Utilities Manufacturing Engineer
 Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Georgia, Rincon | |
 Nov 07, 2024 | |
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Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Utilities department at Georgia-Pacific's Savannah River Mill. This role will work closely with maintenance, reliability, and other operational departments to ensure safe and reliable operations of the water (and potentially boiler) systems in the utilities area, the application of safety protocols to improve productivity, reduction of costs through process/equipment optimizations, and the advancement of operator knowledge and skills. The Manufacturing Engineer will report to the Power & Utilities Manager and play a key role on the Utilities team of 45 employees. Our utilities assets include two solid fuel boilers, two gas package boilers, gas turbine, steam turbine, influent and effluent treatment facilities, and 9 cell landfill. Our Team At Georgia-Pacific's Savannah River Mill, we've had the privilege of calling the Effingham County community home since 1986. With more than 1,100 team members, we proudly produce the quality tissue, towel and napkin products our customers use every day in their homes and in restaurants, airports, offices and other away-from-home locations. Located in southeast Georgia just north of Savannah, the Savannah River Mill serves as Effingham County's largest private employer. At the Savannah River Mill, you'll find five of the world's 12 largest tissue paper machines. The mill is located in a beautiful part of the country in Effingham county with some of the best school systems in the state. It is close to the coast and the great city of Savannah, GA. The mill has established an excellent relationship with its community and participates in many community events. What You Will Do * Analyze and evaluate manufacturing processes to identify areas for improvement, cost reduction, and increased efficiency independently. * Work closely with production teams to troubleshoot issues, propose solutions, and streamline operations while implementing measures to drive sustainable improvements. * Collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams to identify and implement equipment upgrades or modifications to improve reliability and performance. * Lead or support process improvement initiatives or other continuous improvement methodologies. * Effectively apply the challenge process; coach initiative owners to urgently escalate issues that are prohibiting the delivery of initiative results. * You will play a crucial role in ensuring a safe working environment and adherence to regulatory requirements. Identify potential safety hazards, implement preventive measures, and promote a culture of safety awareness among the manufacturing team. * Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistency and compliance with safety, quality, and environmental regulations. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Experience driving continuous improvement and optimization efforts in a heavy industrial environment * Experience with boilers, turbines, and/or water treatment facilities * Experience effectively communicating and collaborating with others to exceed group production and quality goals * Experience using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook What Will Put You Ahead * Bachelor's degree in Engineering * Pulp and paper industry experience * Strong knowledge of computer systems including (SAP, PI, Parkview etc.) * Landfill experience * Reliability knowledge and experience * Experience initiating, executing, commissioning and starting-up capital projects 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 [1] 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 [2] 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 [3] here for additional information. #LI-JM3 References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf | |