Environmental Health and Safety Leader

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring an Environmental Health and Safety Leader to provide leadership and strategic direction at our Plattsburgh, NY facility. The EH&S Leader will accomplish this by building a partnership with front-line leadership and collaborating with business partners to develop and mentor the production team relating to EH&S. In this role, the EH&S Leader establishes and optimizes systems and processes to effectively address facility EHS risk profiles. The EH&S Leader role consists of an estimate of 80% Safety and 20% Environmental.  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.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific’s Plattsburgh facility uses state of the art innovation and technology to manufacture Quilted Northern Ultra Plush Tissue. Quilted Northern is a brand of choice and is widely used in homes and businesses across the country.  Learn more about our Consumer Products Division here! 

What You Will Do

• Partners with site leadership to influence all team members to embrace and achieve our Path to Zero Safety Strategy consistent with Koch’s Safety Vision
• Partners with site leadership to ensure facility risk profile is reduced through development and implementation of key objectives, strategies targets and measures
• Responsible for all systems and processes that manage EH&S risk at the facility (Compliance standards, compliance standard ownership model, Risk Management System, Hazard Identification and Risks Assessment (HIRA), Safety Improvement Planning, Safety Training, etc.)
• Effectively communicates facility safety vision, strategies, and performance to internal and external stakeholders
• Foster an environment where employees understand and exercise their decision rights regarding EH&S ensuring the EH&S vision is developed and integrated
• Facilitate EH&S ownership by the line organization through integration of the EH&S Management System
• Drives continuous improvement using tools and activities, including self-assessments and audit processes; incident/near miss investigations; metrics and targets (leading and lagging indicators); and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent
• Coach, mentor and develop members of the safety team(s)
• Own and effectively manage the injury management and workers compensation process
• Conduct routine management reviews and adjusting plans as necessary

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Environmental, Health, and Safety experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting
• Experience using and applying safety management systems
• Experience developing regulatory compliance programs and training
• Experience in occupational safety management and ability to apply and achieve results

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Safety, Environmental Science, Environemental Management, or Engineering
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) 

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.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. 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 locatio