Chemical Process Safety Engineer

Koch•Toledo, OR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Chemical Process Safety Engineer to support operations at the Toledo, OR containerboard mill. In this role, you will develop, implement, and continuously improve process safety programs, risk assessment strategies, and management systems that reduce risk, support compliance, and create long-term value through Principle Based Management™. This is a technical engineering role with significant opportunity for influence. While the core of the position is hands-on process safety engineering, the individual who will thrive here is one who leads without authority — someone who can build ownership across operations, maintenance, engineering, and site leadership, coach others, and drive change through credibility and partnership. Candidates who bring demonstrated leadership capability in addition to strong technical skills will stand out, and the role is positioned to grow in scope and responsibility over time as that capability is demonstrated. The Toledo mill is an integrated pulp and paper operation producing linerboard and corrugating medium. The site is part of Georgia-Pacific’s containerboard manufacturing network and is supported by a dedicated workforce focused on operational, safety, and environmental excellence. As a member of the Safety Team, this role will work closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, safety and health, emergency response, and division and corporate process safety resources to strengthen process safety ownership across the organization. You will have direct exposure to site and division leadership and a clear runway to expand your influence over the site's process safety strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Science, Safety, or a related technical field.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in process safety, process engineering, manufacturing operations, engineering, mechanical integrity, or reliability within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Experience working with process safety covered assets or within a PSM-regulated manufacturing or industrial environment.
Working knowledge of applicable process safety regulations, including OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119 and 40 CFR 68.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated leadership capability — leading teams, projects, or programs; influencing without direct authority; coaching and developing others; or supervisory experience within a chemical, petrochemical, pulp and paper, or other industrial manufacturing environment.
Experience owning a process safety program element or leading cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution.
Process safety experience in a pulp and paper mill, heavy manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, or petrochemical environment.

Responsibilities

Lead, facilitate, and participate in risk assessments, including Process Hazard Analyses, project design reviews, design/operation/maintenance reviews, prevention through design reviews, and other hazard identification and evaluation activities.
Provide engineering review capability and technical support for Process Hazard Analyses, Management of Change, and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews.
Review and validate process equipment design specifications, safeguard specifications, and operating procedures to support safe and reliable operation of process safety covered systems.
Develop and apply expertise with chemical reactivity hazard management tools and provide technical guidance related to chemical process safety and chemical compatibility.
Analyze process safety incidents and near misses to support implementation of sustainable corrective actions, and provide technical direction to improve process safety performance.
Build process safety ownership across operations, maintenance, engineering, and safety teams through influence, coaching, knowledge sharing, and group facilitation consistent with risk-based process safety and PBM culture.
Contribute to and, as capability is demonstrated, help lead the development of short- and long-term process safety objectives, targets, strategies, and measures that prioritize risk reduction and mitigation.
Review and provide metrics used to monitor process safety compliance and identify opportunities for system improvement.
Participate in the site on-call rotation as needed, which may include periodic holiday coverage.