Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

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Georgia-Pacific's Pro Business Division seeks a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for our Camas, WA paper mill. This role focuses on improving the safety, reliability, and efficiency of mechanical systems essential to operations. Key responsibilities include designing systems, leading projects, troubleshooting, and collaborating across teams. The role requires hands-on work in project management, precision maintenance, and reliability programs, while ensuring compliance with safety and performance standards.

Our Team

For over 140+ years, the Camas Paper Mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region. With more than 150 employees, Camas strives to lead the motion and foldable paper towel business . Our team continues to grow our brands and serve our loyal consumers with the great quality they have come to expect.

Learn more by visiting our consumer products homepage.

What You Will Do

• Drive project teams to deliver maintenance and engineering projects on budget and schedule, from detailed design and construction to operational turnover, optimizing equipment performance and uptime.
• Design, evaluate, and innovate mechanical systems using AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and other design tools to improve safety and enhance product technology.
• Perform mechanical design, validation, and troubleshooting of fixed and rotating equipment, including pumps, gearboxes, and process piping, ensuring efficient operation and reliability.
• Develop and implement reliability-based maintenance programs, leveraging precision tools such as vibration analysis and ultrasound diagnostics to improve equipment reliability.
• Lead and support initiatives focused on enhancing productivity, yield, quality, and cost efficiency while identifying and implementing process and system improvements.
• Focus on machine functional safety by applying safety risk reduction standards to designs, validating safety systems in operation, and overseeing compliance inspections of equipment, infrastructure, and utilities.
• Build relationships across teams to share expertise, implement standardized solutions, and support training efforts for operations and maintenance teams.
• Maintain critical equipment documentation in SAP CMMS, ensuring accessibility and accuracy for reliability-based programs and maintenance tracking.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Mechanical engineering experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment.
• Experience with fixed and rotating equipment, including pumps, gearboxes, and process piping.
• Knowledge of reliability-based maintenance practices and precision maintenance techniques.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelors degree or higher in engineering
• Pulp & Paper industry experience.
• Project Engineering Experience
• Vibration Analysis or ultrasound diagnostic experience.
• Structural engineering experience.
• Utilities experience.

For this role, we anticipate paying $90,000 - $115,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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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

As a Koch company and leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 300,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

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 click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aqui , or tu ).

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