Senior Innovation Engineer

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Georgia-Pacific is searching for a Senior Innovation Engineer to support the Neenah Technical Center in the Papermaking Technology department. The Process Development Engineer will be principally responsible for areas within our converting technology development team.

Designs, develops, prototypes, and tests all aspects of converting components, equipment, and machinery. Develops specifications for new parts or prototypes. Identifies appropriate materials and processes to ensure the quality, performance, and manufacturability of products. Develops strategies to inform organizational investment decisions, using sound experimentation, landscape studies and understanding equipment solutions from OEM's in the space. Conducts analysis and tests to determine weaknesses and failures in prototypes, processes and/or products. Requires a bachelor's degree in chemical/mechanical engineering. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Typically requires 5 - 7 years of related experience.

What You Will Do

• Provide engineering guidance in a R&D environment, supporting day-to-day trials and project design, installation/mill trials, and optimization of processes/equipment.

• Lead assigned projects/tasks to meet unit objectives within applicable corporate policies.

• Develop and implement products, processes, materials, and systems that improve process capabilities to deliver a reduction in defects and variability.

• Use engineering principles, knowledge, and/or scientific analysis to develop equipment and industrial processes that meet safety codes, policies, and guidelines, and promote the safety and well-being of mill personnel.

• Use Georgia Pacific systems to document projects and day to day work to ensure the retrieval of data and protection of proprietary information.

• Define and solve technical issues that impede the achievement of unit objectives, as well as identifying opportunities to improve.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

You're driven to perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent from an accredited college or university.

• 5-7+ years relevant experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment.

• Sufficient computer skills to use or learn Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP.

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

• Ability to work closely and communicate well with trades people and key stakeholders in leadership roles.

• Ability to work in an industrial environment (noise, dust, moving equipment). May include long periods of sitting and/or standing, along with occasional bending, reaching, lifting, carrying up to 40 lbs., climbing, twisting, stooping, etc. Scheduled hours may vary based on 24/7 operation.

• Willingness to flex schedule to support personal and business objectives.

• Availability for "call ins" to support business objectives.

• Ability to travel up to 25%.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Paper converting experience.

• Innovation pipeline development experience.

• Ability using data to form points of view.

• Project management experience.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some 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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