Senior Paper Engineer

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Senior Paper Engineer to join our Bleached Board Machine Operating Department located in Pennington, AL (Naheola facility).

The successful candidate will provide technical expertise to the Board machines at the Naheola facility and will have a strong capability to work with both hourly and salary employees.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific's Naheola facility is a world-class pulp and paper mill where more than 900 employees proudly produce Georgia-Pacific's well-known consumer bath tissue and paper towel brands like Angel Soft® and Sparkle®.

The mill also makes bleached paperboard that is used to make Dixie® plates and cups.

The mill is the largest employer in the community and is engaged in supporting community outreach, workforce development and education.

The area is a sportsman's paradise with world-class hunting for deer, turkey and other small game and is bounded on the east by the Tombigbee River which provides such recreation as freshwater fishing, boating and water skiing.

Residents of this area enjoy a low cost of living and an easy drive to the many resort communities and soft white-sand beaches of the Gulf Coast.

To learn more about Georgia-Pacific's consumer products business and the company's commitment to stewardship, check out these links: Consumer Products Overview, How We Make Tissue, and Stewardship in Action.

What You Will Do


* Work with hourly and salaried personnel to identify improvement opportunities for both processes and equipment


* Review maintenance and downtime data to identify production equipment that needs repair, replacement, or reconfiguration


* Coordinate and lead efforts to return asset performance to optimized base case with third party support and internal resources as needed


* Support installation, commissioning, and optimization of new assets


* Assist asset owners in managing and prioritizing lists of improvement opportunities for their respective assets based on business need


* Work with Subject Matter Experts and operations personnel within Georgia Pacific to develop standardized operating and maintenance strategies for the machines


* Provide technical and professional support and mentoring for hourly and salaried engineering and operations personnel


* Assist in planning specific outage activities with operations teams to ensure that desired results are achieved


* Support trials of new process technology and equipment and provide assessment of applicability with existing asset base

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* 7 years of experience in manufacturing/engineering role(s) supporting paper making operations.


* Knowledge and expertise in one or more specific paper making equipment and process areas: headbox operations, dryer systems, formation, sheet handling, coating systems, and machine clothing


* Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, communicate with, and mentor others in a manufacturing environm...