Safety Technician- Night Shift- Corrigan Plywood

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an opening for a Safety Technician at our plywood facility in Corrigan, TX. This is an hourly night-shift role reporting to the Safety Manager. In this role, you will provide hands-on safety support, coach employees, help identify risks, and support health and safety training and program implementation. If you are ready to build on your operations experience and help strengthen safety on nights, we look forward to hearing from you!

Salary:

·    $22-25/hr pending experience

Shift:

• This is a night shift only position

Our Team

GP employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit https://www.buildgp.com/.

What You Will Do

• Maintaining and distributing current employee information, policy and procedure manuals and other communications relative to Health and Safety area .
• Be a resource for all department related safety needs.
• Ensuring compliance by owning the administrative aspect of the site training programs and recordkeeping providing the facility with “hands-on” approach.
• Coordinating and facilitating the completion of all required Health and Safety training (new hire, temp, contractor/visitor)
• Coordinating risk assessment processes throughout the facility (PPE, moving equipment, pedestrian safety, etc.)
• Majority of the time will be spent on the floor having conversations and coaching employees on HOP concepts, risk identification, application of Path to Zero process, etc.
• Being able to be a resource for all supervisors for any safety needs.
• Be able to provide first aid care and help with any investigation.
• Willing to gain mobile equipment certification and train-the-trainer certification

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Two or more years of Industrial manufacturing operations experience
• Current first aid certification, or willingness to obtain first aid and train-the-trainer certifications.
• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook to create documents, maintain training records, use spreadsheet formulas, and coordinate safety communications

·       Experience identifying and assessing workplace hazards and contributing to incident investigations, root cause identification, and corrective actions.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Fluency in Spanish
• Experience in the Wood Products industry 
• Associated Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional Certification (CSP)

Physical Requirements:

• Walk on elevated catwalks over 15 feet high to perform daily duties
• Work in a non-climate controlled mill, with dust, noise and temperatures that can be higher in the summer and lower in the winter
• Perform tasks such as lifting (50lbs), walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours/day

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Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, experience, and background. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

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.

Equal Opportunities

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. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf