Safety Technician - Madison, GA

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.

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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.

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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.

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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...