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Georgia-Pacific in Prosperity, SC is now hiring for aHealth and Safety Technician. This hourly position reports to the Safety Coordinator. This position creates value by providing guidance, direction, and program implementation in the areas of health and safety information for the operation. If you are motivated by driving innovationand have experience facilitating health and safety trainings, we look forward to hearing from you!

Schedule: 40+ hours weekly. Flexible schedule to include nights and weekends (holidays as needed).

Pay Rate: $24.00+/hr depending on experience

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific in Prosperity, SC is part of GP's building products division and one of the leading plywood manufacturing plants. We specialize in the conversion of raw wood materials into plywood. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com.

What You Will Do

• Maintaining and distributing current employee information, policy and procedure manuals and other communications relative to Health and Safety area
• Ensuring compliance by providing the facility with "hands-on" support to administer and implement the health and safety programs
• Coordinating and facilitating the completion of all required Health and Safety and property conservation training (new hire, contractor/visitor)
• Coordinating risk assessment processes throughout the facility (PPE, moving equipment, pedestrian safety, etc.)
• Majority of the time will be spent on the floor having Key Control Conversation with employees.
• Being able to be a resource for night shift supervisors for any safety needs.
• Be able to provide first aid care and help with any investigation.
• Work any shift, on-call, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed
• Gain first aid instructor certification, fork lift train-the-trainer certification

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 2 or more years experience in a safety and health technician role or Associate's Degree in safety and health

• Experience with Microsoft Office Word (i.e., creating documents), Excel (i.e., creating spreadsheets, utilizingformulas, and Outlook (i.e., scheduling meeting invites & e-mailing)

• Experience with training employees on health and safety awareness

• Experience with incident investigation including causal identification and corrective action formulation

• Experience with hazard identification and assessment

What Will Put You Ahead

• OSHA 30 Industrial Certification

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, aquí, or tu ).