Packaging Manufacturing Engineer
Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is seeking qualified professionals to be considered for our Packaging Manufacturing Engineer role to support the Converting operations at the Dixie Plant located in Darlington, SC. The Darlington Plant is an integrated Dixie plates and bowls paper products manufacturing site with Printing and Forming operations.
If you have a passion around building capability in others, Georgia-Pacific's Darlington Dixie Manufacturing facility is looking for a passionate leader to help advance our team's capabilities and our Packaging assets. We are looking for an individual who possesses a business owner mindset with strengths in managing both technical and soft skills needed to align shift resources to maximize the capability of the assets. The desired candidate will have demonstrated capability creating proactive and responsive solutions to business needs and managing continuous improvements at an individual, team, and facility level.
Our Team
This will be a key role supporting the Darlington facility and overall Georgia-Pacific Continuous Manufacturing Group's (CMG) Converting operations. The Packaging ME is directly responsible for the performance 5-8 packaging lines and partnering with our operating teams to develop asset strategies. This position will have ownership of the assets and partners with the Forming ME's to ensure safe & reliable flow of product across the converting floor. The Packaging areas consists of multiple conveying lines and state of the art sortation systems that move the products to the respective case packaging assets.
What You Will Do
- Partner with performance coaches, group leaders and converting technicians to improve and optimize the retail packaging assets.
- Work with the Operations Leader and corporate leaders to build asset strategies.
- Work with team members to capture strategic value opportunities and implement proven operating practices within a core set of designated workstreams: Management Systems; Organization; Production; and Asset Care.
- Support capital projects to replace and improve retail packaging assets.
- Support shift leaders in tracking KPIs, identifying learning opportunities, and managing change.
- Utilize immersive learning to accelerate and assist technician's development of knowledge and skill.
- Collaborate routinely with the Manufacturing Transformation Leaders to ensure Learning and Development initiatives support manufacturing initiatives appropriately.
- Troubleshooting support for assets and development of operational centerlines
- Assist packaging equipment vendors with upgrades and enhancements to the assets.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and/or Packaging Science degree OR Associate's degree in a technical field with three (3) years of relevant work experience. Candidates in their last 6 months of completing those degree requirements will be considered as well.
- Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office products to include Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Demonstrated capability with working alongside coworkers and cross-functional teams up and down the organization.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Prior experience overseeing a production operation or operating equipment used in the production, converting, and finishing of paper goods and associated products.
- Experience with change management/transformation initiatives.
- Experience with the packaging assets
- Experience in reading technical drawings and schematics.
- Project management or experience with project execution.
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Hiring Philosophy
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Who We Are
Georgia-Pacific Darlington is among the world's leading manufacturers of paper plates and bowls products. We are one of the largest private manufacturers in South Carolina with nearly 300 GP employees at the Darlington Facility who collectively make Dixie products each day. We contribute an overall state economic impact of more than $150 million annually, serving both retail and commercial customers. For more information, visit: gp.com.
About Darlington, SC: Welcome to the small but beautiful city of Darlington, SC. Darlington is known for its Darlington Oak and Spanish Moss trees. Darlington is home to the famous Darlington Raceway, which hosts the annual NASCAR Southern 500 race. It is also the site of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame. Darlington is only a quick 60-minute drive to the Capital City of Columbia, SC where you can enjoy cultural history, fining dining and a variety of shops, attractions, and social events.
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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.
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: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
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