Entry-Level Process Engineer, Pulp & Paper Ops

Flint Hills Resources; Toledo (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific Toledo is seeking an Entry-Level Process Engineer to support safe, reliable, and efficient operation by analyzing performance, troubleshooting issues, and aiding improvement projects across paper making, chemical recovery, and utilities. You will learn mill systems and deliver practical solutions in coordination with Operations and Engineering teams.

The role emphasizes data analysis, problem solving, and hands-on technical development in an industrial setting, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Paper Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.
• Interest in manufacturing, process optimization, pulp and paper operations, and hands-on technical problem solving.
• Ability to analyze data, interpret trends, draw conclusions, and recommend practical actions.
• Basic understanding of process safety, environmental compliance, process control, statistics, heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, and unit operations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; willingness to learn mill information systems, data historians, control systems, and reporting tools.
• Ability to work in an industrial environment and build effective relationships with hourly and salaried team members.

Responsibilities

• Monitor process data from pulp mill, paper machine, stock preparation, chemical recovery, utilities, wastewater, and finishing areas to identify trends, losses, and improvement opportunities.
• Troubleshoot production, quality, reliability, and environmental issues using engineering principles, data analysis, and structured problem solving.
• Support optimization of furnish quality, refining, drainage, basis weight, moisture, chemical usage, steam, water, energy, and machine efficiency.
• Participate in mill trials, audits, root cause investigations, and follow-up actions to improve safety, quality, productivity, cost, and reliability.
• Create and maintain process documentation, operating guidance, process flow diagrams, balances, dashboards, reports, and technical summaries.
• Partner with operators and supervisors to understand constraints, improve process control, and reinforce consistent operating practices.
• Support projects through scope development, data collection, cost justification, commissioning, and performance validation.
• Work in alignment with safety standards, environmental requirements, quality systems, and regulatory expectations.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Process optimization

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Paper Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering

Job description

Georgia-Pacific Toledo is seeking an Entry-Level Process Engineer to support safe, reliable, and efficient operation by analyzing performance, troubleshooting issues, and aiding improvement projects across paper making, chemical recovery, and utilities. You will learn mill systems and deliver practical solutions in coordination with Operations and Engineering teams.

The role emphasizes data analysis, problem solving, and hands-on technical development in an industrial setting, with opportunities