Chemical Process Safety Engineer

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Georgia‑Pacific Brewton Container board Facility, Brewton, AL. Georgia‑Pacific is seeking a dedicated and experienced Chemical Process Safety Engineer to join our Brewton Container board facility. In this critical role, you will develop, implement, and manage comprehensive process safety programs and management systems to ensure compliance with OSHA , EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP), and Georgia‑Pacific's Chemical Process Safety standards. Our culture is defined by the Principle‑Based Management philosophy, which guides everyday decision making and provides employees opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.

The Brewton Mill produces white top linerboard and solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard. SBS material is used to make GP’s Dixie plates; white top linerboard is used in production of corrugated containers and displays. For more information about our Bleach Board Division, visit  Learn more about our Brewton facility and employees here:
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• Develop technical and leadership capabilities through risk assessment strategies and opportunities for risk reduction.
• Participate in risk assessments (PHAs, Project Design Reviews, Design Operation and Maintenance, Prevention through Design).
• Develop and update process safety guidelines and risk assessment tools.
• Develop expertise with the Chemical Reactivity Hazard Management electronic tool.
• Lead by influence through participating and facilitating group discussions, knowledge sharing, and presentations.
• Foster process safety ownership within the organization through leadership, coordination, and coaching in keeping with risk‑based process safety and Principle‑Based Management.
• 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 provide detailed technical direction to improve process safety performance.
• Review and provide metrics to monitor process safety compliance.
• Evaluate training systems for effectiveness and make recommendations for improvement.
• 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&’s, PFD’s, chemical compatibility matrix, etc.
• Provide chemical process safety support and expertise to the mill’s Emergency Response Team (ERT).
• Serve as a mentor for technical and hourly employees to make process safety an everyday mission for continuous improvement in daily operations.
• Position will participate in on‑call rotation as needed (once every 8‑week period, and may include one holiday per year).

• Bachelor’s degree AND/OR experience in manufacturing.
• Experience in process safety, process engineering, or manufacturing operation.

• Experience and knowledge of how manufacturing processes work and basic equipment operation within the processes.
• Experience in heavy manufacturing and/or chemical processes in a pulp and paper facility.
• Working knowledge of Process Safety regulations 29 CFR  and 40 CFR 68.

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  for additional information. (For Illinois E‑Verify information , aqui, or tu).