Koch Industries

Converting Engineer - Packaging (SME)

Koch Industries$120K — $160K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in converting packaging equipment relevant to tissue, towel, napkins, and similar products.
  • Strong understanding of asset design, construction, operations, and maintenance in the converting sector.
  • Ability to read schematics and troubleshoot various mechanical and electronic systems.
  • Experience in evaluating and improving equipment and training processes for operational effectiveness.
  • Willingness to travel up to 80% of the time, including weekends if necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Support project activities including check-outs, start-up, and troubleshooting of converting assets.
  • Provide technical support for product commercialization and portfolio rollouts.
  • Build a network with internal and external partners to enhance technical solutions.
  • Identify technology and process gaps, proposing solutions for greater efficiency.
  • Coach operations teams to foster technical skills and improve key performance metrics.
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing across manufacturing platforms to harness innovations.
  • Engage with equipment technologies and leverage this knowledge across the business.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • Retirement plans with employer contributions.
  • Paid vacation and time off, along with educational assistance.
  • Potential infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
Full Job Description
Your Job

Georgia-Pacific Continuous Manufacturing Group is looking for a Converting Packaging SME (Specialist). The ideal candidate has demonstrated success in converting paper products through engineering and operations experiences. This individual is primarily responsible for solving the complicated problems seen in the paper product converting industry to enable manufacturing partners to become competitive in the industry.

This position:
  • resides in our Converting Technical Center which is part of the corporate Manufacturing Technical Group.
  • works closely with operations across GP's North American facilities.
  • collaborates with multiple groups and disciplines throughout operations to improve asset performance and reliability.
  • is home based and though travel will vary, it will typically range from 50-80%.


What You Will Do
  • Support projects through check-outs, start-up, commissioning, operational handoff and troubleshooting of converting assets.
  • Support commercialization and product portfolio rollouts as a key technical support resource
  • Build a technical solutions capability through a network of internal and external partners (technical SME, engineering, operations, vendor/OEM)
  • Identify gaps in current technologies & processes and provide solutions to improve efficiencies going forward.
  • Coach and mentor operations by building internal technical skills, capabilities and efficiencies while improving performance metrics and sustainability of assets.
  • Scale improvements through knowledge sharing across assets/platform to fully leverage innovation and process improvements.
  • Interact with and learn platform equipment technologies and apply that knowledge and support across the business.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
  • Knowledge and expertise of design, construction, operations, and maintenance of assets in the converting space.
  • 5+ years of experience in converting packaging equipment (wrappers, bundlers, case packers, case sealers, baggers, etc.) as it relates to manufacturing of tissue, towel, napkins, plates & bowls.
  • Ability to read schematics and troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems and components.
  • Experience evaluating equipment or processes, developing solutions, and delivering results in the form of equipment and or training improvements.
  • Willing and able to travel up to 80% of the time - may include weekend travel.
  • Willing and able to wear the necessary Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
  • Willing and able to work flexible hours to best support projects or assignments.


What Will Put You Ahead
  • Proactive approach to problem-solving and researching solutions
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for use in all levels of the facility, corporate partners, and OEM's
  • Individual with a strong capability in project management, demonstrating leadership and accountability


Knowledge and Skills
  • Ability and desire to support start-up/commissioning and troubleshoot converting equipment for short periods of time until performance metrics are achieved. This will require travel to different facilities across North America.
  • Demonstrated success in delivering value to the organization in a principled way with and through others in a technical role.
  • Ability to apply engineering and scientific principles to identify and resolve equipment run ability issues.
  • Capability of working in a flexible, dynamic environment.
  • Ability to work independently with little supervision and direction.
  • Ability to facilitate and drive resolution to complex equipment problems.
  • Sense of urgency and the ability to engage people in a positive manner to move initiatives forward in an expedited timeframe.
  • Ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations. Maintain positive approach and be a strong advocate of company driven initiatives.
  • Strong knowledge of maintenance & electrical methods and techniques. Good understanding of preventative/predictive techniques and the application Root Cause Failure Analysis.
  • Demonstrated team/group facilitation experience - meetings, knowledge sharing, problem solving, etc.


For this role, we anticipate paying $120k - $160k per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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 .

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.

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About Koch Industries

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American privately-held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, and investing. Koch owns Infor, Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, i360, and Guardian Industries. The firm employs 120,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in the United States. The company is the largest non-Canadian landowner in the Athabasca oil sands. With annual revenues of $110 billion by 2014, the company is the largest privately held company in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked as the largest privately held company. If Koch Industries had been a public company in 2013, it would have ranked 17th in the Fortune 500. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch, in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. The heirs of David Koch, who died on August 23, 2019, own the balance, 42%, of the corporation.
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