Chemical Process Safety Specialist
 Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Mississippi, New Augusta | |
 Nov 13, 2024 | |
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[1] Georgia-Pacific is seeking innovative and forward thinkers to consider for a Chemical Process Safety Specialistrole to join our Leaf River Cellulose mill in New Augusta, MS. The selected individual will drive and support value-based strategies, provide technical direction, and influence leadership for process safety, product stewardship and compliance. Long-term value is created through the application of the company's [2] Principle Based Management business philosophy. Our Team Leaf River is a non-union facility in South Mississippi, just 20 miles from Hattiesburg, with a dedicated workforce of about 350 employees. For 40 years, the Leaf River team has focused on producing top-quality chemical cellulose, custom fibers, and nonwoven materials for products like diapers, baby wipes, and coffee filters. As part of Georgia-Pacific's Cellulose business, Leaf River exemplifies safety, operational, and environmental excellence. To learn more, visit [3] http://www.gppackaging.com/ What You Will Do * Provide process safety influential leadership for the site, working with the mill's Safety 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 Principal Based Management * Provide routine communication to mill management 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 PHAs * Partner with corporate process safety and compliance IT groups to develop and improve training, tools, and policies that support the mill * Assist S&H leadership with the development of short and long-term process safety objectives, targets, strategies, and measures that prioritize and mitigate risks * Provide analysis of process safety incidents and near misses to assure sustainable corrective actions are implemented and detailed technical direction to improve process safety performance * Review training systems for effectiveness and making recommendations for improvement * Ensure and provide metrics to monitor process safety compliance * Review and validate the following: 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&ID's, PFD's, chemical compatibility matrix, etc. * Serve as a mentor for technical and hourly employees to make process safety an everyday mission for continuous improvement in daily operations * Position will consist of 50% field work and 50% office work, and will require taking on-call responsibilities for one week each month Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * High School Diploma or GED * Two (2) or more years of experience in process safety, safety management, or pulp/paper operations * Experience working with Process Safety regulations 29 CFR 1910.119 and 40 CFR 6 * Must take on-call responsibilities one week each month What Will Put You Ahead * Bachelor's degree in engineering * Supervisory experience within a chemical, petrochemical, or pulp/paper mill operation * Experience with Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) * Experience in the pulp & paper industry * Experience and knowledge of how manufacturing processes work and basic equipment operation within the processes 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 [4] 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 [5] 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 [6] here for additional information. #LI-DK1 References Visible links 1. http://www.gp.com 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy/ 3. http://www.gppackaging.com/ 4. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 5. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 6. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf | |