Manufacturing Engineer: Asset Strategy & Reliability

Georgia Pacific; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific's Janesville, WI facility seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to optimize production assets and asset strategies across the plant. You will monitor asset KPIs, support resolving reliability issues, and develop long-term equipment management plans.

In this role, you will collaborate with technical engineering, maintenance, and corporate teams, coach operators on safe operation and operating parameters, and lead root-cause analyses to drive continuous improvement within the Operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field or 4 years manufacturing/industrial operations experience.
• Experience building asset strategy and performing root cause analysis.
• Experience with manufacturing equipment setup, operation, or repair.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and/or Project).
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement asset strategies for all assets, including operating envelope and maintenance activities.
• Lead efforts to improve asset performance and reliability with respect to safety, quality, utilization, and cost.
• Work with operators and maintenance to identify hazards and mitigate high-risk situations.
• Communicate with and align employees with vision, priorities, and business objectives.
• Coach operators on safe equipment operation and operating parameters.
• Troubleshoot process, quality and equipment issues with operators and customers; implement improvements.
• Develop and update operating procedures with shift supervision.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis and corrective actions.
• Evaluate, approve, and prioritize repairs and scheduled shutdowns; initiate capital projects as needed.
• Partner with Learning and Development on employee qualification.
• Perform GEMBA walks to improve engagement and maintenance performance.

Skills

Asset strategy

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

4 years in manufacturing/industrial operations (in lieu of degree)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Georgia-Pacific's Janesville, WI facility seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to optimize production assets and asset strategies across the plant. You will monitor asset KPIs, support resolving reliability issues, and develop long-term equipment management plans.

In this role, you will collaborate with technical engineering, maintenance, and corporate teams, coach operators on safe operation and operating parameters, and lead root-cause analyses to drive continuous improvement within the Operations