Senior Process Engineer - Linerboard Optimization Leader

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Toledo (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship opportunities

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC in Toledo, Oregon seeks a Senior Process Engineer to lead safe, reliable operation of a Kraft linerboard mill and drive process optimization, quality improvement, and efficiency across mill systems.

You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Quality, Environmental, and Capital Projects teams to solve chronic issues and implement sustainable improvements, while mentoring engineers and supporting capital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Paper Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Seven or more years of process engineering, production, or technical experience in paper, pulp, packaging, or continuous manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to use data to solve complex operational problems and deliver measurable results.
• Experience leading trials, process changes, root cause analysis, and cross-functional improvement projects.
• Working knowledge of safety, environmental, quality, and process control requirements in an industrial setting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, DCS, historian, quality, and production reporting systems.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence operations, maintenance, technical, and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead process improvement efforts to increase productivity, runnability, first-pass quality, yield, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Analyze process, production, quality, and DCS data to identify trends, losses, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Troubleshoot issues related to basis weight, moisture, strength, formation, drainage, pressing, drying, chemical usage, broke handling, and sheet defects.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Plan, execute, and document trials to improve fiber utilization, chemical performance, energy efficiency, water usage, productivity, and quality.
• Support grade development, customer quality requirements, process capability improvements, and operating standardization.
• Use structured problem-solving, statistical analysis, and process control tools to reduce variability and stabilize operations.
• Maintain process documentation, control plans, operating guidelines, and training materials.
• Mentor engineers, technical resources, operators, and team members on process fundamentals and best practices.
• Support capital projects through scope development, design review, commissioning, startup, and optimization.
• Ensure process changes meet safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory expectations.
• Track and communicate KPIs such as production rate, downtime, waste, reject rates, energy, chemical cost, and quality performance.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Industrial safety knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Paper Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related

Tools

Microsoft Excel

DCS

Historian

Production reporting systems

Job description

Georgia-Pacific LLC in Toledo, Oregon seeks a Senior Process Engineer to lead safe, reliable operation of a Kraft linerboard mill and drive process optimization, quality improvement, and efficiency across mill systems.

You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Quality, Environmental, and Capital Projects teams to solve chronic issues and implement sustainable improvements, while mentoring engineers and supporting capital projects.