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Georgia-Pacific
Safety Technician - Madison, GA
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What they do
A Safety Specialist works with safety specialists to inspect and test workplace environments and equipment and develop workplace safety programs. May specialize in product and equipment safety, and work to identify and correct safety hazards before they affect a customer or end user.
$52,435 / year median in Georgia
+17% projected growth
Job Description
Your Job Georgia-Pacific's Madison Plywood facility is now hiring a Health & Safety Technician to help create a safe, compliant, and productive workplace. In this role, you'll partner with employees, supervisors, and contractors to identify hazards, support safety programs, investigate incidents, and promote continuous improvement across the facility. This is a hands-on position with significant time spent in the manufacturing environment coaching employees, supporting compliance efforts, and helping ensure critical safety systems remain effective.
Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM-4:30 PM (flexibility required)Pay:
Starting at $24.00/hour, with higher pay based on qualifications and experience. --- Our Team Georgia-Pacific's Madison Plywood facility is a leading manufacturer within our Building Products division. We are committed to creating long-term value through operational excellence, employee development, and a strong culture of safety and continuous improvement. --- What You'll Do- Partner with employees, supervisors, and contractors to identify hazards, coach safe work practices, and reduce workplace risk.
- Conduct safety observations, inspections, audits, and risk assessments to support OSHA compliance and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate and deliver safety training for employees, contractors, visitors, and new hires.
- Assist with incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective actions to prevent future incidents.
- Maintain safety documentation, training records, metrics, and required compliance records.
- Support contractor safety, onboarding activities, and site compliance expectations.
- Help manage critical safety programs, including machine guarding, hazardous energy control (LOTO), fall protection, confined spaces, powered industrial vehicles, PPE, and other high-risk processes.
- Support inspections and maintenance coordination for life-safety equipment, including gas detection systems, eyewash stations, AEDs, fire extinguishers, and emergency response equipment.
- Assist with emergency preparedness, seasonal safety initiatives, and environmental risk reduction efforts.
- Serve as a trusted safety resource by building strong relationships across all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work in an industrial manufacturing environment with a flexible schedule, including overtime, weekends, holidays, or on-call support as needed.
- Willing and able to work in industrial environments and flexible schedules, including weekends, holidays, overtime, and on-call assignments as needed. --- Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Two (2) or more years of experience in safety, manufacturing, industrial operations, maintenance, construction, military, emergency response, or a related hands-on environment.
- Experience identifying hazards, communicating risk reduction strategies, and supporting safety training, inspections, audits, or co.