Safety Coordinator - Gypsum

Safety Coordinator - Gypsum

This Safety Coordinator position is in our Georgia-Pacific Gypsum facility located in Antioch, CA. The Safety Coordinator provides leadership and strategic direction to the facility through the application of the business framework and Principles. Create real value for the organization by ensuring risk is aggressively identified and mitigated. Develop and align facility Safety strategies that are consistent with the company/division's Health & Safety vision. Ensure leaders and employees are trained and equipped to manage safety. Reports directly to the Facility Safety Manager, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Regional/Division Health & Safety Manager.

Our Antioch facility has a rich history of producing gypsum wallboard for a wide variety of customers. Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business is consistently among the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit And, to learn more about our gypsum products, visit

What You Will Do

• Promotes a safety culture with all team members to help the facility embrace and achieve our Path to Zero Safety Strategy, consistent with Koch's Safety Vision
• Effectively manage their role as a leader to the Compliance System Owner (CSO) team
• Partner with Business HR to understand, develop, apply, and coach leaders on our culture of Principled Based Management
• Owns and propagates all safety initiatives/programs (HOP, SML, CSO Teams, Safety Training, etc.)
• Conducting daily plant floor walks to ensure safety expectations are being met, as well as identifying improvement opportunities and submitting safety concern reporting
• Ensuring an effective change management process is in place.
• Significantly contributes to the selection, onboarding, and development of talent, resulting in continuous site-wide alignment with safety.
• Actively manages all aspects of compliance (e.g., OSHA, state, local, and company standards)
• Ensuring the facility risk profile is addressed by developing and implementing essential controls to reduce risk exposure to critical hazards.
• 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 participates in periodic performance, culture, and talent reviews.
• Effectively communicates facility safety vision, strategies, and performance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Travel up to 25%.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Minimum of 2 years of work experience in a manufacturing, mining, or industrial environment with some focus on Safety or Environment.
• Experience with OSHA, state, and local safety and compliance standards.
• Experience supporting safety programs in a mining, manufacturing or industrial environment

What Will Put You Ahead

• Associate or Bachelor's degree
• Familiar with management safety programs related to manufacturing such as: Lockout and other hazardous energy management programs, Hot Work, Combustible Dust Management, Fire Protection, Emergency Response (Fire Fighting/Confined Space Rescue), Working at Heights, Confined Space Management, Mobile Equipment and Pedestrian Interaction, Traffic Management, etc.

For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 to $130,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of building products, bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet the 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 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 well-being 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 are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy, or guideline, and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions about what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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