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Process Engineer (Not Eligible for Sponsorship)

Georgia Pacific
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Florida, Palatka
Feb 28, 2025
Your Job

Do you enjoy leading cross-functional teams to obtain process improvements? Are you the type of person who naturally works with and through others to reach success? If so, Georgia-Pacific in Palatka, FL has an opportunity for a talented Process Engineer at our Palatka Pulp and Paper Manufacturing operation!

Our Team

The Palatka mill and its products are a critical part of GP's Consumer Products portfolio, including high-profile Angel Soft, Quilted Northern, Brawny, and Sparkle brands. GP has invested heavily at Palatka in recent years to deliver competitive tissue and towel products including a new towel paper machine. The mill also features two Kraft paper machines and recent investments in a state-of-the-art Daily Operations Center (DOC) - a singular control hub for our asset monitoring. With more than 950 team members, the mill is highly strategic operation for GP and a foundational part of the local community and economy.

Located 45 minutes west of the beautiful beaches of St. Augustine, the mill is nestled in outskirts of the growing city of Palatka. Jacksonville, Daytona Beach and Gainesville are approximately one hour away, and Orlando is only two hours! In an area ideal for many different people, interests, and lifestyles, the Palatka mill is a rare find!

What You Will Do

* Work in a Team Atmosphere.
* Debottleneck equipment using a systematic approach to gather data and understand the process to become the Subject Mater Expert for the Process Engineering Areas.
* Challenge "This is how it's always run" through statistical data that support findings.
* Continually build relationships with operators and internal stakeholders to enable knowledge sharing that may uncover the best alternative to a problem.

* Perform mass and energy balances around current processes to find opportunity and relate findings back in $/ton so the value creation can be realized.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
* 0-3 years of experience in a manufacturing process industry, including significant experience in process engineering.
* Experience working within a continuous manufacturing operation.

What Will Put You Ahead
* Experience as a project team leader performing RCA, process improvement teams.
* Experience working within Pulp and Paper industry.
* Experience supporting Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
* Experience in implementing and supporting development of advanced controls.
* PI System experience.
* Experience using statistical process control and application.

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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: [3] http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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