TAD Manufacturing Process Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Process Engineer to join our Structured Papermaking Technology Platform at Georgia-Pacific. As a key member of our team, you will provide technical expertise to TAD and eTAD paper making assets across our North America facilities.

• Provide technical support to production sites to identify improvement opportunities for processes and equipment through site assessments
• Review maintenance and downtime data to identify production equipment that needs repair, replacement, or reconfiguration
• Coordinate and lead efforts to return asset performance to optimized base case with third-party support and internal resources as needed
• Support installation, commissioning, and optimization of new assets
• Assist asset owners in managing and prioritizing lists of improvement opportunities for their respective assets based on business need
• Work with Subject Matter Experts and operations personnel within Georgia-Pacific to develop standardized operating and maintenance strategies for similar assets and equipment
• Provide technical and professional support and mentoring for hourly and salaried engineering and operations personnel both at local facilities and within the corporate engineering team
• Assist in planning specific outage activities with operations teams to ensure that desired results are achieved
• Apply Subject Matter Expertise to support short-term technical requests across multiple facilities
• Support trials of new process technology and equipment and provide assessment of applicability with existing asset base

• 5+ years combined experience in manufacturing leadership role(s) supporting structured paper making (TAD, eTAD, QRT, NTT, UCTAD) operations
• Knowledge and expertise in specific paper making equipment and process areas including but not limited to: yankee steam systems, hot air systems, formation and stock preparation, reeling and sheet handling, pressure rolls, and machine clothing
• Able to read and interpret piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID's), layout drawings, and mechanical drawings
• Competency with Microsoft Office Suite; Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.
• Able to travel up to 50% of the time
• Able to work occasional weekends, nights, and holidays when needed

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Pulp and Paper Science, Chemical Engineering, or Process Engineering, manufacturing engineering, or related field
• Experience using PI Process Book or comparable data historian
• 10 or more years of experience in tissue/towel paper machine production optimization role(s) with demonstrated ability to deliver results
• 5 or more years of experience troubleshooting and optimizing PLC and DCS control logic including paper machine reels, machine control systems, and burner management systems
• Experience using Root Cause Analysis strategies - KT, 5 Why, etc.
• Experience in a technical design or service capacity related to tissue or towel paper making