Paper Manufacturing Engineer

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Paper Manufacturing Engineer for its Toledo, OR facility.

Our Paper Manufacturing Engineers are responsible for ensuring the performance and efficiency of production assets across the plant.

As an essential member of the operations staff, this role involves monitoring asset KPIs to assess their effectiveness, supporting the resolution of short-term reliability issues, and developing long-term strategies for equipment management.

The successful candidate should approach work with a business-owner mindset, excel at problem-solving, and be eager to collaborate with others to enhance manufacturing assets and streamline production processes.

This position is part of the Operations Team, reporting to the Operations Leader, and will work closely with technical engineering, maintenance execution, and various corporate teams.

Our Team

Georgia Pacific Toledo is a producer of brown paper used to make cardboard and is a leader in recycling in the Northwest.

The Toledo Mill is located within a 10-minute drive to the Pacific Ocean.

Many outdoor activities are available near the mill including fishing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, and boating.

To learn more about Georgia-Pacific's packaging business please visit: www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper Is Made!

What You Will Do

• Develop and implement comprehensive asset strategies for all assigned assets; to include operating envelope, operator basic care, parts strategy, optimization, condition based monitoring, and predictive & preventative maintenance activities.

• Lead efforts to improve asset performance and reliability with regards to safety, environmental compliance, quality, utilization / efficiency, and cost effectiveness.

• Work with operators and maintenance to identify critical equipment hazards and mitigate the impact of human error where the highest levels of risk exist.

• Communicate with and help employees connect to our vision, priorities, and business objectives.

• Support operations teams with coaching operators on safe equipment operation, operator basic care, operating parameters, equipment changes / upgrades, and best practices.

• Work closely with operators and customers to troubleshoot process, quality and equipment issues and evaluate and implement improvement ideas.

• Work closely with shift supervision to identify knowledge / operator capability gaps and provide support in developing / updating operating procedures.

• Lead the Root Cause Analysis process and execute effective corrective actions.

• Evaluate, approve, and prioritize equipment repairs and scheduled shutdowns; initiating capital projects as needed.

• Perform GEMBA walks in the areas to improve employee engagement and maintenance performance.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or other relevant technical disciplines, or in lieu of a degree a High School Diploma / GED and (4) years in a manuf...