Georgia-Pacific Fall 2026 - Process Engineering Co-op/Intern — Big Island, VA

The Job Georgia-Pacific's Containerboard division is seeking qualified individuals for a Process Engineering Co-op/Intern (Fall 2026) opportunity at the Big Island, Virginia mill.

About the Role

The individual will be part of a process engineering group and engineering department responsible for optimizing processes and maximizing value creation. This includes working on process improvement initiatives, troubleshooting process upsets, supporting routine outages, and completing routine process testing.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Manage chemical and process changes and/or trials

Requirements

• Enrolled, and in at least the 2nd year, of a college degree program in Pulp and Paper Science, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
• Eligible for full-time employment on or before January 2027
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

Qualifications

• Strong academic background in relevant field
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of process control systems and instrumentation
• Experience with statistical analysis tools

Benefits

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. For this role, we anticipate paying $27 - $30 per hour. 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.

Pay

We anticipate paying $27 - $30 per hour.

Schedule

The 12-week program will allow you to experience Life at Koch, as you start your career and go anywhere within our network of companies.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Roth and traditional 401(k) plans
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid vacation/time off
• Education assistance
• Infertility assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance

Company Information

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. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better.

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.

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, aquí, or tu).