Manufacturing Engineer

Your Job

We are currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer within the retail tissue product system at the Savannah River Mill in Rincon, Georgia. This is a key leadership role that will work closely with both reliability and maintenance departments in the development of long-term asset strategies. This great opportunity will provide you with the opportunity to gain business knowledge, asset strategy experience and leadership skills.

Our Team

The Savannah River Mill offers a unique opportunity to its team members. The mill is 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. The Savannah River Mill has a very clean environment with virtually no odors. Most of our employees enjoy raising their families here in Rincon, Ga. Some choose to live at the nearby coast with year-round boating and long stretches of beach while others live near or in the great city of Savannah. Savannah is alive any time of year with activities for everyone to indulge. Savannah brims with all kinds of events including architectural tours, music and food festivals, art exhibits, Civil War Re-enactments, bustling nightlife.

What You Will Do

• Lead the organization toward excellence in Environmental, Health, and Safety and compliance by identifying and resolving critical and high risk
• Improve reliability of converting assets by leading the development, implementation, execution and check/adjust of asset strategies for converting assets and resolve high impact operating issues
• Lead daily operations of converting assets within technology center by developing operating targets and equipment setup procedures
• Assist operators with troubleshooting and reviewing root cause
• Improve longer term asset performance by understanding the business, mill, and department visions and identify area needs to meet those objectives
• Prioritize opportunities and develop a plan to create capability including potential capital and non-capital opportunities Lead or participate in capital project scope development, engineering, execution, and startup
• Provide technical expertise on converting assets and transfer knowledge to other members of the operating team via daily interaction and formal/informal skill building
• Prioritize opportunities and develop a plan to create capability including potential capital and non-capital opportunities
• Lead or participate in capital project scope development, engineering, execution, and startup
• Provide technical expertise on converting assets and transfer knowledge to other members of the operating team via daily interaction and formal/informal skill building
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering with 6 months of engineering experience – OR in lieu of a degree- three or more years of experience maintaining and troubleshooting converting equipment
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Three or more years of engineering experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering field or in Pulp & Paper Science
• Experience in maintenance and reliability engineering
• Experience in the pulp or paper industry, specifically in converting
• Experience with reliability systems i.e. SAP, Asset Care Applications, etc.
• Experience with Asset Strategy Development, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Experience coordinating with the corporate business leaders
• Experience initiating and/or executing 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 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 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 here for additional information.