Safety Coordinator

Description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking qualified professionals to consider for a Safety Coordinator opportunity to support our Gypsum facility located in Savannah, GA. The Safety Coordinator will assist in providing leadership, strategic direction, and support for plant operations. This position will drive safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement the appropriate mitigating strategies. The Safety Coordinator will establish Safety & Health (S&H) metrics, goals and benchmarks that drive excellence while aligning and optimizing the Manufacturing Enterprise in delivering value to the business that meet or exceed business and company S&H objectives and requirements.

Our Team

Our Gypsum plant has operated in Savannah for over 50 years and is a preferred supplier in the market. Current and planned future capital investments will keep our operation viable and profitable for decades to come. Learn more about our Gypsum business here. 

What You Will Do

• Promote safety with all team members aligned with our Principle Based Management™ culture to help the facility embrace and achieve our Path to Zero Safety Strategy
• Provide support to the Safety Manager by assisting (establishing and sustaining) S&H ownership and understanding of the S&H Management Systems
• Participate in the case management process for facility incidents and injuries
• Serve as a point of contact for all team members to understand and support S&H daily activities
• Planning, scheduling, and oversight compliance systems projects including natural gas, propane, and fire protection systems
• Participate in the development and implementation of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazards
• Provide support in the development, improvement, and implementation of training systems to meet facility needs
• 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 and targets (leading and lagging indicators), and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent
• Provide coaching and mentoring to facilitate safety ownership on the production floor
• Develop systems/methods for identifying hazards and evaluating risk in existing and future equipment, processes, operations (i.e. risk assessments, near misses, etc.)
• Prescribe control solutions to eliminate hazards and causes of loss events and to reduce the chance of loss when hazards cannot be eliminated
• Utilize Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Must have one of the following:

• • Two (2) or more years of experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment

OR

• Bachelor of Science Degree

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or progress towards achieving certification(s)
• Experience reading and understanding technical documents and exploded diagrams
• Experience with OSHA regulations such as LOTO and Confined Space
• Experience with implementing Process Safety Management Elements

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