Power & Recovery Process Engineer: Optimize & Lead Safety

Georgia-Pacific; Brewton (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific’s Brewton, AL mill is seeking a Process Engineer (Power and Recovery) to advance processes, work with operators and leadership, and improve efficiency and lower costs. The role reports to the Utilities Production Area Leader.

The engineer will support lab testing, data analysis, energy balances, and safety initiatives while driving continuous improvement and automation projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (Chemical or Pulp & Paper Technology) OR three (3) year or more years of experience in lab testing, lab analysis, data mining, and energy balances for manufacturing process
• Computer experience including Excel, Word, functional databases, and data analysis

Responsibilities

• Facilitate a culture of safety and environmental excellence through hazard identification, risk reduction, and risk mitigation
• Develop sustainable processes working with peers to mentor and develop employees
• Provide operational/business leadership and technical support for the manufacturing process of the area and facilitating troubleshooting and problem solving to achieve goals
• Work in a team environment to develop, evaluate and implement safety, quality and/or cost reduction initiatives and projects that add the highest value to the operation to drive continuous improvement
• Develop and support the effective use of automation and programming to promote a safe and reliable operation
• Work in a team to plan for scheduled shutdowns, operator training, and maintenance or capital projects
• Supply data and technical support for a 5-year planning process to make step change improvements in Operator Basic Care (OBC) and strategic capital projects

Skills

Lab testing

Data mining

Energy balances

Excel

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical or Pulp & Paper Technology

Job description

Georgia-Pacific’s Brewton, AL mill is seeking a Process Engineer (Power and Recovery) to advance processes, work with operators and leadership, and improve efficiency and lower costs. The role reports to the Utilities Production Area Leader.

The engineer will support lab testing, data analysis, energy balances, and safety initiatives while driving continuous improvement and automation projects.