Manufacturing Engineer - Pulp

Your Job

Georgia Pacific's Consumer Products Division is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support a critical asset in the pulp department at our Muskogee Paper Mill in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

This role is dedicated to safely improving pulp operations by developing team capabilities, raising equipment reliability, standardizing and simplifying work processes, and maximizing the efficiency of pulp-production systems.

You will lead continuous improvement initiatives and deliver measurable value by enhancing asset availability, optimizing workflows, and ensuring top performance of pulp-making equipment.

Our Team

For over 50 years, the Muskogee Paper Mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region.

With more than 700 employees, across more than 600 acres, Muskogee strives to lead the tissue, towel, and napkin business.

Our team recently invested more than $50 million to grow our brands and continue to serve our loyal consumers with the great quality they have come to expect.

Learn more by visiting our consumer products homepage.

What You Will Do


* Lead with Principle-Based Management (PBM) and influential leadership, fostering a collaborative and values-driven environment that supports organizational goals and promotes employee engagement.


* Manage assets to ensure optimal performance, longevity, and reliability.

Prioritize and implement asset strategies by collaborating closely with asset reliability, planning, and purchasing teams to maintain efficient production operations.


* Lead, mentor, and develop production professionals to achieve consistent, reliable operating states.

Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance while building team ownership and understanding of equipment and processes.


* Implement, sustain, and lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production efficiency, reduce waste, and improve product quality.

Utilize data analysis and partnerships with analytics teams to identify, prioritize, and close process gaps.


* Promptly identify and resolve production issues to minimize downtime.

Lead root cause analyses for manufacturing problems, facilitating investigations to determine underlying causes and executing effective corrective actions.


* Work closely with quality assurance teams to ensure products consistently meet required specifications and industry standards, including leading trials of raw materials to evaluate performance and cost-saving opportunities.


* Ensure all manufacturing processes comply with health, safety, environmental regulations, and corporate standards.

Participate actively in safety audits, risk assessments, and promote a culture of safety across the production floor.


* Provide expert technical guidance to production teams and collaborate with cross-functional departments to address and resolve complex technical challenges, equipment modifications, installations, and startups.


* Manage engineering projects from design ...