TAPPI Industry Career Center: Rayonier Advanced Materials seeks Industrial Engineer

The Industrial Engineer provides technical support to a designated operating department to reduce costs, improve process capability, improve quality and productivity, and reduce variability. Ensures the operation functions efficiently and in compliance with all associated environmental permits, laws, and regulations as well as mill standard policies and procedures. Provides coordination with other departments, contractors, and engineers/consultants on improvement projects. This plus any and all other duties as assigned by their supervisor.

BS Degree in technical field, preferably Industrial Engineering or Pulp and Paper Technology.
At least five years of experience in industrial engineering and/or manufacturing. Warehouse experience related to packaging is preferred, as well as experience in a union environment.
Basic engineering knowledge of discrete manufacturing operations, evaluating equipment efficiencies, throughput and cycle times, general equipment design and process design, reprocessing of waste materials, and cost justification process for capital expenditures.

Rayonier Advanced Materials is the leading global supplier of high-purity, cellulose specialties products, a natural polymer for the chemical industry. Working closely with its customers, the company engineers natural polymeric chemical chains to create dozens of customized high-purity performance fibers at its plants in Florida and Georgia. Rayonier Advanced Materials’ intellectual property and manufacturing processes have been developed over 85 years, resulting in unique properties and very high quality and consistency. The company’s facilities can produce up to 675,000 metric tons of cellulose specialties products for use in a wide range of industrial and consumer products such as filters, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Rayonier Advanced Materials is consistently ranked among the nation’s top 50 exporters and delivers products to 79 ports around the world, serving customers in 20 countries across five continents.