Safety Manager - Brunswick

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Georgia‑Pacific is seeking a dedicated Senior Safety & Health Manager at our cellulose manufacturing facility in Brunswick, GA
. Reporting to the Vice President, General Manager, the Sr. Safety & Health Manager will provide transformative leadership and guidance to the site leadership team and their team of direct reports. This position will lead a Safety and Health capability team that includes strategic direction and oversight in the areas of Occupational Safety and Health, Process Safety, Worker's Compensation/Medical Management, Emergency Response for the site, and Security.

This role will work directly with the leadership team to identify and reduce risk, leverage transformative investment opportunities via the site's Path to Zero risk reduction plan, and applying Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts to assist the mill in becoming a learning environment, ultimately creating value by achieving sustainable improvements. As a key leader in the mill, the successful candidate will create value for the organization by ensuring risk is aggressively identified and mitigated, developing and aligning facility safety strategies to be consistent with the company/division Health & Safety vision, and ensuring leaders and employees are trained and equipped to manage safety.

The Brunswick Cellulose mill manufactures softwood fluff pulps. Our products are used primarily in absorbent products such as diapers and hygiene products. Brunswick is located in southeast coastal Georgia, neighboring the historical Jekyll Island, GA, and is just over an hour away from both Savannah, GA and Jacksonville, FL. 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.

• Supervise the facility Safety & Health team and the ongoing development of the team
• Partner with site leadership to develop and execute strategic safety and health improvement plans, including effectively communicating the safety vision, strategies, and performance to internal and external stakeholders
• Promote a positive safety environment using Principle Based Management (PBM) as the guide with all team members to help the Brunswick facility embrace and achieve the site's Path to Zero Safety Strategy consistent with our company's overall Safety Vision
• Apply Human and Organization Performance (HOP) concepts so the facility becomes a more robust learning environment where knowledge sharing occurs in an expedited manner
• Support and help facilitate employee onboarding including initial safety training, as well as continuing safety training for all Brunswick employees
• Ensure that the facility risk profile is addressed through the development and implementation of key controls
• Enhance the site capabilities in critical hazard program management, including hazardous energy control; line breaking/equipment opening, fall protection, mobile equipment and pedestrian interactions; cranes and rigging, work permitting; emergency preparedness; etc.
• Lead the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) methodology at the site, including department and task-based risk assessments
• Facilitate incident investigations, HOP concepts are utilized so the learning is maximized and ensuring recommendations are effective from both a prevention and recovery perspective to build the capacity to fail safely
• Utilize development plans to grow safety/health and process safety skills and knowledge through innovation in training and development programs
• Communicate and collaborate with business and company safety, health, process safety capabilities to ensure alignment with business vision, strategy, and programs
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, including PSM as well as the safety related elements for EPA RMP requirements for specific covered processes
• Drive continuous improvement using tools and activities, including self‑assessments and audit processes, incident/near miss investigations, metrics, and targets (leading and lagging indicators), and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent
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