Manufacturing Engineer

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Palatka (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific in Palatka, Florida, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to support the Angel Soft Converting operations, focusing on pulp and paper processing and reporting to the Converting Product System Leader. The role emphasizes driving safety, asset strategies, process improvements, and collaboration across teams to boost productivity, quality, and cost effectiveness in the tissue converting area.

Candidates should have an engineering degree or equivalent tissue converting experience, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or Paper Science, or three+ years of paper converting experience.
• Proven track record of process improvement and operator capability building of tissue converting systems.
• Experience leading projects, coaching, and mentoring others within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Create and lead an environment where the team achieves zero incidents in Environmental, Health and Safety.
• Lead the implementation of asset strategies and operator basic care execution in the Angel Soft Converting Area.
• Lead efforts to identify, investigate, recommend, and implement equipment improvements to improve productivity, yield, quality or reduce costs.
• Collaborate across roles and diverse groups; gather and share feedback.
• Lead daily operation to maximize overall operating efficiency of the paper machine.

Skills

Paper converting experience

Project leadership

Coaching & mentoring

SAP

CMMS

Education

Engineering or Paper Science degree

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking qualified professionals to consider for the Manufacturing Engineer position at our Palatka, Florida facility. The Manufacturing Engineer will work in our Retail Angel Soft department on activities related to pulp and paper processing and will report to the Angel Soft Converting Product System Leader.

Our Team

Georgia Pacific'sPalatka Millis l ocated just south of Jacksonville and west of St. Augustine, FL, the Palatka mill employs about 950 people has six paper machines as well as several converting lines and produces consumer tissue products such as bath tissue and paper towels sold under the Georgia-Pacific brand names of Angel Soft®, Quilted Northern®, Brawny®, and Sparkle®.

What You Will Do

• Create and lead an environment where the team achieves zero incidents in Environmental, Health and Safety. Ensure excellence with the safety systems in the Angel Soft Converting.
• Lead the implementation of complete asset strategies and operator basic care execution in the Angel Soft Converting Area
• Lead the effort to identify, investigate, recommend, and implement equipment improvements, new systems and process changes that will improve productivity, yield, quality and/or reduce costs
• Ability to challenge the status quo to facilitate continuous improvement
• Ability to collaborate across roles and diverse groups, gather and share feedback
• Effective communication, presentation, planning and organizational skills; ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strategic thinking skills
• Analytical problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot
• Lead daily operation to maximize overall operating efficiency of the paper machine.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or Paper Science OR three (3) or more years of paper converting experience (operational, mechanical or reliability)
• Proven track record of process improvement and operator capability building of tissue converting systems including rewinders, packaging, and palletizing.
• Experience leading projects, coaching, and mentoring others within a manufacturing environment (i.e., demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and transfer knowledge to get results)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with tissue converting optimization/improvement
• Experience with converting equipment mechanical troubleshooting techniques
• Seven (7) or more years of operational experience in tissue converting
• Experience with SAP or CMMS
• Equipment and/or manufacturing systems reliability experience

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.

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.

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.

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.