Health & Safety Specialist

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Containerboard mill in Brewton, AL is seeking qualified individuals to consider for their Safety Specialist position.

The Safety Specialist will lead and support safety initiatives to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and company policies while actively partnering with operations to identify risk, strengthen controls, and drive a proactive safety culture across the facility.

Our Team

The Brewton mill is located in south central Alabama about an hour from Mobile, AL, Pensacola, FL, and the beautiful beaches of the Gulf Coast.

The team is made up of 450 employees who produce 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.

This position is an opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding organization with tremendous growth potential.

The most recent $160M capital investment has recently been completed.

The Brewton mill was also the first fully integrated pulp and paper mill in the US to receive an Energy Star designation from the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency.

To learn more about Georgia-Pacific's packaging business please visit: www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper Is Made! 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.

Learn more about our Brewton facility and employees here: We Are: Brewton

What You Will Do

• Develop, implement, continuously improve, and maintain safety programs, policies, and procedures in compliance with OSHA and other regulatory requirements.

• Assist with respiratory protection programs and ensure compliance with applicable standards.

• Lead the facility Hearing Conservation Program, including noise monitoring, audiometric testing oversight, employee education, corrective action tracking, and continuous improvement to reduce occupational noise exposure.

• Collaborate effectively with the facility team to integrate safety into operations.

• Lead new hire onboarding and orientation for safety requirements.

• Partner with Learning & Development (L&D) to deliver required safety training programs.

• Understand and apply OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, and Alabama regulatory requirements.

• Manage workers' compensation and return-to-work programs.

• Conduct risk assessments and incident investigations; recommend corrective actions.

• Manage contractor safety programs, including ISNetworld (ISN) compliance and onboarding processes.

• Monitor and report safety performance metrics; identify trends and implement improvement strategies.

• Oversee the Lockout/Tagout (LTV) program to ensure proper energy control procedures.

• Oversee machine guarding compliance and improvements.

• Lead and reinforce the Safe Work Permitting (Save My...