Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Emergency Response Coordinator/ Safety Specialist for our Brunswick, Georgia, Cellulose facility. This role will manage and continuously improve the mill’s emergency response program, fire protection systems, emergency response equipment, and related training and compliance activities. The Emergency Response Coordinator will also partner with Operations Excellence teams to integrate applicable health and safety management systems. This role reports to the site Safety Manager.
Our Team
The Brunswick Cellulose Mill is located on the Georgia coast and produces fluff pulp for customers around the world. The site’s emergency response and safety capabilities are critical to protecting people, operations, and the surrounding community.
What You Will Do
•Maintain and improve site emergency response plans; coordinate drills, exercises, and follow-up actions with internal teams and appropriate external response partners.
•Manage the readiness, inspection, testing, and maintenance of on-site fire suppression systems and emergency response equipment.
•Coordinate emergency response team readiness, including equipment servicing, secure storage, qualification records, certification renewals, and required training.
•Partner with the site training team to deliver emergency response training in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
•Fulfill the site’s designated emergency response responsibilities and document corrective actions in the internal action-tracking system.
•Plan and manage emergency response and fire-protection expenditures in alignment with approved mill maintenance budgets and priorities.
•Provide subject-matter expertise during Learning Events and represent the Brunswick Mill with the local emergency planning committee.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
•Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, emergency management, fire science, or a related field; or five or more years of emergency response, fire protection, or industrial safety experience.
•Experience supporting emergency response, fire protection, or safety programs in a heavy manufacturing, chemical-processing, pulp and paper, oil and gas, refining, or similarly regulated industrial environment.
•Experience with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance programs.
What Will Put You Ahead
•Knowledge of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) requirements for the inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment.
•Experience managing multidisciplinary emergency response teams, including hazardous materials, interior structural fire brigade, emergency medical, confined-space or high-angle rescue, and incident command.
•Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or paramedic certification.
•Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM)-covered processes.
•Experience developing regulatory compliance programs and training.
•Certified emergency response team trainer, including International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) or Pro Board certification.
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Hiring Philosophy
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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.
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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.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
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