Manufacturing Engineer

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Manufacturing Group is seeking qualified professionals to consider for a Manufacturing Engineer role supporting the Wet End Technology Center at our Consumer Products Group Operation located in Zachary, LA.

As a Manufacturing Engineer at Georgia-Pacific, you will play a vital role in improving manufacturing processes, optimizing efficiency, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and implement innovative solutions that enhance productivity, quality, and safety within our manufacturing facilities.

This position will support the operation of the Through Air Dried towel paper machine. The role is responsible for increasing the effectiveness of the asset group by improving reliability, work processes, equipment performance, and team member capabilities. The identified candidate will report to the Product System Leader.

The Port Hudson Plant is located just north of Baton Rouge, LA and west of Zachary, LA. The Port Hudson mill employs about 350 people and has two tissue/towel paper machines and produces consumer tissue products such as bath tissue and paper towels sold under the Georgia-Pacific brand names of Quilted Northern and Brawny. The Port Hudson facility uses integrated technology to manufacture tissue and paper towel products in a progressive production environment. The Gulf Coast is only an hour away and there is plenty of history in the area to explore as well. For urban activities, Baton Rouge and New Orleans are just a short drive away.

We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people. Our employees help other's and the business reach their full potential, promoting our Principle-Based Management culture to the work they do every day. Our technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Port Hudson and Zachary communities.

• Embrace influential leadership to support the organization while advancing our Principle-Based Management (PBM) culture
• Drive a culture of safety and environmental excellence through critical hazard identification, risk reduction, and risk mitigation.
• Manage and execute Georgia-Pacific's reliability and asset strategies
• Lead the continuous efforts to identify, investigate, recommend, and implement equipment improvements, new systems, and process changes to improve productivity, yield, quality, and reduce costs
• Driving improvement to operating metrics in all equipment of the work system
• Collaborate with the operations team to build systems to improve productivity, quality, and reliability

• Experience working within a pulp and paper, industrial, military, or heavy manufacturing environment
• Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives and/or reliability strategies
• Proficiency in process improvement tools such as root cause analysis, value stream mapping and statistical analysis
• Experience with process optimization, equipment upgrades, and implementing new technologies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related field
• Experience operating or managing a structured paper making asset
• Experience working in a paper or pulp manufacturing operation and/or environment
• Experience working in a supervisory capacity with responsibility for direct reports
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies
• Experience working with a CMMS system (ex: SAP, Maximo, etc)

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.