Process Safety Engineer

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Job description

Description

**The successful candidate will be provided a $15,000 signing bonus after starting the new role.**

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented Process Safety Engineer at our Palatka, Florida facility. Located just south of Jacksonville and west of St. Augustine, FL, the Palatka mill employs about 975 people has three tissue paper machines as well as several converting lines 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®. The Process Safety Specialist will be part of the process safety team and report directly to the Chemical Process Safety Manager. The selected individual will drive and support value-based strategies, provide technical direction, and influence leadership for process safety.

What You Will Do In Your Role

Providing process safety influential leadership for the site, working with the mill's Leadership Team, with specific focus on ensuring that mill process safety systems reduce risk and ensure compliance
Fostering process safety ownership within the organization through leadership, coordination, and coaching in keeping with risk-based process safety and Market-Based Management (MBM®)
Providing routine communication to the organization regarding process safety issues impacting the mill
Leading risk assessments at the facility for anticipating, identifying and evaluating hazards as well as more formal PHAs
Applying the principles of Process Safety Competency to make process safety an operating discipline within all affected roles at the mill
Partnering with corporate process safety and compliance IT groups to develop and improve training, tools, and policies that support the mill
Assisting S&H leadership with the development of short and long-term process safety objectives, targets, strategies, and measures that prioritize and mitigate risks
Utilizing metrics to monitor process safety compliance
Reviewing and validation of the following: process equipment design specifications, safeguard specifications, and operating procedures
Leading process incident investigations and develop effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence
Managing the mill's process safety information including P&ID's, PFD's, chemical compatibility matrix, new chemical approvals, mechanical integrity, etc.
Serving as a mentor for technical and hourly employees to make process safety an everyday mission for continuous improvement in daily operations

The Experience You Will Bring
Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Safety, related engineering or technical field
Two (2) or more years of experience in a process engineering, process safety, mechanical integrity, or reliability role within a PSM regulated operation
Experience with Process Safety regulations, specifically 29 CFR 1910.119 and 40 CFR 68
Experience with Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

What Will Put You Ahead

Five (5) or more years of experience in a process safety role or equivalent engineering experience with responsibility for a PSM regulated asset or operation
Experience in the pulp & paper industry
Experience and knowledge of how manufacturing processes work and basic equipment operation within the processes

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, ADD, 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.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
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