Reliability Engineer - Pulp/Woodyard

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Manufacturing Group is seeking qualified professionals to be considered for our Reliability Engineer role supporting the Consumer Products Group Operations located in Pennington, AL.

The Reliability Engineer at Georgia Pacific is a vital role and will work closely with the operations team, maintenance teams, and equipment manufacturers to develop and execute strategies that increase equipment reliability on wide range of manufacturing processes across the entire site.

This position will utilize a core set of principles to drive continuous improvement in safety and performance.

Our culture is defined by our Principle-Based Management ® philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.

This role is an onsite role at the Pennington Mill.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific's Naheola Mill located in Pennington, Alabama, is a manufacturing site for the company's well-known consumer products business.

More than 900 employees produce a wide range of products for the consumer business, including Angel Soft® bath tissue, Sparkle® paper towels, as well as bleached paperboard used in Dixie® paper cups and plates.

The mill is the largest employer in the community and is engaged in supporting community outreach, workforce development and education.

The area is a sportsman's paradise with world-class hunting for deer, turkey and other small game and is bounded on the east by the Tombigbee River which provides such recreation as freshwater fishing, boating and water skiing.

Residents of this area enjoy the mild climate, a low cost of living, and is an easy drive to the many resort communities and soft white-sand beaches of the Gulf Coast.

What You Will Do


* Participate and support in all areas to achieve Environmental, Health & Safety excellence.

Possesses a passion for identifying and mitigating critical hazards.


* Root Cause Analysis Champion: Leads department Root Cause Analysis to the latent root cause of complex and/or repetitive failures and put in place executable corrective actions, tracking to completion.


* The Reliability Engineer develops and supports asset strategy execution for Power / Recovery / Recaust assets and reports to the Utilities Manager.


* Validates and builds as necessary asset strategies (OBC, PMs, Lubrication, Outage planning, etc) and systems based on RCAs.

Works closely with equipment owners, remote monitoring teams as well as local maintenance and reliability teams.


* Analyze operational KPIs to identify gaps and areas of potential improvement.

Utilize work processes to effectively improve equipment and process reliability.


* Transfer technical knowledge to operators and supervisors and promote continuing development of a reliability culture.


* Supports Boiler and Turbine Outage Planning and Execution.


* Provide technical support on both capital and non...