Process Engineer- Paper Industry

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is hiring a Process Engineer to join our team at the Wauna mill in Clatskanie, OR.

This position will report to the Product & Process Improvement Leader and will work on the exciting improvement projects within the mill.

In this role you will enjoy utilizing your engineering expertise to deliver new installations from concept through completion.

You will also solve problems to improve the safety, reliability, automation, and functionality of existing machine control systems.

This position is an excellent opportunity to challenge your technical, organizational, and leadership skills while creating long term value for our operations partners.

Our Team

Our Wauna Mill is located on the Columbia River and is centrally located near the beach and mountains with several forms of outdoor recreational activities.

The Wauna Mill is within an hour drive to Portland, OR offering regional attractions and forms of entertainment.

Georgia-Pacific employees can influence the long-term success of the plant, both in improving the efficiency of production and in helping to build a culture of Market-Based Management.

This is a role with potential for advancement both within the plant and across the company.

Come join our team!

What You Will Do


* Drive a culture of safety and environmental excellence through critical hazard identification, risk reduction, and risk mitigation


* Collaborate directly with operators, shift leaders and asset managers to meet the business objectives of the department and influence continuous improvement


* Lead teams in the identification, development, evaluation and implementation of safety, quality and/or cost reduction initiatives and projects that add the highest value to the operation to drive continuous improvement


* Integral team member of outage planning and execution of routine and annual machine outages


* Drive process & equipment modifications that result in improved product quality, reduced variation, and higher customer satisfaction


* Assist in development and implementation of capital projects involving process improvements to document and optimize efforts

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Experience and working knowledge of the paper & pulp industry


* Experience with continuous manufacturing processes through work experience or project-based work


* Experience using Microsoft Office tools in the following manner: Excel (sorting data, creating tables and creating graphs); Outlook (scheduling tasks, calendar invitations and general professional correspondence); and Word (document creation/editing)

What Will Put You Ahead


* Bachelor's Degree or higher in an Engineering discipline (i.e.

Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Pulp & Paper)


* Two (2) or more years of experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment


* One (1) or more years of experience leading continuous improvement initiatives and/or reliability str...