Manufacturing Engineer - Digesters
 Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Florida, Palatka | |
 Nov 07, 2024 | |
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Georgia-Pacific is seeking qualified professionals to consider for the Manufacturing Engineer - Digesters/Brown Stock position at our Palatka, Florida facility. Palatka, Florida Manufacturing Engineer - Digesters The successful candidate will have leadership responsibility for the safe and environmentally compliant operation of all chip feeding systems, batch digesters, turpentine collection and stock processing equipment into the brown stock areas. This position will provide technical support and expertise to area operators. This position will also work and coordinate closely with the area reliability coordinator, asset availability leader and reliability/maintenance to ensure equipment reliability and effective spending. Our Team Georgia-Pacific's Palatka Mill is a manufacturing site for the company's well-known consumer products business. More than 1000 employees produce a wide range of products for the consumer business, including Angel Soft bath tissue, Sparkle paper towels, Brawny paper towels, as well as other private label products. The mill is the largest employer in the community and is engaged in supporting community outreach, workforce development and education. The area is a sportsman's paradise with world-class fishing that is bounded on the east by the St. Johns River, which provides such recreation as brackish water fishing and boating. What You Will Do * Provide leadership through effective utilization of the Principle Based Management (PBM). * Facilitate a culture where the safety focus results in zero injuries and a compliance culture that results in zero incidents. * Provide operational/business leadership and technical support for the manufacturing process of the Digester House along with adjoining areas and facilitate troubleshooting and problem solving to achieve goals. * Coach/facilitate operators through day-to-day quality and productivity issues while supporting internal customer needs and production targets. * Support operations to assure safety, environmental, quality and housekeeping compliance while meeting productivity and cost goals. Work with operators to identify and resolve gaps and constraints. * Facilitate and coach operations to proactively troubleshoot and resolve problems using enablers such as simple root cause analysis, operator performed maintenance, operating envelope. * Drive improvements in reliability through Scheduled Shutdown Plans, Pre-shutdown Inspections, Post-shutdown audits, and RCFA sessions * Lead teams in the identification, development, evaluation and implementation of safety, quality and/or cost reduction initiatives and projects that add the highest value to the operation to drive continuous improvement. * Investigate, recommend, and implement new technologies and process upgrades. KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES: * Ability to challenge the status quo and facilitate continuous improvement. Collaborate across diverse groups, gather, and share feedback while remaining current with industry best practices. * Ability to plan and manage routine and annual outages for asset health and optimization * Strong communication, presentation, planning and organizational skills; ability to multi-task and prioritize. * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills * Strategic thinking skills * Analytical problem solving skills - ability to troubleshoot * Chemical and mechanical aptitude Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Minimum of 5 years' experience in a manufacturing environment. * Proven computer skills with emphasis on Excel, functional data bases and data analysis * Basic process control knowledge/experience * Basic industrial troubleshooting and outage management experience * Basic industrial safety practices knowledge including lockout and permits What Will Put You Ahead * Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Paper Science and/or other technical disciplines * 3 plus years' experience with Batch Digesters, brown stock washing and Bleach Plant operations * Proficient in the use of PI ProcessBook or similar application of process monitoring. * Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis techniques 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 References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf | |