Manufacturing Engineer -- Utilities

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Water System’s 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 systems in the utilities area, the application of safety protocols to improve productivity, reduction of costs through process/equipment optimizations and operator knowledge and skill improvements. This position will report to the Utilities Department Area Leader.

Our Team

Since 1986 the Savannah River Mill (SRM) has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region and is currently considered the largest manufacturer in Effingham County and one of the largest employers in the area. It is a critical part of the tissue, towel, and napkin paper products manufacturing operation of Georgia Pacific. We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace. We also strive to 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 Effingham community.

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.

What You Will Do

• 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.
• 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.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistency and compliance with safety, quality, and environmental regulations.
• 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.
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, Mechanical, Environmental or Paper Science Engineering with at least 3 years of industrial experience in a continuous manufacturing environment OR in lieu of a degree, 5 or more years of river water and wastewater treatment areas of a facility.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

Strong knowledge of computer systems (SAP, PI, Parkview etc.)Environmental Engineering degreeLandfill experience Reliability knowledge and experienceExperience initiating, executing, commissioning and starting-up capital projectsExperience leading continuous improvements

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Hiring Philosophy

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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.

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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.