Manufacturing Engineer - Paper Machine - Georgia-Pacific

Georgia- Pacific is currently seeking qualified candidates to consider for a Manufacturing Engineer in the Paper Machines at our Cedar Springs, Georgia mill. The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting the mill's vision of creating long term value measured by safety, production, and manufacturing cost. The successful candidate will work in the Paper Machines area. The position will report to the Area Unit Leader. Long-term value is created through the application of the company's business philosophy of Principle Based Management ®.

Our Team

The Cedar Springs facility is one of the largest containerboard facilities in the country with three paper machines that make different weights of brown paper & containerboard paper. The Cedar Springs Mill, located in the southwest corner of Georgia is approximately 28 miles from Dothan, Alabama. Dothan is the 6th largest city in the state of Alabama with a population of about 70,000. From Dothan, you are only 90 miles from the beautiful Gulf Coast. You can easily drive to 3 capital cities in 3 1/2 hours or less. You are just 1.5 hours from Tallahassee, FL and Montgomery, AL. Additionally, Dothan has several parks, restaurants, and local entertainment activities. To learn more about Georgia-Pacific's packaging business please visit: www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper Is Made !

What You Will Do

• Facilitate a culture of safety and environmental excellence through critical hazard identification, risk reduction and risk mitigation
• Gather process data and perform statistical/analytical tests to uncover important variables and their impacts
• Provide technical support for the manufacturing process area to facilitate troubleshooting and problem solving to achieve goals
• Lead and support root cause analysis (RCA) for the production process
• Develop technical capability of others by ensuring skill building materials are correct and transferring process and equipment knowledge via daily interaction and formal skill building
• Partner with operators, Maintenance technicians and Process Control Engineers to understand all processes and how teams and individuals are involved and impacted at each step
• Develop and implement best practices and innovative solutions to improve and optimize production rates, quality output and uptime
• Develop and implement Standardized Operating Procedures and troubleshooting guidelines
• Support Discipline Operations through Key Performance Indicators management

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Pulp & Paper Science or (10) years' experience in utilities and/or pulp
• Experience using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook

What Will Put You Ahead

• Three (3) or more years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
• Pulp and Paper industry experience

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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.

Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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