Manufacturing Engineer - Towel Operations Department - Georgia-Pacific

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Manufacturing Group is seeking qualified professionals to consider for a Manufacturing Engineer - Towel role supporting the Dry End Department of the facility as part of our Consumer Products Operation located in Muskogee, OK. The Muskogee facility uses integrated technology to manufacture tissue, towel, and napkin products in a progressive production environment.

The Manufacturing Engineer will be instrumental in optimizing our production processes, improving product quality, and ensuring operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in manufacturing engineering, a keen eye for detail, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Our Team

The Muskogee Plant is part of the tissue, towel, and napkin paper products manufacturing operation. We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace.

We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people. Our employees help others and the business reach their full potential, promoting our Principle-Based Management culture to the work they do every day. Our technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Muskogee community.

What You Will Do

• Embrace influential leadership to support the organization while advancing our Principle-Based Management (PBM) culture
• Providing strategic and tactical leadership in the areas of safety, asset reliability, cost optimization, maintenance spending and budget, quality capability, productivity and strategic capital planning and execution
• Analyze and optimize manufacturing processes to improve throughput, reduce waste, and enhance product quality
• Implement and monitor quality control procedures to ensure product specifications are consistently met
• Collaborate with the maintenance team to ensure equipment reliability and minimize downtime
• Lead and support various engineering projects from concept through implementation, ensuring timely completion and budget adherence
• Utilize data-driven approaches to identify trends, troubleshoot issues, and implement corrective actions
• Promote and maintain a safe working environment by adhering to all safety regulations and best practices
• Work closely with other departments including production, logistics, and maintenance to achieve organizational goals
• Create an environment where the team achieves zero incidents in the Environmental, Health and Safety performance metric

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience working in a manufacturing, pulp/paper, industrial or military environment
• Effective communication, interpersonal skills and ability to work with different teams and departments
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies
• Proficiency in CAD software and other engineering tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Operations Management, Engineering, Paper Science or related field
• Experience with SAP
• Experience organizing, scheduling, and executing tasks
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing principles and Six Sigma methodologies
• Equipment and/or manufacturing systems reliability or maintenance 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.

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.

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 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.

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