Project Manager - Safety/Process Safety (Containerboard and Cellulose)

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Project Manager - Safety/Process Safety to join the Packaging and Cellulose (P&C) - Containerboard & Cellulose (C&C) Safety Support Team. The responsibilities of the role include coordination and execution on key projects/initiatives supporting safety, process safety, engineering, and operational initiatives across the seven (7) Containerboard & Cellulose mills; defining strategy and measuring execution including staying informed, connected, and engaged across all sites; monitoring progress, identifying risks, and ensuring alignment. It is not required/expected for this person to be the technical expert in every project/initiative discipline, but rather the ability to ask good questions, develop strategy, and execute. The role will serve as a connector across sites, functional leader, and subjectmatter expert(s) to ensure consistent implementation, disciplined followthrough, and visible progress on key safety and projects/programs. Our culture is defined by the Principle Based Management philosophy which guides everyday decision-making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefits from the value they create.

This position will require approximately 50-60% domestic travel. The ideal candidate will be located in (or open to relocate to) the Southeast (Georgia, Alabama, North Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana).

Our Team

This role is responsible for providing safety and health project/initiative coordination and support to the Containerboard & Cellulose business, which is part of the Packaging & Cellulose (P&C) team. This position reports to the Sr. Director of Safety and Health for P&C/Cellulose and Containerboard. To learn more about Georgia-Pacific's packaging business please visit: www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper Is Made!

What You Will Do

Program/Project Coordination and Execution

• Ensuring disciplined, transparent execution of key initiatives across all mills
• Maintains visibility across all mills on assigned initiatives, ensuring progress is monitored, risks are surfaced, and barriers are addressed in a clear, structured, and timely manner.
• Establishes and aligns cross-functional teams, establishes clear visibility into program performance, risks, and priorities.
• Coordinates working with and through people, influencing and aligning mill leaders, safety professionals, operations, maintenance, electrical, engineers, and technical experts to accomplish shared goals.
• Supporting execution discipline by tracking milestones, action items, and commitments across sites.
• Ensure good program tracking for assigned programs/initiatives - consistent use, good data quality, and alignment with expectations.

Critical Hazard Risk Reduction (CHRR) Management

• Reduces exposure to energy control, electrical, and other high-consequence risks through consistent standards and execution.
• Provides project coordination and oversight for energy-related initiatives, including Lock, Tag, Verify (LTV and AKMS), and Alternative Protective Measures (APMs) on paper machines.
• Supports projects/initiatives involving chemical and thermal energy-related risk reduction, including line breaking/equipment opening, and bulk chemical unloading.
• Coordinates Electrical Safe Work Practices (ESWP) improvements, including arc flash risk reduction projects across mills.
• Supports 'normal work/non-permitted' activities as they relate to energized systems.

Technology & Innovation Enablement/Adoption

• Ensures new technologies and safety programs are effectively implemented, adopted, and sustained to improve operational outcomes
• Coordinates integration efforts related to AI enabled safety and operational tools, including Blue Line, Blue Guard, Matrix, and other emerging technologies.
• Acts as the coordination point between sites, technical teams, and vendors to support pilots, rollouts, and adoption.

Future Scope

• Machine Guarding initiatives as program scope expands related to energy control.
• MoPed - Standardization of MoPed controls for specific higher risk applications/areas
• Other Critical Hazard Risk Reduction (CHRR) strategies and initiatives.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 3+ years' experience in project management, engineering, safety, process safety, or a technical/operations role.
• Demonstrated success in multi-project management working through and with people to accomplish goals, including influencing without direct authority.
• Able and willing to travel up to 60% of the time (project dependent)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience improving organizational effectiveness across multiple sites.
• Experience and knowledge in safety & process safety management systems to drive effectiveness.
• Experience implementing safety systems to improve how high-risk systems and processes are safely managed, including lock tag verify, line breaking/equipment opening, chemical unloading, etc.
• Experience with human and organizational performance integration.

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

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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, aqui, or tu).

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