Senior Paper Engineer

Georgia-Pacific is recruiting a Senior Paper Engineer to join our Paper Technical Center team that is part of the corporate central capability 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.

This would include diagnosing the root cause of operational issues, leading and assisting local and external resources in the 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 and does not require relocation.

• Act as Change Agents through partnerships with hourly and salaried personnel at production sites to identify improvement opportunities for processes, people and equipment
• Coordinate and lead efforts to return asset performance to the optimized base case with third-party support and internal resources as needed
• Support installation, commissioning, and optimization of new or upgraded assets
• Assist asset owners in managing and prioritizing lists of improvement opportunities for their respective assets based on business need
• Work with other Subject Matter Experts, capability teams, and operations personnel within Georgia Pacific to develop standardized operating and maintenance strategies for similar assets and equipment
• Provide technical and professional mentoring support for hourly, 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 knowledge to support short-term technical requests across multiple facilities
• Support trials of new process technology and equipment and provide an assessment of applicability with an existing asset base

• Knowledge and expertise in one or more specific paper-making equipment and process areas: drying systems, wet-end operations, stock preparation, controls, and winder/roll handling
• Able to read and interpret piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID's), layout drawings, and mechanical drawings
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, communicate with, and mentor others in a manufacturing environment
• Competency with Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.
• Willing and able to travel up to 70% of the time
• Willing and able to work in operating environments that include platforms and catwalks, elevated temperatures, and variable humidity levels
• Willing and able to work occasional weekends, nights, and holidays when needed

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Pulp, and Paper Science, or Technical degree
• Experience with paper machine applications
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a manufacturing leadership role(s) supporting paper-making operations
• Experience using PI ProcessBook or comparable data historian to identify opportunities
• 5 or more years of experience in production or optimization role with an ability to deliver results
• Previous experience using Root Cause Analysis strategies - KT, 5 Why, etc.
• Previous work experience in a technical design or service capacity related to paper making