Electrical Power Distribution Champion

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking experienced professionals to consider for a role as a Senior Power Systems Engineer and Power Distribution Champion to support our facility in Brunswick, Georgia.

The Power Distribution Champion role will provide operational expertise, guidance, technical reviews, recommend improvements, power system control support, and utilize remote monitoring of key aspects of power systems.

The position's goal is to improve quality and reliability of power systems for Georgia-Pacific's Brunswick Cellullose facility, minimize unplanned events, and provide on-site technical expertise and leadership.

The value this position creates within Georgia-Pacific is realized by understanding operating scenarios at the facility, validating the power system is configured for optimal reliability, and developing improvement solutions in reliability, arc flash reduction, and equipment obsolescence management.

What You Will Do

Provide expert support of the power distribution system.

This position is part of a team that concentrates on sharing knowledge, leadership, and planning of electrical power system protection, control, maintenance, and health monitoring.

Bring operational expertise and troubleshooting on medium and low voltage power distribution systems.

You will provide technical leadership, remote monitoring of key aspects of power quality and reliability, and long-term planning for the site distribution system.

We expect to use technology and planning to enable a proactive capability to see and address problems before they cause downtime.



* Improve the integrity and reliability of all voltage Electrical Installations (480V, 4160V, 13.8kV), Systems and Equipment for the facility.

This includes but is not limited to reliability improvements by developing engineering solutions to prevent repetitive failures and other issues that adversely affect plant equipment operations.


* Lead or support electrical root cause analysis efforts and equipment/system reliability studies.

Compile recommendations, improvements, and implementation plans.

Collaborate with other work groups to drive implementation of reliability strategy improvements.


* Develop and drive best practice asset strategies for mill electrical equipment/systems.

Includes testing, electrical preventive and predictive maintenance plan development and optimization for electrical systems.

Ensure existing electrical asset strategies are improving equipment reliability and performance.


* Provide technical support for maintenance teams to troubleshoot and resolve reliability issues.


* Develop/Support training programs for maintenance and operations personnel for safe and reliable operation and maintenance of plant power distribution system.


* Drive/Assist outage planning teams with developing electrical equipment work scopes and execution plans.


* Develop knowledge and skills necessary to provide technical support for AC/DC drives and motors.
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