Senior Safety Specialist

Senior Safety Specialist

Location(s)

Brewton, Alabama

Company

Georgia-Pacific

Career Field

Environmental Health & Safety

Job Number

179804

Your Job

Georgia Pacific’s Containerboard division is currently seeking a talented Safety Professional to join our Brewton, AL team. The Senior Safety Specialist will lead and support safety initiatives to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and company policies. This role focuses on fostering a proactive safety culture, managing contractor safety programs, and driving continuous improvement in workplace health and safety.

Our Team

The Brewton Mill produces white top linerboard and solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard. The SBS material is used to make GP's Dixie plates. White top linerboard is used in production of corrugated containers and displays. To learn more about our Bleach Board Division, visit Learn more about our Brewton facility and employees here : We Are : Brewton

What You Will Do

• Develop, implement, continuously improve, and maintain safety programs, policies, and procedures in compliance with OSHA 1910 and other regulatory requirements.
• Lead respiratory protection programs and ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Collaborate effectively with the facility team to integrate safety into operations.
• Lead new hire onboarding and orientation for safety requirements.
• Partner with Learning & Development (L&D) to deliver required safety training programs.
• Understand and apply OSHA 1910, ANSI, NFPA, and Alabama regulatory requirements.
• Manage workers’ compensation and return-to-work programs.
• Conduct risk assessments and incident investigations; recommend corrective actions.
• Manage contractor safety programs, including ISNetworld (ISN) compliance and onboarding processes.
• Monitor and report safety performance metrics; identify trends and implement improvement strategies.
• Lead the Lockout / Tagout (LTV) program to ensure proper energy control procedures.
• Oversee machine guarding compliance and improvements.
• Manage and enforce safe work permitting processes for high-risk tasks.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

What Will Put You Ahead

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.

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 , aquí , or tu ).