Senior Engineer - Paper

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Georgia-Pacific is recruiting for a Senior Engineer to join our Paper Technical Center that is part of the Manufacturing Technical Group
. The successful candidate will provide technical expertise to a variety of paper making assets across Georgia Pacific's North America facilities and will have a strong capability to work with both hourly and salary employees.

Utilization of Principle-Based Management and Frameworks to proactively support and grow the diagnostic tools and knowledge for the Paper Manufacturing site's paper machines. This would include diagnosing root cause of operational issues, leading and assisting local resources in resolution of issues, identifying improvement opportunities through assessments, developing expertise in others, and maintaining knowledge of emerging technologies. This role does require domestic travel on a regular basis.

• Work with hourly and salaried personnel at production sites to identify improvement opportunities for both processes and equipment through site assessments
• 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 similar assets and equipment
• Provide technical and professional support and mentoring for hourly and salaried engineering and operations personnel both at local facilities and within the corporate engineering team
• Assist in planning specific outage activities with operations teams to ensure that desired results are achieved
• Apply Subject Matter Expertise to support short-term technical requests across multiple facilities
• Support trials of new process technology and equipment and provide assessment of applicability with existing asset base

• 10-year combined experience in manufacturing/engineering role(s) supporting paper making operations. Tissue paper making experience is a plus.
• Knowledge and expertise in one or more specific paper making equipment and process areas: headbox operations, yankee steam systems, hood systems, formation, sheet handling, pressure rolls, and machine clothing
• Able to read and interpret piping and instrumentation diagram (P&'s), layout drawings, and mechanical drawings
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, communicate with, and mentor others in a manufacturing environment
• Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to build strong relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Willing and able to travel 50%-70% of the time and willing and able to work occasional weekends, nights, and holidays when needed
• Willing and able to wear the necessary Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) (i.e. hard hats, safety glasses, face shield, fall protection, respirator, hearing protection, steel-toe boots or safety shoes and other PPE required by specific jobs) while at production facilities
• Willing and able to work in operating environments that include platforms and catwalks, elevated temperatures, and variable humidity levels

• Bachelor's Degree in Pulp and Paper Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Demonstrated team/group facilitation experience - meetings, knowledge sharing, problem-solving, etc.
• Career progression within Paper Operations (tissue and towel…