Manufacturing Engineer: Asset Reliability & Process Optimization

Georgia Pacific; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific's Dixie Operations is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for its Fort Smith, Arkansas facility. The role focuses on improving asset reliability, safety, and production efficiency through data-driven strategies.

You will work with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to resolve issues, plan capital and maintenance activities, and drive continuous improvement across the plant. This is a full-time on-site position in Fort Smith.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field, or 4+ years manufacturing experience.
• Experience troubleshooting and improving manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Experience with equipment setup, operation, or repair.
• Proven ability to work in a food-grade manufacturing environment.
• Proficient with Outlook, Word, Excel, and Project or similar tools.
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement data-driven asset strategies to improve safety, reliability, and production efficiency.
• Lead efforts to improve asset performance across safety, environmental compliance, quality, utilization, and cost.
• Collaborate with operators and maintenance to mitigate hazards and reduce human error.
• Coach operators on safe equipment operation and basic care.
• Troubleshoot process, quality, and equipment issues and implement improvements.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis and corrective actions.
• Plan work orders, equipment repairs, and scheduled shutdowns.

Skills

Asset reliability

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

Engineering principles

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

4+ years manufacturing experience

Tools

PI ProcessBook

Excel

Microsoft Office

Data historian programs

Job description

Georgia-Pacific's Dixie Operations is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for its Fort Smith, Arkansas facility. The role focuses on improving asset reliability, safety, and production efficiency through data-driven strategies.

You will work with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to resolve issues, plan capital and maintenance activities, and drive continuous improvement across the plant. This is a full-time on-site position in Fort Smith.