Automation Engineer

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a qualified professional for our Automation Engineer opportunity supporting the Halsey, OR Consumer Products manufacturing operation.

Located just south of Corvallis and North of Eugene, Oregon, the Halsey Mill employs about 400 people has two paper machines as well as several converting lines and produces consumer tissue products such as bath tissue and converts paper towels sold under the Georgia-Pacific brand names of Quilted Northern®.

The Automation Engineer will participate in the identification, selection, development, and implementation of new technologies for the next generation of fully automated manufacturing assets.

Develop and maintain a summary of technologies and trends relevant to automation machinery.

Define potential new technologies and participate in their development from proof-of-concept to execution.

Support the Automation Platform with IP strategies, invention disclosures and patent applications for relevant technologies and their use across the Enterprise.

The primary responsibilities of this position are to: improve the manufacturing processes in the operations areas of the mill; own the automation and support systems; and lead the operational team to be the best.

The ideal candidate will possess economic thinking skills with.

ability to deliver innovative solutions that provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace; have demonstrated the ability to act as an entrepreneur to effectively use critical thinking and judge appropriate risks to deliver maximum value to the company; and have a passion for innovation that applies analytical thinking skills to develop links between commercially available technology and the application of that technology to manufacturing operations.

Our Team

Our Halsey Mill is located in the Willamette Valley and is centrally located near beaches and mountains with several forms of outdoor recreational activities.

The Halsey Mill is roughly 30 minutes from the college towns of Corvallis and Eugene, and 90 miles south of Portland, OR giving abundant options for regional attractions and forms of entertainment.Learn more about our Consumer Products Division here !

What You Will Do



* Always have a commitment to and place the appropriate emphasis on safety for all job responsibilities.


* Own a fleet of Laser Guided Vehicles (LGVs) and the associated support systems.


* Lead the operational team of hourly technicians to support the uptime, and utilization, and asset care of the fleet.


* Partner with all departments to carry out the mill vision for continuous improvement


* Support automation design and startup to optimize operations.


* Responsible for Halsey's continued focus on innovation and transformation to increase our competitive advantage through use of automation in all areas across the facility.


* Provide oversight around processes to sustain reliable operations of the technology.


* Respectfully challenge ...