Safety Specialist

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Consumer Products Division is seeking a Safety Specialist for our Wauna Paper Mill to support and advance our workplace safety and health programs.

In this role, you will collaborate with departments to ensure compliance with health and safety policies and standards, drive continuous improvement through training and hazard assessments, and foster a proactive safety culture.

You will work hands-on alongside operations, maintenance, and contractors to identify risks, manage critical safety databases, and lead safety initiatives including audits, first aid management, and incident investigations.

Strong communication and leadership skills are essential to promote employee involvement and maintain a safe, compliant work environment.

Our Team

For over 50 years, the Wauna Paper Mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region.

With more than 900 employees, Wauna strives to lead the tissue, towel and napkin business.

Our team recently invested more than $150 million to grow our brands and continue to serve our loyal consumers with the great quality they have come to expect.

Learn more by visiting our consumer products homepage.

What You Will Do


* Partner closely with other departments to ensure full understanding, adherence, and continuous improvement of Health and Safety policies, procedures, audits, and training programs.


* Create, maintain, and innovate the health and safety training database and curriculum, designing engaging and interactive training content to boost employee participation and knowledge retention.


* Promote a proactive safety culture by encouraging employee involvement in safety initiatives, including safety improvement teams and first responder drill teams, to enhance overall workplace safety engagement.


* Perform equipment, job, and ergonomic hazard assessments by observing employee work activities, identifying risks, and developing effective mitigation plans to reduce workplace hazards.


* Assist first aid room operations, including supply management and documentation, and assist with medical surveillance and industrial hygiene testing to monitor and maintain employee health.


* Assist leadership with compliance initiatives and participate in health and safety audits to ensure alignment with best practices, regulatory requirements, and company standards, including ISO 45001 management system elements.


* Administer key EHS databases related to compliance tracking, lockout/tagout (LOTO), Safety Data Sheets (SDS), inspections, and proactive safety measures to ensure accurate and up-to-date records.


* Chair the central monthly safety committee and lead operational learnings, including black line/blue line models and bow tie analyses, to identify root causes and prevent recurrence of incidents.


* Work hands-on on the floor alongside operations, maintenance, and contractors; participate in demolition and new equipment installations; evaluate...