Manufacturing Engineer

Georgia‑Pacific’s Food service Solutions division is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for its Janesville, WI facility.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

• Develop and implement comprehensive asset strategies for all assigned assets; including 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.
• Partner with the Learning and Development team and assist with employee qualification.
• Perform GEMBA walks in the areas to improve employee engagement and maintenance performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or other relevant technical discipline, or equivalent experience (4 years in a manufacturing or industrial operations environment).
• Experience building asset strategy, with root cause analysis and overall troubleshooting.
• Experience with manufacturing equipment set‑up, operation, or repair.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and/or Project).
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.

• Experience in thermoforming, sheet extrusion, packaging, or plastics manufacturing.
• Experience with automation, conveyor & vision systems, and/or robotics.
• Experience initiating and/or executing engineering projects.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength, focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, short‑term disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and may vary by geographic region.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. Please  for additional information. (For Illinois E‑Verify information , aquí, or tu).