Senior Converting Packaging Engineer

Flint Hills Resources; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific Continuous Manufacturing Group is seeking a Converting Packaging SME (Specialist) to solve complex problems in tissue packaging conversions and support manufacturing partners to stay competitive.

The role is home-based with travel typically 50-80%, resides in the Converting Technical Center and collaborates across North American facilities to improve asset performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and expertise of design, construction, operations, and maintenance of assets in the converting space.
• 5+ years of experience in converting packaging equipment (wrappers, bundlers, case packers, case sealers, baggers, etc.) as it relates to manufacturing of tissue, towel, napkins, plates & bowls.
• Ability to read schematics and troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems and components.
• Experience evaluating equipment or processes, developing solutions, and delivering results in the form of equipment and or training improvements.
• Willing and able to travel up to 80% of the time – may include weekend travel.
• Willing and able to wear the necessary Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
• Willing and able to work flexible hours to best support projects or assignments.

Responsibilities

• Support projects through check-outs, start-up, commissioning, operational handoff and troubleshooting of converting assets.
• Support commercialization and product portfolio rollouts as a key technical support resource
• Build a technical solutions capability through a network of internal and external partners (technical SME, engineering, operations, vendor/OEM)
• Identify gaps in current technologies & processes and provide solutions to improve efficiencies going forward.
• Coach and mentor operations by building internal technical skills, capabilities and efficiencies while improving performance metrics and sustainability of assets.
• Scale improvements through knowledge sharing across assets/platform to fully leverage innovation and process improvements.
• Interact with and learn platform equipment technologies and apply that knowledge and support across the business.

Skills

Packaging equipment

Problem solving

Project management

Leadership

Travel 80%

Schematic reading

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Pneumatic systems

Job description

Georgia-Pacific Continuous Manufacturing Group is seeking a Converting Packaging SME (Specialist) to solve complex problems in tissue packaging conversions and support manufacturing partners to stay competitive.

The role is home-based with travel typically 50-80%, resides in the Converting Technical Center and collaborates across North American facilities to improve asset performance and reliability.