Safety Manager

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

FSAs/HSA

Life insurance

Disability

Retirement

Paid vacation

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC is seeking a Safety Manager for our Muskogee, OK paper mill. You will lead a Safety & Health team, oversee Workers’ Compensation and medical management, and partner with mill leadership to reduce risk and foster a learning culture.

The role requires expertise in OSHA compliance, incident investigations, and building sustainable safety systems. Strong leadership and coaching are essential to drive continuous improvement and safe operations.

Qualifications

• Safety experience in industrial/manufacturing settings.
• Experience implementing EHS management systems and OSHA/state/local regulations.
• Experience leading teams with coaching, training and talent development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the facility Safety & Health team and manage workers’ compensation and injury cases.
• Partner with site leadership to execute strategic safety and health plans and communicate performance.
• Serve as liaison to Corporate Safety Capability and manage annual improvement plans.
• Promote a PBM-driven safety culture focused on learning and improvement.
• Oversee onboarding and safety training, using development plans to grow skills.
• Lead hazard identification and risk assessments to address facility risk with key controls.
• Strengthen hazardous energy control, line breaking, fall protection, and other safety programs.
• Facilitate incident and near-miss investigations for learning and prevention.
• Ensure OSHA compliance and drive continuous improvement through audits and metrics.

Skills

Safety leadership

EHS management

Incident investigations

Coaching & training

Education

Bachelor's degree in safety, industrial hygiene or engineering

CSP/ASP/CIH/PE certification

Tools

OSHA compliance tools

Job description

Overview

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products Division seeks a Safety Manager for our Muskogee, OK paper mill. The role provides on‑site leadership, leading a Safety & Health team covering Occupational Safety & Health, Workers’ Compensation, and Medical Management. You will partner with mill leadership to identify and mitigate risk, prioritize investments that reduce exposure, and foster a learning‑focused culture that delivers sustainable safety improvements. As a key mill leader, the Safety Manager will align facility safety strategy with the company Health & Safety vision, ensure proactive hazard identification and mitigation, and equip leaders and employees with training, coaching, and resources to manage safety and ensure accountability.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop the facility Safety & Health team, plus manage Health Services staff and contractors, and oversee Workers’ Compensation processes and work‑related injury cases to ensure timely, effective care and return‑to‑work outcomes.
• Partner with site leadership to develop and execute strategic safety and health plans, clearly communicating the safety vision, strategies, and performance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary liaison to GP Corporate Safety Capability, managing compliance standards, safety validation/verification, reporting expectations, and the development, maintenance, and completion of annual improvement plans.
• Promote a positive, Principle Based Management (PBM)‑driven safety culture that reduces risk, accelerates knowledge sharing, and cultivates a robust, learning‑centric environment where teams can fail safely and improve.
• Oversee employee onboarding and ongoing safety training, and use development plans plus innovative training approaches to grow safety and health skills across the workforce.
• Lead Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) activities—department‑ and task‑level risk analyses—and ensure the facility risk profile is addressed through the design and implementation of key controls.
• Strengthen critical‑hazard program management, including hazardous energy control; line breaking/equipment opening; fall protection; mobile equipment and pedestrian interactions; cranes and rigging; permit‑to‑work systems; and emergency preparedness.
• Facilitate incident and near‑miss investigations to maximize learning, produce effective prevention and recovery recommendations, and build organizational capacity for continuous improvement.
• Ensure OSHA regulatory compliance and lead agency interactions as needed, while driving continuous improvement through self‑assessments, audits, incident metrics (leading and lagging), and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent.

Qualifications

• Safety experience in industrial or manufacturing settings with experience improving safety and performance.
• Experience applying EHS management systems and programs and ensuring compliance with OSHA, state, and local regulations.
• Experience leading and developing teams to strengthen safety and compliance capabilities through coaching, training, and targeted talent development.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in safety, industrial hygiene or engineering.
• Experience with Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts/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.

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, accidental death and dismemberment (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, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify.