Your Job
We need a Data Detective! Do you enjoy using data to tell a story and drive action? Are you someone who finds fulfillment when you have surfaced significant indicators that help others solve large and complex problems? If so, this opportunity might be just what you're looking for! Georgia-Pacific's Process Optimization Group is growing our Automation Monitoring team by adding an Automation Engineer to help our site partners make data-driven decisions regarding their Autonomous Vehicles and automated systems. We accomplish this through fault and mission data analysis to help the site understand the largest contributors to downtime and provide guidance toward resolution. As part of the root-cause analysis (RCA) process, we advise on how to address, mitigate, and resolve problems to enhance those systems' operational capability and catalog the correction for future reference. In addition, you will help define, outline, and test new tools and features to further advance Georgia-Pacific's data-monitoring capabilities for our automated assets.
Further, you will be a part of a large, centralized team supporting our automated assets across the U.S. You will leverage data from numerous facilities to help prioritize work for corporate, site, and OEM resources. You will also take part in identifying engineering solutions to new and chronic issues, all to optimize Georgia-Pacific's manufacturing and logistics.
Our Team
As a member of the team, the Automation Engineer will partner with Georgia-Pacific (GP) operations that have automated guided vehicles (AGVs) through in-depth data analysis, remote monitoring of the automated systems health metrics, and proactively addressing issues/opportunities within those fleets across multiple businesses. Our team members partner heavily with our Automation Platform Leaders, Learning & Development Leaders, Operational Health Leaders, Automation Platform Technicians, and Automation Systems and Network Support partners to improve the reliability and sustainability of the GP AGV Fleets.
This role will report to the Automation Monitoring Leader and be based in the Technology Solutions Group Automation Lab in Atlanta, GA .
What You Will Do

• Operate as a "Data Detective" to analyze and summarize data into recommended actions that can be applied at the site/facility level.
• Review fault and mission data trends from various sources to identify opportunities within GP AGV fleets.
• Share findings with the sites on regular cadence calls.
• Ensure site resources are leveraging their time towards the highest value-add opportunities.
• Enhance our Platform team's ability to focus on larger-scale issues across fleet systems.
• From our Automation lab in Atlanta, remotely monitor AGV fleets in real-time using tools such as Pi Vision, Tableau, and AGV Manager software systems.
• Use internal and external knowledge resources and diagnostic tools to troubleshoot reported issues.
• Defining opportunities to improve on remote monitoring techniques.
• Knowledge sharing with the Platform team on opportunities/trends across fleets

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Technical degree or higher, OR technical experience working with Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGV)
• 3 or more years of experience working within or supporting manufacturing site teams.

• Experience presenting complex information to a variety of audiences.
• Practical experience using Microsoft Excel to manipulate large amounts of data, create tables, charts, and pivot tables, and create/apply formulas.
• Experience analyzing data to identify potential issues and creating a plan of action based on that analysis.
• Able to be on rotating on-call/after-hours shifts for non-business hours to address escalated issues. Shifts will be assigned a week at a time, estimated to be one week every 6 weeks.
• Able to travel at least 30% within the domestic United States

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering
• Operational experience working with AGVs.
• Mechanical and/or electrical experience working with AGVs.
• In-depth Excel knowledge and capabilities
• AVEVA Pi system experience with data trending and analysis
• Experience working with systems or software to track work and/or parts, such as a Central Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

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Hiring Philosophy
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Who We Are
As a Koch company and a 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 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day -to make everyday products even better.
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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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