Process Engineer - Quality Improvement

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Georgia‑Pacific Corrugated Business is seeking qualified professionals to consider for a Process Engineer – Quality Improvement role supporting the Corrugated business. This role will report to the Director of Corrugated Quality Improvement and can be located at any of our box plants. This role requires up to 75% travel with the other 25% spent at the home site. You will have the opportunity to apply your technical and quality capabilities to lead continuous improvement initiatives towards our quality systems and product quality.

This role will work with manufacturing sites, corporate engineering, and OEMs on technology integration and deployment.

The successful candidate in this role will be self‑driven with a passion for leading continuous improvement initiatives. The selected individual will have a proven track record of solving technical problems through the application of data analysis techniques and problem‑solving methodology. This individual will work cross‑functionally to drive strategic quality initiatives throughout the organization. If you enjoy a challenging work environment and are looking to advance your career – this is your opportunity!

You know us already! Georgia‑Pacific is one of the nation's leading corrugated box manufacturers. The team specializes in both converting and corrugator assets, where they support the self‑actualization of their employees. This position provides opportunities for promotion as well as many other Georgia‑Pacific and Koch facilities across the country. Come join our team!

Check out these videos/links to learn more about the Corrugated Business at Georgia‑Pacific:

• Georgia‑Pacific:
  How Corrugated Boxes are Made
• Georgia‑Pacific:
  Corrugated

• Apply appropriate risk‑based thinking (PFMEA) to proactively identify opportunities to reduce our quality risk profile.
• Interface with customers to understand their unmet needs and translate those into improvement initiatives at our site.
• Lead continuous improvement programs/projects aimed at reducing quality risk and reducing variability in our manufacturing processes through use of process engineering and application of technology such as AI and vision systems.
• Provide leadership role in building a quality capability across our Site through application of quality tools such as PFMEA, Control Plans, Gauge R&R, advanced problem solving, and 6 Sigma.
• Develop and recommend economically feasible improvement proposals to senior leadership.
• Demonstrate your ability to understand opportunities for improvement and solve complex problems by implementing sustainable solutions, and application.
• Provide effective communication with cross‑functional teams (operating teams, customers, global quality colleagues).
• Lead team meetings, program management, and leadership engagement.

• Three (3) or more years of manufacturing experience, or completion of three (3) or more co‑op rotations in a related field.
• Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives/projects/programs within a cross‑functional team.
• Experience applying problem‑solving methodologies (FMEA root cause, 5‑why).
• Willing and able to travel up to 75% of the time.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field.
• Experience demonstrating an ability to analyze large data sets and apply statistics to generate knowledge systems that present actionable information.
• Experience demonstrating the application of additional Quality Capabilities (Auditing, Gage R&R, 3L5W, Poka Yoke, VOC, et).
• Experience demonstrating an understanding and application of economics, value create and risk‑based thinking for continuous improvement.
• Experience with technical solutions such as vision systems and AI.
• Intermediate to advanced experience with Microsoft Applications like Excel and Power BI, and data manipulation (SQL coding) to support data analysis.

For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 - $120,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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