Manufacturing Engineer

Georgia-Pacific; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific’s Janesville, WI facility seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to optimize asset performance across production lines. You will develop maintenance strategies, lead root cause analyses, and collaborate with operations to improve safety, quality, and efficiency.

The role requires probem-solving excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to manage equipment upgrades and capital projects. Visa sponsorship is not available and the team reports to operations leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; 4 years in manufacturing if no degree.
• Experience building asset strategy with RCA and troubleshooting.
• Experience with manufacturing equipment setup, operation or repair.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement asset strategies for assigned assets, including maintenance activities.
• Improve asset performance and reliability focusing on safety, quality, and cost.
• Identify critical hazards with operators and mitigate human error risks.
• Communicate vision, priorities, and objectives to employees.
• Coach operators on safe operation and best practices.
• Troubleshoot process, quality, and equipment issues with operators and customers.
• Develop/updating operating procedures with supervision.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis and corrective actions.
• Evaluate and prioritize repairs and shutdowns; initiate capital projects as needed.
• Coordinate with Learning and Development on employee qualification.
• Perform GEMBA walks to improve engagement and maintenance.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Asset Strategy

Problem Solving

Team Collaboration

Microsoft Office

Excel

Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Georgia-Pacific’s Foodservice Solutions division is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for its Janesville, WI facility.

Our Manufacturing Engineers are responsible for ensuring the performance and efficiency of production assets across the plant. As an essential member of the operations staff, this role involves monitoring asset KPIs to assess their effectiveness, supporting the resolution of short-term reliability issues, and developing long-term strategies for equipment management.

The successful candidate should approach work with a business-owner mindset, excel at problem-solving, and be eager to collaborate with others to enhance manufacturing assets and streamline production processes. This position is part of the Operations Team, reporting to an Operations Manager, and will work closely with technical engineering, maintenance execution, and various corporate teams.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

What You Will Do

• Develop and implement comprehensive asset strategies for all assigned assets; to include operating envelope, operator basic care, parts strategy, optimization, condition‑based monitoring, and predictive & preventative maintenance activities.
• Lead efforts to improve asset performance and reliability with regards to safety, environmental compliance, quality, utilization / efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Work with operators and maintenance to identify critical equipment hazards and mitigate the impact of human error where the highest levels of risk exist.
• Communicate with and help employees connect to our vision, priorities, and business objectives.
• Support operations teams with coaching operators on safe equipment operation, operator basic care, operating parameters, equipment changes / upgrades, and best practices.
• Work closely with operators and customers to troubleshoot process, quality and equipment issues and evaluate and implement improvement ideas.
• Work closely with shift supervision to identify knowledge / operator capability gaps and provide support in developing / updating operating procedures.
• Lead the Root Cause Analysis process and execute effective corrective actions.
• Evaluate, approve, and prioritize equipment repairs and scheduled shutdowns; initiating capital projects as needed.
• Partner with the Learning and Development team and assist with employee qualification.
• Perform GEMBA walks in the areas to improve employee engagement and maintenance performance.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or other relevant technical disciplines, or in lieu of a degree (4) years in a manufacturing or industrial operations environment
• Experience building asset strategy, with root cause analysis and overall troubleshooting
• Experience with manufacturing equipment set‑up, operation, or repair
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and/or Project)
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in thermoforming, sheet extrusion, packaging, or plastics manufacturing
• Experience with automation, conveyor & vision systems, and/or robotics
• Experience initiating and/or executing engineering projects

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.