Process Safety Leader

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an experienced Process Safety Leader to oversee Process Safety at Georgia-Pacific's paper mill in Pennington, AL. The individual in this role reports to the Safety Leader and works closely with operations, maintenance and the Safety team to create the greatest long-term value for Georgia-Pacific. The successful candidate will increase the application and effectiveness of the mill's process safety program, becoming a benchmark site for process safety. This position will have one direct report.

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 influential process safety leadership for the site, working with the mill's Leadership team, with specific focus on ensuring that mill process safety systems reduce risk and assure 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)
• Evaluate the existing Process Safety program and facilitate improvements so that becomes best-in-class.
• Provide routine communication to the organization regarding process safety issues impacting the mill and support for safe mitigation.
• Lead risk assessments at the facility for anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazards as well as more formal Process Hazard Analyses (PHA).
• Lead process safety incident and near miss investigations to ensure that root causes are identified and sustainable corrective actions are developed to improve process safety performance.
• Assist Safety and Health leadership with the development of short and long-term process safety objectives, targets, strategies, and measures that prioritize and mitigate risks.
• Provide review and validation of process equipment design specifications, safeguard specifications, and operating procedures.
• Coordinate the engineering review capability for process hazard analyses (PHA), management of change (MOC), and pre-startup safety reviews (PSSR).
• Provide oversight for the mill's process safety information including P&IDs, PFDs, and chemical incompatibility matrix.
• Work with and through others to make process safety the way we conduct operations every day.

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Safety, related engineering or technical field
• 5 or more years in a process engineering, mechanical integrity, or reliability role within a manufacturing operation that included process safety covered assets
• Experience and working knowledge of Process Safety regulations (i.e.: 29 CFR 1910.119 and 40 CFR 68, OSHA)

• Experience with Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Ten or more years of experience in a process safety role or equivalent engineering experience with responsibility for a PSM regulated asset or operation
• Supervisory experience within a chemical, petrochemical, or pulp and paper mill
• Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or equivalent certifications
• 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

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 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 300,000 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

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