadership for the site, working with the mill’s Leadership Team, with specific focus on ensuring that mill process safety systems reduce risk and ensure compliance
• Foster process safety ownership within the organization through leadership, coordination, and coaching in keeping with risk‑based process safety and Principle Based Management (PBM®)
• Lead risk assessments at the facility for anticipating, identifying and evaluating hazards as well as more formal PHAs
• Apply the principles of Process Safety Competency to make process safety an operating discipline within all affected roles at the mill
• Assist S&H leadership with the development of short and long‑term process safety objectives, targets, strategies, and measures that prioritize and mitigate risks
• Utilize metrics to monitor process safety compliance
• Review and validate the following: process equipment design specifications, safeguard specifications, and operating procedures
• Support and lead process incident investigations and develop effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Manage the mill's process safety information including P&ID's, PFD's, chemical compatibility matrix, as well as review new chemical approval requests
• Serving as a mentor for technical and hourly employees to make process safety an everyday mission for continuous improvement in daily operations

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Chemical, Mechanical Engineering, Safety, related engineering or technical field
• Experience in a process engineering, process safety, mechanical integrity, or reliability role within a PSM regulated operation
• Experience with Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Five (5) or more years of experience in a process safety role or equivalent engineering experience with responsibility for a PSM regulated asset or operation
• Experience with Process Safety regulations, specifically 29 CFR 1910.119 and 40 CFR 68
• Experience with Mechanical Integrity processes
• Experience in the pulp & paper industry
• Experience and knowledge of how manufacturing processes work and basic equipment operation within the processes

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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

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• 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, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. For additional information, see the E-Verify program description.