Manufacturing Engineer - Georgia-Pacific

The Savannah River Mill is searching for a Manufacturing Engineer in the Paper Machine department. The Manufacturing Engineer will providing technical expertise over a paper machine and optimizing production, costs, environmental, and safety results. This will include partnering closely with operators, maintenance & reliability, and vendors. The Manufacturing Engineer will report to the Area Leader.

Our Team

At Georgia-Pacific's Savannah River Mill, we've had the privilege of calling the Effingham County community home since 1986. With more than 900 team members, we proudly produce the quality tissue, towel and napkin products our customers use every day in their homes and in restaurants, airports, offices and other away-from-home locations. Located in southeast Georgia just north of Savannah, the Savannah River Mill serves as Effingham County's largest private employer. At the Savannah River Mill, you'll find five of the world's 12 largest tissue paper machines. The mill is located in a beautiful part of the country in Effingham county with some of the best school systems in the state. It is close to the coast and the great city of Savannah, GA. The mill has established an excellent relationship with its community and participates in many community events.

What You Will Do

• Creating an environment where the team identifies and mitigates safety risks
• Developing and executing reliability and asset strategies including time based, condition based, operating envelope, and spare parts for the paper department
• Providing technical expertise and transferring knowledge to, Technicians, Team Coaches, Reliability Coaches, and others
• Facilitating ownership-based work system strategies by building capability of technicians to operate, maintain and improve their assets
• Providing strategic and tactical leadership in the areas of EHS, compliance, asset reliability, cost optimization, quality capability, productivity, waste, and strategic capital planning and execution
• Leading the effort to identify, investigate, recommend, and implement equipment improvements, new systems and process changes that will improve yield, quality and/or reduce costs
• Collaborating with Manufacturing Engineers within and outside the paper department to optimize the process relative to throughput, quality and cost that provides the greatest value for the overall facility
• Working with support personnel to resolve short term reliability issues while developing long-term reliability strategies
• Understanding and communicating current capability and coordinating new opportunities with the Business, Operations, and Supply Chain

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Three (3) or more years of manufacturing experience

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working on paper machines
• Equipment and/or manufacturing systems reliability experience

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Hiring Philosophy

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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.

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 Opportunities

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 visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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