Safety Coordinator - Plywood

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking qualified professionals to consider for a Safety Coordinator position to support the plywood mill in Emporia, VA. The Site Safety Coordinator, which reports to the site Safety Manager, has responsibility for assisting in development, implementation, and maintenance of the Company's Health and Safety programs for GP employees as well as contractors onsite. Our culture is defined by the Principle Based Management philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific in Emporia, VA manufactures pine plywood panels and siding that are ideal for residential and light commercial construction. GP employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com.

What You Will Do

• Promote a safety culture with all team members 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.
• Plan, schedule, and oversight compliance systems projects including combustible dust, propane, and fire protection systems.
• Participate in the development and implementation of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazards in existing and future equipment, processes, operations.
• 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 / targets, and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to facilitate safety ownership on the production floor.
• 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)

• Safety experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's degree OR Four (4) or more years in a safety role in manufacturing facility.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's Degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Engineering.
• Experience in areas of Hazardous Energy Control, Mobile Equipment and Pedestrian Safety Management.
• Knowledge of federal and state safety regulatory requirements.
• Experience with OSHA regulations.
• 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

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 30,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America. Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible and economically sound. Georgia-Pacific is an independently managed and operated company of Koch Industries, Inc., a private company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.

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.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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