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Safey Manager

Georgia Pacific
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Wisconsin, Green Bay
May 15, 2026
Your Job Georgia-Pacific is seeking a dedicated Safety Manager to provide leadership and presence at our paper manufacturing facility in Green Bay, WI. Reporting to the Vice President of Manufacturing, the Safety Manager will provide transformative leadership and guidance to the leadership team and their direct reports. This position will lead a Safety and Health capability team that includes strategic direction and oversite in the areas of Occupational Safety and Health as well as Worker's Compensation/Medical Management. This role will work directly with the leadership team to identify and reduce risk, leverage transformative investment opportunities to reduce risk at the sites. It will assist the mill in becoming a learning-centric environment, ultimately creating value by achieving sustainable improvements. As a key leader in the mill, the successful candidate will create value for the organization by ensuring risk is aggressively identified and mitigated, developing and aligning facility safety strategies to be consistent with the company/division Health & Safety vision, and ensuring leaders and employees are trained and equipped to manage safety. Our Team The Green Bay Operations Team consists of 2 primary sites. Green Bay Broadway is a large, secondary-fiber paper mill producing tissue, towel and napkin products. Green Bay Packerland is a smaller converting facility, producing tissue, napkin and food wrap products. These sites combine to create a strategic footprint for Georgia-Pacific in the Northeast Wisconsin area. What You Will Do Supervise the facility Safety & Health team and the ongoing development of the team Partner with site leadership to develop and execute strategic safety and health improvement plans, including effectively communicating the safety vision, strategies, and performance to internal and external stakeholders Promote a positive safety environment using Principle Based Management (PBM) as the guide with all team members to help the Green Bay facilities embrace and achieve the sites' goals of reducing risk Lead in a way to help the facilities become more robust learning environments, where knowledge sharing occurs in an expedited manner Support and help facilitate employee onboarding including initial safety training, as well as continuing safety training for all Green Bay employees Ensure that the facility risk profile is addressed through the development and implementation of key controls Be the primary partner for the GP Corporate Safety Capability for the GBO sites. Manage all expectations from that group, including but not limited to: Compliance standards and ownership, safety validation and verification pushouts, reporting expectations, and annual improvement plan development, maintenance and completion. Enhance the site capabilities in critical hazard program management, including hazardous energy control; line breaking/equipment opening, fall protection, mobile equipment and pedestrian interactions; cranes and rigging, work permitting; emergency preparedness; etc. Lead the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) methodology at the site, including department and task-based risk assessments Facilitate incident investigations so that learning is maximized and recommendations are effective from both a prevention and recovery perspective to build the capacity to fail safely Utilize development plans to grow safety/health skills and knowledge though innovation in training and development programs Ensure compliance with OSHA expectations and regulations, and lead interactions with the agency when required. Drive 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 Manage Health Services and the employees and contractors who work in that area. Manage Workers Compensation processes and work-related injury cases Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's Degree OR Four (4) or more years of safety experience in an industrial/manufacturing setting, such as paper, oil & energy, military, or manufacturing process environment Experience using and applying EHS Management Systems Experience interpreting and managing to OSHA, state, and local safety and compliance standards What Will Put You Ahead Bachelor's Degree or higher in safety, industrial hygiene and/or engineering/technical field Experience with Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) concepts/methods Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and/or Professional Engineer (PE) certification Experience establishing sustainable systems for compliance and continuous improvement Experience leading and developing people related to safety Experience in leading a site to improved safety and performance 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 click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).