Engineering Manager

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Consumer Products Division is seeking an Engineering Manager to support our Wauna Paper Mill in Clatskanie, Oregon.

A successful Engineering Manager will provide strategic leadership for a broad engineering organization responsible for capital project execution, electrical and mechanical project leadership, document control, and engineering talent development.

This role will lead and develop a team of engineering professionals while partnering across operations, maintenance, and reliability organizations to improve asset performance, optimize manufacturing processes, and execute critical capital investments.

The successful candidate will drive operational excellence by building organizational capability, advancing reliability and process improvements, and creating long-term value through innovation, continuous improvement, and disciplined project execution.

Our Team

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

With more than 900 employees, Wauna strives to lead the tissue, towel and napkin business.

Our team recently invested more than $150 millio n 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, develop, and coach a multidisciplinary engineering team, including Project Managers, Electrical Project Managers, Outage Leaders, Document Control resources, and Engineering Development Program participants.


* Build organizational capability by attracting, developing, and retaining engineering talent while creating opportunities for individual growth and contribution.


* Oversee a significant portfolio of capital and reliability projects, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.


* Provide strategic leadership for planned outages, major maintenance events, and facility improvement initiatives.


* Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Environmental, and Procurement teams to identify opportunities that improve asset performance and create long-term value.


* Establish engineering priorities that support mill reliability, productivity, safety, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence.


* Ensure effective engineering processes, project governance, and document control practices are in place to support successful execution.


* Drive continuous improvement efforts through innovation, problem-solving, and application of engineering best practices.


* Support long-range planning, capital strategy development, and execution of complex manufacturing improvement projects.

Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements while promoting risk identification and mitigation throughout the department.


* Collaborate with mill leadership to achieve integrated manufacturing...