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Georgia Pacific Corporation
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Job Location: Taylorsville, MS
Job Type: Full-time
Department:
Operations/Manufacturing
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Process Engineer (Optimizer) - 013267
Description
Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the worlds leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 30,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America.
Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible and economically sound. Georgia-Pacific is an independently managed and operated company of Koch Industries, Inc., a private company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.
The Optimizer will work in the Quad with the Plant Superintendent, Operations/Maintenance Gatekeeper (OMG), and Asset Availability Leader (AAL). The Vision of the Quad is to continually drive Operations Excellence in the Taylorsville Plywood facility.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the effort to identify, investigate, recommend, and implement equipment improvements, new systems and process changes that will improve uptime/productivity, yield, quality and/or reduce costs.
- Schedule production for all aspects of the plant (green veneer, dry veneer, press production and finishing).
- Owner of daily operating plan to optimize inventory, production and maintenance work plans.
- Understand gaps in scheduling performance; work with leadership to develop action plans to improve.
- Utilize data to optimize process requirements.
- Develop, lead, and manage the Veneer Management Program for the plant.
- Develop tracking spreadsheets/programs to optimize multiple variables for inventory and scheduling balance.
- Assist operators with day-to-day cost and productivity issues. Focus on increasing efficiency and reducing waste and operating costs.
- Work closely with AAL and OMG to optimize overall plant performance.
- Assist in the planning and execution of scheduled downs and outages. Continually strive to reduce planned and unplanned downtime.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Three (3) or more years of experience in Production Control or Scheduling
- Linear programming experience
- Plywood Industry experience
KNOWLEDGE - SKILLS - ABILITIES:
- Ability to work in a team-based environment
- Ability to provide influential leadership to meet critical operating targets
- Capability to optimize the mill through rigorous analysis and economic thinking
- Strong Plywood Process Knowledge preferred
- Proven communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Strong problem solving and decision making skills
- Strong computer skills with emphasis on Excel, functional databases and data analysis
- Small and Large project experience
We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
Job Category: Operations/Manufacturing
Location: USA-Mississippi-TAYLORSVILLE-MS
Company: Georgia-Pacific LLC
Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Regular
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