Telecom Mill Network Engineer

Global Cellulose Fibers; Memphis (TN); Remote; USD 101,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-term and Long-term Disability

401(k) and Company-funded retirement

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Global Cellulose Fibers is seeking a Telecom Mill Network Engineer to own the health and design consistency of Layer 2 networks across our manufacturing sites. This role focuses on access and distribution switching, VLANs, spanning tree, trunking, wireless coverage, and the physical plant that connects them.

The engineer will review MSP/vendor changes, resolve Layer 2 issues quickly, and maintain comprehensive network records and site knowledge for rapid production support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in hands-on experience.
• 8 years of hands-on LAN engineering in a multi-site environment. Manufacturing or industrial experience strongly preferred.
• CCNA required or equivalent experience. CCNP Enterprise preferred.

Responsibilities

• Switching and VLAN design: Maintain VLAN, trunking, and spanning tree design at each mill, including root bridge placement, port security, and EtherChannel.
• Access layer standards: Suggest, capture, audit GCF switch configuration templates at the mill level and identify where a site must differ and why.
• Wireless LAN: Support mill wireless coverage, AP placement, and SSID and VLAN mapping, and working with the MSP on Meraki.
• Troubleshooting: Serve as GCF's escalation point for Layer 2 incidents such as loops, broadcast storms, STP reconvergence, duplex and MTU mismatches, and hardware, fiber and SFP faults.
• Nice-to-Have: Manage PLTE deployment, OOB hardware and networked UPSs
• Site knowledge: Know each mill's network layout, including IDF and MDF locations, fiber runs, critical production areas, and which switches carry which processes.
• Documentation: Own the logical network records for each mill, including network drawings, port maps, and VLAN tables. Keep them current after every change. The LAN Engineer owns the physical records, including hardware inventory, spares, and ticket and time tracking.
• Lifecycle input: Identify and rank aging or end-of-life switches and wireless gear at each mill and feed priorities into refresh planning. The LAN Engineer handles procurement, staging, and replacement.
• Configuration baselines: Maintain the approved Layer 2 configuration for each mill so the LAN Engineer can restore it from SolarWinds during a hardware swap.
• Voice of the mills: Represent mill operating needs in Global Telecom, MSP, vendor, and project discussions. Make sure production schedules, outage windows, and safety requirements shape network decisions.
• Communication: Explains network issues in plain terms to mill staff and in technical terms to the MSP and vendors.
• Builds trust: Build trust with all stakeholders

Skills

LAN engineering

VLAN design

Switching & STP

Wireless LAN

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SolarWinds

Meraki

Job description

Telecom Mill Network Engineer

Pay Rate

$101,000 - $134,600

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Category/Shift

Salaried Full-Time

Location

Remote (For remote positions, Global Cellulose Fibers will consider residents of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.)

About The Role

The Mill Network Engineer owns the health and design consistency of the Layer 2 network inside GCF's manufacturing sites. This covers access and distribution switching, VLANs, spanning tree, trunking, wireless access, and the physical plant that connects them. The role is the voice of the mills inside Global Telecom. It brings mill operating realities into network decisions, and it makes sure changes from the MSP, vendors, and project teams fit how each mill actually runs.

This role does not replace the MSP. It gives GCF an engineer who knows each mill's LAN in detail, can review and challenge proposed changes, and can resolve Layer 2 problems quickly when production depends on it.

• Switching and VLAN design: Maintain VLAN, trunking, and spanning tree design at each mill, including root bridge placement, port security, and EtherChannel.
• Access layer standards: Suggest, capture, audit GCF switch configuration templates at the mill level and identify where a site must differ and why.
• Wireless LAN: Support mill wireless coverage, AP placement, and SSID and VLAN mapping, and working with the MSP on Meraki.
• Troubleshooting: Serve as GCF's escalation point for Layer 2 incidents such as loops, broadcast storms, STP reconvergence, duplex and MTU mismatches, and hardware, fiber and SFP faults.
• Nice-to-Have: Manage PLTE deployment, OOB hardware and networked UPSs
• Site knowledge: Know each mill's network layout, including IDF and MDF locations, fiber runs, critical production areas, and which switches carry which processes.
• Documentation: Own the logical network records for each mill, including network drawings, port maps, and VLAN tables. Keep them current after every change. The LAN Engineer owns the physical records, including hardware inventory, spares, and ticket and time tracking.
• Lifecycle input: Identify and rank aging or end-of-life switches and wireless gear at each mill and feed priorities into refresh planning. The LAN Engineer handles procurement, staging, and replacement.
• Configuration baselines: Maintain the approved Layer 2 configuration for each mill so the LAN Engineer can restore it from SolarWinds during a hardware swap.
• Voice of the mills: Represent mill operating needs in Global Telecom, MSP, vendor, and project discussions. Make sure production schedules, outage windows, and safety requirements shape network decisions.
• Communication: Explains network issues in plain terms to mill staff and in technical terms to the MSP and vendors.
• Builds trust: Build trust with all stakeholders

About You: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Education: Bachelor's degree, or equivalent in hands-on experience.
• Experience: 8 years of hands-on LAN engineering in a multi-site environment. Manufacturing or industrial experience strongly preferred.
• Certification: CCNA required or equivalent experience. CCNP Enterprise preferred.

About Global Cellulose Fibers (GCF)

Our GCF business helps customers transform renewable cellulose fibers into essential everyday products. Our safe, high-quality pulp forms the basis for a wide range of applications like towel and tissue products, diapers, feminine care, incontinence and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. In addition, our specialty pulp serves as a sustainable raw material used in construction materials, paints, coatings and more. GCF generated $2.8B in revenue in 2024 and has 3,300 employees globally, with nine manufacturing facilities and eight regional offices. Additional information can be found by visiting globalcellulosefibers.com.

Why GCF

Global Cellulose Fibers promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

We’ve Got You Covered

At Global Cellulose Fibers, our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans. We are proud to offer a variety of benefits to support our employees and their families, including:

• Medical, Dental, Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• 401(k) and Company-funded retirement contributions
• Paid Time Off

Physical Location of Position

Memphis Corporate Office

6400 Poplar Ave.

Memphis, TN 38197

Global Cellulose Fibers is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Global Cellulose Fibers complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail] or [phone].