Safety and Health Manager

Flint Hills Resources; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific’s Brunswick Cellulose facility in Brunswick, GA seeks a Safety and Health Manager to lead the Safety & Health team and oversee programs.

The role partners with site leadership to reduce risk, advance the Path to Zero Safety Strategy, and apply Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts for learning and prevention.

Senior-level leadership may be required based on experience; emphasis on OSHA/PSM compliance and continuous improvement throughout the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of safety experience in a pulp and paper mill.
• Experience managing safety and health programs in industrial/manufacturing environments.
• Experience interpreting and applying OSHA, state, and local safety standards.
• Experience managing and developing direct reports such as EHS Coordinators or Specialists.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the facility Safety & Health team.
• Partner with site leadership to implement safety and health strategies that reduce risk.
• Apply Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts to improve learning, incident investigations, and prevention controls.
• Manage the site’s Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) process and strengthen controls for hazards.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements, including PSM, and EPA RMP safety elements.
• Build employee and management capability through onboarding, safety training, and partnerships with safety resources.
• Drive continuous improvement through audits, self-assessments, and performance reviews.

Skills

Safety program management

EHS Management Systems

OSHA compliance

Incident investigations

Risk assessment

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in safety, industrial hygiene, engineering

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Safety and Health Manager for our cellulose manufacturing facility in Brunswick, GA. This key member of the mill leadership team will manage the Safety & Health team, provide oversight for safety and health programs, and partner with site leadership to reduce risk, advance the site’s Path to Zero strategy, and apply Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts to drive sustainable improvement. The position may be filled at a senior level based on the selected candidate’s experience, capabilities, and demonstrated leadership.

Our Team

The Brunswick Cellulose facility is one of the largest integrated fluff pulp mills in the country with a modern woodyard, fiber line, three paper machines, waste treatment plant, and utilities operations. The Brunswick Cellulose Mill, located in the southeast corner of Georgia is within minutes of downtown Brunswick and about an hour from Jacksonville, FL to the south and Savannah, GA to the north.

What You Will Do

• Manage, develop, and strengthen the facility Safety & Health team.
• Partner with site leadership to develop and execute safety and health strategies that reduce risk and advance the site’s Path to Zero Safety Strategy.
• Apply Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts to improve organizational learning, incident investigations, knowledge sharing, and prevention and recovery controls.
• Manage the site’s Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) process and strengthen controls for critical hazards, including hazardous energy, line breaking/equipment opening, fall protection, mobile equipment and pedestrian interactions, cranes and rigging, work permitting, and emergency preparedness.
• Ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements, including Process Safety Management (PSM), and applicable Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Risk Management Program (RMP) safety elements.
• Build employee and management capability through onboarding, safety training, development plans, and partnership with company safety, health, and process safety resources.
• Drive continuous improvement through audits, self-assessments, performance indicators, incident and near-miss learning, workers’ compensation management, and regular reviews of risk and performance.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree OR four (4) or more years of safety experience in a pulp and paper mill.
• Experience managing safety and health programs in an industrial or manufacturing environment, such as pulp and paper, oil and energy, or another process manufacturing environment.
• Experience using and applying EHS Management Systems.
• Experience interpreting and managing to OSHA, state, and local safety and compliance standards.
• Experience managing and developing direct reports, such as EHS Coordinators or Specialists.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in safety, industrial hygiene, engineering, or a technical field.
• Experience with Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts and methods.
• Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and/or Professional Engineer (PE) certification.
• Experience establishing sustainable systems for compliance and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing process safety in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience helping a manufacturing site achieve measurable, sustainable improvement in safety performance, risk reduction, and organizational learning.

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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 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.

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