Manufacturing Engineer

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an exciting opportunity for a talented Manufacturing Engineer to focus on our Retail Tissue Converting assets at our Palatka, Florida Consumer Products manufacturing operation.

Manufacturing Engineer will work closely with multiple paper making, converting, and shipping groups to ensure the reliability and availability of the Smartbox Palletizers.

The Manufacturing Engineer will be reporting to the Area Product System leader and will work closely with Maintenance Planners, Craftspeople, Engineering Managers, Operations, and Contractors to create the greatest long-term value for GP.

Our Team

Georgia Pacific's Palatka Mill is located just south of Jacksonville and west of St.

Augustine, FL, the Palatka mill employs about 950 people has six paper machines as well as several converting lines and produces consumer tissue products such as bath tissue and paper towels sold under the Georgia-Pacific brand names of Angel Soft®, Quilted Northern®, Brawny®, and Sparkle®.

What You Will Do

Actively participate in all proactive safety efforts and leading indicators.

TRAX, Safety shares, safety alerts, Legacy tasks, LOTO audits etc.

Proactively identify and mitigate risks for the Smartbox Palletizing equipment and transform our thoughts and work processes around safety.

Continue to prioritize safety work orders and complete in a timely manner

Productivity & Reliability


* Own all asset strategies for the palletizers and building the capability of the on shift team to execute these strategies.


* Continuing leading and performing as SME around E80 Smartbox Palletizing equipment.


* Utilize PLC software for better troubleshooting and greater understanding of machine function, capabilities, and help transform how we work.

Stretch Wrap Verification and Robot Condition monitoring.


* Identify and understand top losses and target effective and efficient work to reduce or eliminate losses for TAD, AS, and K Lines.


* Audit inspection and lube routes in each area weekly.


* Implement Annual Robot lubrication plan.


* Conduct and complete RCAs on all equipment failures to PDCA strategies.

Quality


* Work with entire team to maintain equipment and provide ongoing troubleshooting support and centerlines to adhere to quality requirements.


* Audit stretch wrap testing in each area.

Organizational Effectiveness


* Provide SBOs for new master techs and continue to develop MBM® culture around Smartbox Palletizing equipment to drive ownership


* Continue to grow skills and capabilities as ME.


* Continue efforts to implement Playbook and appropriate work processes.


* Ensure proper strategies and training are in place to create independently successful crews for E80 Smartbox Palletizer equipment in each area.


* Continue to work with the platform group to grow capabilities of other facilities and share knowledge across the different mills.

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