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Electrical Power Distribution Champion

Georgia Pacific
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Georgia, Brunswick
Jun 11, 2026
Your Job Georgia-Pacific is seeking experienced professionals to consider for a role as a Senior Power Systems Engineer and Power Distribution Champion to support our facility in Brunswick, Georgia. The Power Distribution Champion role will provide operational expertise, guidance, technical reviews, recommend improvements, power system control support, and utilize remote monitoring of key aspects of power systems. The position's goal is to improve quality and reliability of power systems for Georgia-Pacific's Brunswick Cellullose facility, minimize unplanned events, and provide on-site technical expertise and leadership. The value this position creates within Georgia-Pacific is realized by understanding operating scenarios at the facility, validating the power system is configured for optimal reliability, and developing improvement solutions in reliability, arc flash reduction, and equipment obsolescence management. What You Will Do Provide expert support of the power distribution system. This position is part of a team that concentrates on sharing knowledge, leadership, and planning of electrical power system protection, control, maintenance, and health monitoring. Bring operational expertise and troubleshooting on medium and low voltage power distribution systems. You will provide technical leadership, remote monitoring of key aspects of power quality and reliability, and long-term planning for the site distribution system. We expect to use technology and planning to enable a proactive capability to see and address problems before they cause downtime. Improve the integrity and reliability of all voltage Electrical Installations (480V, 4160V, 13.8kV), Systems and Equipment for the facility. This includes but is not limited to reliability improvements by developing engineering solutions to prevent repetitive failures and other issues that adversely affect plant equipment operations. Lead or support electrical root cause analysis efforts and equipment/system reliability studies. Compile recommendations, improvements, and implementation plans. Collaborate with other work groups to drive implementation of reliability strategy improvements. Develop and drive best practice asset strategies for mill electrical equipment/systems. Includes testing, electrical preventive and predictive maintenance plan development and optimization for electrical systems. Ensure existing electrical asset strategies are improving equipment reliability and performance. Provide technical support for maintenance teams to troubleshoot and resolve reliability issues. Develop/Support training programs for maintenance and operations personnel for safe and reliable operation and maintenance of plant power distribution system. Drive/Assist outage planning teams with developing electrical equipment work scopes and execution plans. Develop knowledge and skills necessary to provide technical support for AC/DC drives and motors. Provide appropriate design for reliability engineering criteria input to capital projects. Ensure organizational effectiveness by advancing PBM principles and culture. Apply relevant electrical safety standards and regulations (NEC, NFPA 70E, 70B) Work toward excellence in Environmental, Health, and Safety and compliance by participation in safety initiatives, identifying, and resolving hazards with critical and high risks. Apply Principle Based Management to drive long term value creation and support GP Manufacturing and Business partners. Use judgment, critical, and economic thinking to accomplish goals, increase efficiency, and reduce risk. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) 7 or more years of Electrical Engineering or hands on relevant experience. Experience with troubleshooting and repairing medium and low voltage electrical power systems. Experience with power modeling of a large industrial power system. Hands on field experience with medium and voltage systems. Experience with designing medium and voltage power systems. Experience and knowledge working with medium and low voltage distribution components (i.e., capacitors, reactors, circuit breakers, transformers, load shed systems, VFDs, AC/DC motors, power generation). Electrical Reliability Experience. National Electrical Code/NFPA 70E application experience. Experience providing consultation on complex issues as a Subject Matter Expert. What Will Put You Ahead Bachelor's Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering. Experience working within the paper industry. Advanced knowledge and experience with power systems, relaying and system modeling, ranging from low voltage to medium voltage power distribution systems. In-depth experience and knowledge of SEL Relay Systems, protection relay networking and remote monitoring. Experience as a power system owner at an industrial facility. EasyPower/ETAP/SKM Software Experience. Experience communicating complex technical issues to a varied audience. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. 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. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits 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, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. 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