POSITION TITLE:

Manufacturing Excellence Engineer
Pay Rate:
$106,700-$130,500
Category/Shift:
Salary Full Time (exempt)
Physical Location:
2449 Stagecoach Rd
Oglethorpe, GA 31068

THE SKILLS YOU WILL BRING:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Pulp & Paper engineering or related field highly preferred
• Desire to work in a manufacturing setting
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication, problem solving, time management, conflict resolution, and task group facilitation skills
• Ability to excel with minimal supervision in a team environment
• Willingness to work extended hours as needed
• Strong computer knowledge and skills that include experience with spreadsheets, word processing, Minitab, Parcview, PI Vision, and Power BI
• Competencies:
• Action oriented
• Team oriented
• Learning on the fly
• Drive for results
• Priority setting
• Problem solving
• Interpersonal savvy
• Customer focus
• Technical/functional skills
• Communication skills

THE CULTURE YOU WILL EXPERIENCE:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

INTERNATIONAL PAPER IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO SEX, GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS, AGE, OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY LAW.

International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.

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• Demonstrate leadership in the area of safety; broad based participation in the mill’s safety process and initiatives
• Support the achievement of the GMS Cost reduction elements in your area of responsibility
• Cost reduction identification process
• Strategy deployment
• R gap (Realizable Gap) process and closing identified gaps
• 5S deployment
• Training and certifying White Belt candidates
• Maintain knowledge of current best practices for assigned areas and develop and champion process improvement/cost reduction projects
• Facilitate manufacturing process improvements
• Learn and expand practical knowledge of the ME toolbox (facilitation, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Advance Analytics)
• Use these skills to resolve mill issues and capitalize on opportunities, design and implement trials for various product and/or process changes, commission, install and start up new equipment
• Provide support for project management and/or outage management during annual outages
• Coach and mentor department interns and co-ops
• Plan elective learning opportunities based on current assignments and developmental needs
• Commit to our team-based organization which values employee participation and teamwor