Facility Safety Manager - Gurdon, Arkansas

Position: Facility Safety Manager - Gurdon, Arkansas, United States
Location: Gurdon

Location(s):
Gurdon, Arkansas Company:
Georgia-Pacific Career Field:
Environmental Health & Safety Job Number: 196254

Apply:  Job Georgia-Pacific is seeking qualified contribution-motivated individuals to consider for a Facility Safety Manager opportunity at our plywood mill in Gurdon, AR.  This role will provide safety leadership and strategic direction to the facility through the application of our Principle Based Management Framework.   The Facility Safety Manager will drive safety excellence and performance improvement through real culture change, effective and sustainable management systems, and ensuring leaders and employees are trained and equipped to manage safety. 

The role reports directly to the Plant Manager, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Division Safety and Health Manager. Our Team Georgia-Pacific Gurdon, a premier plywood manufacturer in the nation and largest employer in Clark County, is known for its commitment to customers, continuous improvement in the manufacturing process, and pursuit of promising business opportunities.  By joining our company, you will have the chance to enhance your technical expertise and knowledge, showcase your innovative abilities, and pave the way for your future career advancement.  

You will be a part of capital projects, automation implication and a thriving, welcoming team working to exceed expectations in the industry.  To learn more about our building products division, visit .

  What You Will Do  Provide leadership and direction in establishing and achieving a meaningful safety vision and effective strategies through management commitment and employee ownership Lead the development and use of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazards - Drive and assist with the mitigation of identified gaps, weaknesses, and improvement opportunities Actively manage all aspects of compliance (e.g., OSHA, company standards) and ensure ownership resides with the appropriate roles within the organization Ensure facility risk profile is addressed through development/implementation of key controls Recommend and facilitate engineering/design changes to eliminate or reduce risk (e.g., machine guarding, ergonomics, traffic, fire/explosion, noise, upset conditions) Drive flawless execution, assessment, and improvement of critical safe work practices Support all phases of capital and major expense projects to ensure safe execution (e.g., design review, contractor selection/orientation/auditing, work plans/permits, pre-startup review) Identify safety development and training needs Drive continuous improvement using tool and activities including self-assessments and audit processes, incident/near miss investigations, metrics and targets, and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent targets, and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Safety leadership experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment What Will Put You Ahead Bachelor’s degree in safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Engineering Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification Experience in leading culture change and developing/implementing management systems 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.

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