Health and Safety Coordinator at Koch in Muskogee, Oklahoma

Job Description:

Your Job

Georgia Pacific's Consumer Operations is seeking qualified professionals to be considered for our Health & Safety Coordinator role at the Georgia-Pacific Pro Products Operation located in Muskogee, OK. The Muskogee Mill is an integrated Tissue and Towel manufacturing operation. The ideal candidate for this role will possess the ability to challenge the status quo to facilitate continuous improvement; collaborate across roles and diverse groups, gather, and share feedback; stay current in best practices and be a continuous learner. This role will provide key support in the development of Health and Safety activities across the department including continuous improvement on H&S improvement, reporting, KPI tracking and other processes. This role will interface with multiple Engineering Disciplines, Maintenance and Operations group to ensure that safety policy and procedure requirements are being met. This position will report directly to the Maintenance Leader. The shift for the position is Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm to include weekends, holidays and overtime as needed. The pay range for the position is $26.00 - $37.00 per hour.

Our Team

Located on the Kerr-McClellan Navigational Channel (Arkansas River) on about 640 acres of land, the Muskogee consumer products operation spans across approximately 70 acres (or 2,900,000 square feet) of manufacturing and warehouse space are "under roof" employing approximately 830 employees. We are the second largest employer in the Muskogee, OK area and 45th in the state! Our non-union facility operates on 12-hour shifts, 7 days per week, 365 days per year; housing 2 of the 13 largest tissue machines in the world and paper machines that produce an average of 900 tons of paper per day. Our finished product consists of a mix of 40% Retail and 60% Commercial.

What You Will Do

• Coach and work with Maintenance department employees to increase employee risk recognition and mitigation, proactively gathering employee feedback on how to improve safety and reduce risks
• Lead/participate in corporate, mill, and departmental safety assessments and root cause investigations, implementing plans to address findings, and collaborating with other safety coordinators to improve our mill's overall safety performance
• Serve as a point of contact for all team members to understand the importance of focusing on daily activities that promote safety
• Participate in the development and implementation of risk assessment methods/systems for anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazards
• Foster a safety culture that values risk identification and personal ownership through a principled based approach and validations
• Develop and implement training processes consistent with the mill standards while supporting on-board personnel
• Ensure Critical Hazards are being reviewed, play a key part in developing new equipment safety processes & assessments, and developing training to ensure safe operation
• Participate in root cause investigations to aggressively pinpoint and mitigate risks

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Two (2) or more years of experience working within a manufacturing, industrial, production and/or military environment
• One (1) or more years of experience in a Safety & Health role in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• High School diploma or GED
• Experience working with Microsoft Office products

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree, or 2 or more years of experience in a safety position within a manufacturing environment
• Experience in conducting incident investigations and help develop corrective and preventative actions
• Experience in developing and maintaining an onsite chemical management program
• Experience in monthly data collection for corporate reporting
• Experience performing workforce training and development
• Experience maintaining OSHA Compliance and recordkeeping

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 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.

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 visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify. Apply Now