Manufacturing Engineer

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific’s Muskogee Paper Mill in Oklahoma seeks a Manufacturing/Process Engineer to support PM14. You will lead technical and process improvements for a versatile tissue, towel, and napkin machine, working with operators and cross-functional teams to boost safety, quality, reliability, and overall performance.

Key responsibilities include troubleshooting, training, and developing standardized operating practices, while partnering with maintenance to improve machine availability and

Qualifications

• Experience in a pulp and paper engineering role.
• Experience troubleshooting manufacturing processes and/or production equipment.
• Experience leading continuous improvement, reliability, and/or process optimization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical and process leadership for PM14 to improve safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and machine performance.
• Troubleshoot process and equipment issues with operators and leadership to reduce downtime, waste, and defects.
• Develop operator training and standard operating practices to improve consistency across crews and shifts.

Skills

Pulp & paper engineering

Process troubleshooting

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related

Paper Engineering or Bioresource Engineering

Tools

PI Vision

SAP

Job description

Georgia-Pacific's Consumer Products Division is seeking a Manufacturing or Process Engineer to support PM14 at our Muskogee Paper Mill in Muskogee, Oklahoma. In this role, you will help improve the safety, reliability, quality, and operating performance of a versatile paper machine producing tissue, towel, and napkin products. You will partner closely with operating crews and cross-functional teams to solve problems, strengthen equipment and process performance, build operator capability, and establish consistent operating practices that deliver sustainable results.

Our Team

For over 50 years, the Muskogee Paper Mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region. With more than 900 employees across more than 600 acres, Muskogee strives to lead the tissue, towel, and napkin business. Our team recently invested more than $50 million to grow our brands and continue serving consumers with the quality they have come to expect.

Learn more about Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products.

What You Will Do

• Provide day-to-day technical and process leadership for PM14, a swing paper machine producing tissue, towel, and napkin products, with a focus on improving safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and overall machine performance.
• Partner closely with paper machine operators and production leadership to troubleshoot process and equipment issues, identify sources of variability, and develop sustainable solutions that reduce downtime, waste, quality defects, and recurring operating losses.
• Build the capability of operating crews by translating paper-making and process knowledge into practical operator training, troubleshooting procedures, standard operating practices, and clear operating expectations that improve consistency across crews and shifts.
• Analyze paper machine operating data, process trends, equipment performance, and production losses to identify improvement opportunities and establish optimal operating conditions. Use tools such as PI Vision, where applicable, to support data-driven decisions.
• Lead root cause analysis and structured problem solving for chronic and significant paper machine issues, partnering with operations, maintenance, reliability, quality, and engineering resources to identify causes, implement corrective actions, and verify that improvements are sustained.
• Develop and optimize machine operating strategies, standard work, and process controls that improve consistency through grade changes, startups, shutdowns, product transitions, and normal operating conditions across PM14's tissue, towel, and napkin production.
• Partner with maintenance and reliability teams to identify equipment reliability opportunities, prioritize corrective work, plan machine outages, and improve the effectiveness of maintenance activities that affect paper machine availability and performance.
• Provide technical leadership for machine trials, raw material changes, product and quality improvements, equipment modifications, capital projects, and startups. Establish trial plans, evaluate performance data, document findings, and translate successful trials into sustainable operating practices.
• Support product quality and process optimization by monitoring critical operating parameters, investigating deviations from specifications, and partnering with quality and operations teams to improve first-quality production and reduce manufacturing waste.
• Apply Principle-Based Management (PBM) and influential leadership to challenge current practices, share technical knowledge, build ownership within operating teams, and help crews understand not only what operating standards are expected, but why they create value.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience working in an engineering role within the pulp and paper industry or a related paper manufacturing environment.
• Experience troubleshooting manufacturing processes and/or production equipment.
• Experience leading continuous improvement, reliability, and/or process optimization initiatives.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Paper Engineering, Bioresource Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience training, mentoring, or developing manufacturing operators or production teams.
• Experience developing or implementing standardized operating practices and operator training.
• Experience using manufacturing process or data-analysis tools such as PI Vision.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems such as SAP.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and 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 300,000 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 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 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. #LI-AA