Safety Specialist

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring Safety Specialist to join our new lumber facility in Albany, GA!

Salary

• Our starting pay is $30 hr. based on experience.
• You will have the ability to increase your compensation based on skills and contribution to the overall performance of the mill.
  
  

Shift Hours

• Dayshift schedule but will need to be flexible to work occasional nights or weekends, based on mill needs
  
  

Location:

• 3150 Sylvester Rd, Albany, GA 31705
  
  

Our Team

• Our team creates value by safely assisting with the production of lumber for our valued customers.
• Click Georgia-Pacific Lumber, ALBANY, Georgia - Timber Processing March 2021 - YouTube to see how we make lumber.
  
  

What You Will Do

Provide coaching and mentoring to facilitate safety ownership on the production floor, helping to identify critical hazards and developing a mitigation plan to reduce the hazard risk

Promote a safety culture with all team members to help the facility embrace and achieve our Path to Zero (Serious Injuries) Safety Strategy, including documented conversations with the hourly employees

Provide support to the Safety Manager by assisting (establishing and sustaining) S&H ownership and understanding of the S&H Management Programs

Facilitate safety meetings with the leadership team and employees on a daily basis (public speaking skills would be required)

Participate in the case management process for facility incidents and injuries

Manage and maintain safety database for injury input, health risks or safety action items and risk rank action items to establish priority for correcting deficiencies

Perform routine safety audits (Ex. Hazardous Energy, Machine Guarding, Fall Protection) document, create action items and drive to completion

Serve as a primary point of contact for pre job, critical hazard evaluations, including writing, reviewing or issuing permits before the work begins

Provide support in the development, improvement, and implementation of training systems to meet facility needs, collaborate with leaders and employees to update SOPs

Conduct Safety & Health training to employees, contractors, etc. as required and needed

Drive continuous improvement using tools and activities, including self-assessments and audit processes, incident/near miss investigations, metrics / targets, and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent

Assist the Environmental manager by supporting day-to-day environmental compliance requirements and needs (<10% of your time), will serve as the primary point of contact in the absence of the Environmental Manager

Spend 70% of your time on the floor engaged in safety and interacting with employees and 30% of your time performing safety clerical work

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel (data analysis/manipulation, formula creation), and PowerPoint (presentation creation/editing)

Basic Qualifications

The Experience You Will Bring

• Safety and Health associate’s degree AND 1 year of relevant experience or 2 or more years of experience in a direct safety role within a manufacturing environment
• Experience facilitating and developing content to lead safety meetings
• Experience in areas of Hazardous Energy Control, Mobile Equipment Safety, Working from height, Fire Prevention
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Safety, Environmental or Occupational Health
• Knowledge of federal and state safety regulatory requirements
• Experience with Process Safety Management
• Attended OSHA General Industry 10- or 30-Hour Course
• Any professional certifications (CIH, CSP, ASP)
  
  

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

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. 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