Facilities Engineer

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Dixie products manufacturing facility located in Darlington, South Carolina has an opening for an Facilities Engineer reporting directly to the Maintenance & Reliability Manager of the Darlington facility.

The Facilities Engineer is accountable for maintaining the facility infrastructure and managing site utility systems. Some key responsibilities include ensuring critical asset performance and reliability, resolving equipment issues, developing equipment asset strategies, and supervising the facilities maintenance team. The ideal candidate for this role will possess a business-owner mindset, be a problem solver, and have a passion for working with and through others.

Our Team

The Darlington Dixie plant has been in operation for nearly 85 years and is one of the largest employers in Darlington County. Owned by Georgia-Pacific, the site boasts more than 400 employees and produces plates, bowls, and other tableware products. Affectionately known as "Dixie Cup" by many in Darlington - the plant shifted its focus to exclusively making plates and bowls in 2020 as part of a $145 million facility upgrade and expansion project. For nearly a century, we've created products that make lives easier. From the first disposable paper cup to our strong and stylish modern plates, the history of Dixie is one of bringing people together.

What You Will Do

• Implement comprehensive asset strategies for all assigned assets; to include operating envelopes, operator basic care / zone ownership, spare parts / stocking strategy optimization, condition based monitoring, and predictive & preventative maintenance activities.
• Supervise a team of Facilities and Utilities technicians, coach, guide and mentor on performance.
• Participate in maintenance priority and planning meetings, coordination meetings, and schedule review meetings.
• Oversee planning, scheduling , and execution of facility related work requests through the asset maintenance work process.
• Coordinate contracted maintenance services.
• Work closely with Operations, Maintenance Execution, EH&S, and others to troubleshoot process, quality and equipment issues and evaluate and implement improvement ideas.
• Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) investigations to help improve equipment reliability.
• Evaluate, approve, and prioritize equipment repairs and scheduled shutdowns; initiating projects as needed.
• Develop Precision Maintenance documentation for internal and external labor.
• Perform GEMBA walks in the areas to improve employee engagement and validate maintenance performance.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High School Diploma or GED and at least a 2-years of post-high school education towards an associate, technical, or higher-level degree program.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial operation working as an engineer, planner, technician, supervisor, coordinator, etc. (Transferrable experience in the military may be considered, in lieu of direct manufacturing experience.)
• Must be able and willing to work in a food-grade manufacturing plant environment, including extended periods of time in areas which may be noisy, non-air conditioned, or unheated areas.
• One (1) or more years' experience with a CMMS system.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Project)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in an Engineering or other relevant technical discipline.
• Experience with utilities systems set-up, operation, and/or repair. (i.e., HVAC, water / waste treatment, compressors, fire suppression, etc.)
• Experience working with SAP.
• Experience as a maintenance planner and/or maintenance engineer

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

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day -to make everyday products even better.

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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

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 click here for additional information.

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