Manufacturing Engineer - Tissue

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products division is seeking qualified professionals to consider for a Manufacturing Engineer role to support the Paper Machine operations area at the Palatka Mill located in Palatka, FL.

The Manufacturing Engineer will drive improvements in asset effectiveness by supporting reliability, work processes, equipment performance, and team member capabilities within Retail Paper Operations. Serving as a cross-functional technical resource, the Manufacturing Engineer will report to the Production Leaders

The Palatka mill and its products are a critical part of GP’s Consumer Products portfolio, including high-profile Angel Soft®, Quilted Northern®, Brawny®, and Sparkle® brands. GP has invested heavily at Palatka in recent years to deliver competitive tissue and towel products including a new towel paper machine. The mill also features two Kraft paper machines and recent investments in a state-of-the-art Daily Operations Center (DOC) - a singular control hub for our asset monitoring.

With more than 950 team members, the mill is highly strategic operation for GP and a foundational part of the local community and economy.

Located 45 minutes west of the beautiful beaches of St. Augustine, the mill is nestled in outskirts of the growing city of Palatka. Jacksonville, Daytona Beach and Gainesville are approximately one hour away, and Orlando is only two hours! In an area ideal for many different people, interests, and lifestyles, the Palatka mill is a rare find!

• Provide strategic and tactical leadership in the areas of Environmental, Health, and Safety
• Coach and Mentor Asset Operators to safely achieve quality production targets in an Ownership Based Work System
• Lead the effort to identify, investigate, recommend, and implement equipment, vital supply and raw material improvements, along with process changes that will improve quality of the finished product
• Lead efforts in reducing customer complaints
• Lead waste reduction initiatives to reduce all forms of waste within the area
• Manage all business aspects of the asset(s) including monthly operational costs, capital projects, compliance projects and production performance
• Execute financial spend forecast to meet or exceed plan
• Capture and develop opportunities for economic improvement
• Lead assigned projects to completion to provide targeted economic return
• Work as a team player to improve the overall results of the business unit
• Identify and address asset skill performance gaps by collaborating with the Performance Development Leader for improvement strategies
• Lead/Improve Asset and Reliability Strategies (including spare parts, time & condition-based maintenance, down day planning, lubrication, operator basic care routes, asset clean to inspect, Operating Envelope, etc.
• Experience leading and working in a Team environment, at all levels of the organization

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline, OR at least four (4) years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial operations environment.
• Experience troubleshooting and improving manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Experience with manufacturing equipment setup, operation, or repair.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and/or Project.

• Experience initiating and/or executing capital projects
• Experience working in a pulp or paper operation
• Experience working in a union environment

Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

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