at Koch/Georgia-Pacific in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
Job Description
Your Job
Georgia-Pacific's Anchor Packaging Operations is now hiring Manufacturing Engineers for its Jonesboro, AR facility!
Our Manufacturing Engineers are responsible for ensuring the performance and efficiency of production assets across the plant. As an essential member of the operations staff, this role involves monitoring asset KPIs to assess their effectiveness, supporting the resolution of short-term reliability issues, and developing long-term strategies for equipment management.
The successful candidate should approach work with a business-owner mindset, excel at problem-solving, and be eager to collaborate with others to enhance manufacturing assets and streamline production processes. This position is part of the Operations Team, reporting to the Operations Leader, and will work closely with technical engineering, maintenance execution, and various corporate teams.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Northeast Arkansas facilities produce plastic packaging products under the Anchor Packaging name. As part of Georgia-Pacific Food Service Solutions Group, we are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace. We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people. These 3 manufacturing locations employee ~900 individuals dedicated to applying innovative processes to produce high quality rigid containers and cling film for the food service industry. The Jonesboro facility is focused on building capability across the workforce through structured training, discipline operation, and continued investment in our employee's development.
What You Will Do
Develop and implement comprehensive asset strategies for all assigned assets; to include operating envelope, operator basic care, parts strategy, optimization, condition-based monitoring, and predictive & preventative maintenance activities.
Lead efforts to improve asset performance and reliability with regards to safety, environmental compliance, quality, utilization / efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
Work with operators and maintenance to identify critical equipment hazards and mitigate the impact of human error where the highest levels of risk exist.
Communicate with and help employees connect to our vision, priorities, and business objectives.
Support operations teams with coaching operators on safe equipment operation, operator basic care, operating parameters, equipment changes / upgrades, and best practices.
Work closely with operators and customers to troubleshoot process, quality and equipment issues and evaluate and implement improvement ideas.
Work closely with shift supervision to identify knowledge / operator capability gaps and provide support in developing / updating operating procedures.
Lead the Root Cause Analysis process and execute effective corrective actions.
Evaluate, approve, and prioritize equipment repairs and scheduled shutdowns; initiating capital projects as needed.
Partner with the Learning and Development team and assist with employee qualification.
Perform GEMBA walks in the areas to improve employee engagement and maintenance performance.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or other relevant technical disciplines, or in lieu of a degree 4 years in a manufacturing or industrial operations environment
Experience building asset strategy, with root cause analysis and overall troubleshooting
Experience with manufacturing equipment set-up, operation, or repair
Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and/or Project)
Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship
What Will Put You Ahead
Experience in thermoforming, sheet extrusion, packaging, or plastics manufacturing.
Experience with automation, conveyor & vision systems, and/or robotics.
Experience initiating and/or executing engineering projects.
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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,... For full info follow application link.
