Department Safety Leader

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a self-motivated and driven individual as a Department Safety Leader in our Palatka, Fl Paper Mill.

Palatka is located just south of Jacksonville and west of St.

Augustine, FL, the Palatka mill employs about 950 people has four tissue paper machines as well as two Kraft/Linerboard Paper Machines and produces consumer tissue products such as bath tissue and paper towels sold under the Georgia-Pacific brand names of Angel Soft®, Quilted Northern®, Brawny®, and Sparkle®.

Our Team

The Department Safety Leader is to provide leadership and strategic direction for their distinctive department in the facility through the application of the business framework and Principles.

Create real long-term value for the organization by ensuring risk is aggressively identified and mitigated.

Develop and align department Safety strategies that are consistent with company/division Health & Safety vision.

Ensure department leadership is trained and equipped to manage safety.

Reports directly to the facility Safety and Health Manager.

What You Will Do


* Partner with department leadership to influence all area team members to embrace and achieve our safety strategies consistent with Koch's Safety Vision.


* Competing demands will require a strong process approach to work, strong organizational skills, teamwork, and the ability to establish, communicate and adhere to priorities.


* Facilitate, identify, and drive key safety improvement plan opportunities in areas of responsibility.


* Assist in the ongoing utilization of Hazard Identification Risk Assessments (HIRA) efforts.

This involves partnering with operations to lead hazard identification and risk assessment efforts and identifying/implementing corrective actions that appropriately reduce risk.


* Assist in the development and implementation of core safety programs.

Examples of core safety programs include, but are not limited to: Lockout, Confined Space, Emergency Preparedness, Excavation and Trenching, Fall Protection, Operational Learning, Mobile Equipment, Cranes and Rigging, Personal Protective Equipment, Save My Life permitting.


* Participate and lead incident investigations, utilizing Human and Organizational Performance tools to enhance the organizations effectiveness to conduct investigations that focus on learning and improving our capacity to fail safely.


* Coach and mentor personnel to facilitate ownership of safety at all levels of the organization.


* You will need to be an influential leader and provide structure and organization to your team, driving continuous improvement and progress toward achieving our safety vision.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Bachelor's degree or higher in safety, industrial hygiene, (or a related degree), or an engineering degree


* A minimum of 5 years safety-related work experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment


* Experience using Human and Organizational ...