Reliability Engineer

Your Job

Join our team at Koch's Georgia-Pacific Naheola Mill as a Reliability Engineer in the Tissue Mill area, where you'll play a key role in driving innovation and value creation in our manufacturing processes.

At Georgia-Pacific, part of our commitment to Principle-Based Management (PBM) involves empowering individuals to challenge the status quo, focus on continuous improvement, and contribute to the success of our well-known consumer products business.

Our Team

The Naheola Mill is the largest employer in the community and actively supports community outreach, workforce development, and education.

The area offers excellent outdoor activities, including world-class hunting and access to the Tombigbee River for fishing, boating, and water skiing.

Residents enjoy a mild climate, low cost of living, and proximity to the Gulf Coast's beaches and resorts.

As part of Koch, Georgia-Pacific is a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, and building products.

We also operate a major recycling business.

With over 30,000 employees in more than 150 locations, we're committed to meeting customer needs with quality products and continuous innovation.

What You Will Do



* Support and participate in achieving Environmental, Health & Safety excellence with a focus on identifying and mitigating critical hazards.


* Lead Root Cause Analysis to identify and address complex or repetitive failures, ensuring corrective actions are tracked to completion.


* Develop and support asset strategy execution for Tissue assets, reporting to the Tissue Operations Manager.


* Collaborate with equipment owners, remote monitoring teams, and local maintenance and reliability teams.


* Analyze operational KPIs to identify improvement opportunities and enhance equipment and process reliability.


* Share technical knowledge with operators and supervisors to foster a culture of reliability.


* Provide technical support for both capital and non-capital projects.


* Work independently and as part of a team to achieve improved reliability outcomes.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical field


* Minimum 5 years of mechanical/reliability experience in an industrial manufacturing environment


* Proven experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)


* Strong communication and presentation skills; effective collaboration with cross-functional teams


* Solid knowledge of reliability methodologies

What Will Put You Ahead



* Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)


* Vibration analysis certification


* Experience with reliability centered software

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds.

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