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Process Safety Engineer

Georgia Pacific
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Alabama, Pennington
Feb 13, 2025
Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented Process Safety Engineer at our Pennington, Alabama facility.

The Process Safety Engineer will be part of the process safety team and report directly to the Chemical Process Safety Manager. The selected individual will drive and support value-based strategies, provide technical direction, and influence leadership for process safety.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific's Naheola Mill located in Pennington, Alabama, 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, a 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
* Providing process safety influential leadership for the site, working with the mill's Leadership Team, with specific focus on ensuring that mill process safety systems reduce risk and ensure compliance
* Fostering process safety ownership within the organization through leadership, coordination, and coaching in keeping with risk-based process safety and Principle Based Management (PBM)
* Providing routine communication to the organization regarding process safety issues impacting the mill
* Leading risk assessments at the facility for anticipating, identifying and evaluating hazards as well as more formal PHAs
* Applying the principles of Process Safety Competency to make process safety an operating discipline within all affected roles at the mill
* Partnering with corporate process safety and compliance IT groups to develop and improve training, tools, and policies that support the mill
* Assisting S&H leadership with the development of short and long-term process safety objectives, targets, strategies, and measures that prioritize and mitigate risks
* Utilizing metrics to monitor process safety compliance
* Reviewing and validation of the following: process equipment design specifications, safeguard specifications, and operating procedures
* Leading process incident investigations and develop effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence
* Managing the mill's process safety information including P&ID's, PFD's, chemical compatibility matrix, new chemical approvals, mechanical integrity, etc.
* Serving as a mentor for technical and hourly employees to make process safety an everyday mission for continuous improvement in daily operations

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Bachelor's Degree or higher in Chemical, Mechanical Engineering, Safety, related engineering or technical field
* Three (3) or more years of experience in a process engineering, process safety, mechanical integrity, or reliability role within a PSM regulated operation
* Experience with Process Safety regulations, specifically 29 CFR 1910.119 and 40 CFR 68
* Experience with Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

What Will Put You Ahead
* Five (5) or more years of experience in a process safety role or equivalent engineering experience with responsibility for a PSM regulated asset or operation
* Experience in Mechanical Integrity processes
* 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 [1] 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 [2] 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 visit the following website for additional information: [3] http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

References

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