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Georgia Pacific
Chemical Process Safety Engineer
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A Chemical Engineer researches, develops and implements processes used in chemical manufacturing. May develop chemical processes used to create products or develop processes used to manufacture chemicals. Designs and tests production processes and techniques.
$102,884 / year median in Oregon
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Chemical Process Safety Engineer Georgia Pacific life insurance, parental leave United States, Oregon, Toledo Aug 20, 2026 Your Job 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. Our Team 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. What You Will Do
- 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. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- 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. What Will Put You Ahead- 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.