Chemical Process Safety Engineer

Chemical Process Safety Engineer

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 be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive process safety programs and management systems. Your efforts will 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 with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.

• Develop your technical and leadership capabilities through the management of 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 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 PHAs, MOC, and 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
• Participate in on‑call rotation as needed (approximately once every 8 weeks, may include one holiday per year)

• Bachelor’s degree and/or experience in manufacturing
• Experience in process safety, process engineering, or manufacturing operations

• 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

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.

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, 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.

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 , aquí, or tu).

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing