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Georgia-Pacific Process Engineering Co-Op - Big Island, VA (Spring 2027)
Georgia-Pacific
Virginia, USA
Internship
Entry
Onsite
USD 27-30 hourly / hour
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Georgia-Pacific's Containerboard division is seeking qualified individuals to consider for their Spring 2027 Process Engineering Co-Op/Intern opportunity at the Big Island, Virginia Mill. The individual in this role will be part of a process engineering group and engineering department that is responsible for supporting the pulping, recycle, paper machine and utilities operating teams to optimize processes and maximize value creation. This includes working on process improvement initiatives, troubleshooting process upsets, supporting routine outages, and completing routine process testing. As a Coop/Intern you will be supported by a dedicated mentor in the process engineering group and gain real-world, hands-on experience.
Alongside your day-to-day role, the Koch Intern Program offers an opportunity to learn more about Koch, our people, and Principle Based Management through weekly learning sessions. This 12-week program will allow you to experience Life at Koch , as you start your career and go anywhere within our network of companies.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific Big Island is a fully integrated containerboard mill which employs approximately 300 employees and is located approximately 30 minutes North of Lynchburg, Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The mill has a strong track record of performance and continues to benefit from extensive capital investments.
What You Will Do
- Understand safe work practices and lead safety by example
- Work closely with area operations and management to find opportunities to improve productivity, minimize cost and reduce process variability in a team atmosphere
- Support capital projects in the area to innovate technology
- Increase operator knowledge of processes
- Continually build relationships with operators and management to enable knowledge sharing that may uncover the best alternative to a problem
- Perform routine testing of key process variables to ensure online process instrumentation accuracy
- Make appropriate recommendations to facilitate continuous improvement
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