Entry-Level Process Engineer — Pulp & Paper Ops

Flint Hills Resources; Toledo (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific Toledo is seeking an entry-level Process Engineer to support safe, reliable operation of our Kraft linerboard facility. You will analyze process performance, troubleshoot issues, and assist with improvement projects to optimize quality, cost, throughput, energy, and environmental performance.

The role collaborates with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Environmental, Safety, and Engineering to learn mill systems and deliver practical solutions.

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.

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

Team collaboration

MS Office

Industrial environment readiness

Education

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

Tools

Mill information systems

Data historians

Control systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Georgia-Pacific Toledo is seeking an entry-level Process Engineer to support safe, reliable operation of our Kraft linerboard facility. You will analyze process performance, troubleshoot issues, and assist with improvement projects to optimize quality, cost, throughput, energy, and environmental performance.

The role collaborates with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Environmental, Safety, and Engineering to learn mill systems and deliver practical solutions.