Chemical Process Safety Engineer
 Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Oregon, Toledo | |
 Mar 28, 2025 | |
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Georgia-Pacific, LLC is seeking an entry-level Process Safety Engineer to join our team at the Toledo, OR containerboard mill. The selected individual will drive and support value-based strategies, provide technical direction, and influence leadership for process safety, product stewardship and compliance. Long-term value is created through the application of the company's Principle Based Management business philosophy. Our Team Georgia Pacific Toledo is one of five containerboard manufacturing sites within our Packing & Cellulose division. They are also a recycling leader in the Northwest United Sates. The team is currently comprised of 480+ dedicated employees. We are looking for individuals who are contribution motivated, driven by the ability to add value to existing systems and processes. The Toledo Mill is located within a 10-minute drive to the Pacific Ocean and offers many local outdoor activities including fishing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, and boating. What You Will Do * Develop your technical and leadership capabilities through the management of risk assessment strategies and opportunities for risk reduction * Participate in Risk Assessments (PHAs, Project Design Reviews, Design Operation and Maintenance, Prevention through Design) * Develop and update process safety guidelines and risk assessment tools * Develop expertise with the Chemical Reactivity Hazard Management electronic tool * Lead by influence through participating and facilitating group discussions, knowledge sharing, and presentations * Foster process safety ownership within the organization through leadership, coordination, and coaching in keeping with risk-based process safety and Principal Based Management * Assist S&H leadership with the development of short and long-term process safety objectives, targets, strategies, and measures that prioritize and mitigate risks * Provide analysis of process safety incidents and near misses to assure sustainable corrective actions are implemented and detailed technical direction to improve process safety performance * Review and provide metrics to monitor process safety compliance * Evaluate training systems for effectiveness and making recommendations for improvement * Coordinate the engineering review capability for process hazard analyses (PHA), management of change (MOC), and pre-startup safety reviews (PSSR) * Provide oversight for the mill's process safety information including P&ID's, PFD's, chemical compatibility matrix, etc * Provide chemical process safety support and expertise to the mill's Emergency Response Team (ERT) * Serve as a mentor for technical and hourly employees to make process safety an everyday mission for continuous improvement in daily operations * Position will participate in on-call rotation as needed (in general, once every 8 week period, and may include one holiday per year) Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Science * Experience in process safety, process engineering, or manufacturing operations What Will Put You Ahead * Experience and knowledge of how manufacturing processes work and basic equipment operation within the processes * Experience in heavy manufacturing and/or chemical processes in a pulp and paper facility * Working knowledge of Process Safety regulations 29 CFR 1910.119 and 40 CFR 6 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 [1] here. Who We Are As a Koch company and 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 300,000 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 [2] 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. 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 [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdf 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |