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Boiler Operator roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA treaty, classified under the Engineer and Technologist category. Canadian citizens can enter at the port of entry without a petition; Mexican citizens require a consular appointment. Employers file the supporting documentation confirming the specialty occupation and prevailing wage compliance.
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Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Boiler Superintendent at our Madison Plywood facility in Madison, GA. The Boiler Superintendent will lead the boiler operations department in a continuous manufacturing environment to drive injury- and incident-free performance in alignment with Georgia-Pacific's Principled Based Management (PBM)® philosophy and framework. They will champion a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while identifying, prioritizing, and optimizing constraining processes and equipment to support safe, efficient, reliable, and compliant boiler and steam system operations.
What You Will Do
- Drive safety excellence in boiler operations through employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement mitigation strategies (including lockout/tagout, confined space, and hot work controls).
- Ensure the boiler department operates effectively and efficiently, meeting or exceeding operational benchmarks and steam reliability milestones.
- Prioritize and manage work orders to address boiler and auxiliary equipment functionality and improve equipment availability (boilers, burners, economizers, feedwater systems, deaerators, condensate return, blowdown systems, steam traps, valves, and controls).
- Utilize GP Work Processes to develop job plans, track work completion, and support preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) programs specific to boiler and steam system equipment.
- Ensure compliance with applicable boiler and pressure vessel codes and regulations (e.g., ASME Section I/IV/V, state boiler codes), and coordinate required inspections, certifications, and documentation.
- Manage steam system reliability efforts, including water chemistry control, combustion tuning, burner maintenance, and optimization of fuel/steam efficiency.
- Build a culture of employee commitment and ownership, clearly communicating expectations and holding teams accountable for safe and reliable boiler operations.
- Facilitate team development and growth through ongoing feedback, coaching, training, and performance evaluations for boiler operators and maintenance personnel.
- Motivate and engage employees to contribute to long-term value creation for the mill by optimizing boiler reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
- Own the accuracy and timeliness of data entry used to generate departmental performance reports and required regulatory logs (e.g., boiler logs, inspection records).
- Maintain flexibility in work schedule to support operational needs in a 24/7 manufacturing environment; be prepared to support shift coverage and emergency response.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory or military experience in an industrial manufacturing environment, including at least one year in a department-level or developmental manager role.
- Direct experience supervising personnel in boiler operations, boiler maintenance, or steam plant operations in an industrial/manufacturing setting.
- Experience developing people leaders within an operations/maintenance process environment.
- Experience analyzing operational data (e.g., steam demand, fuel consumption, downtime) to identify and eliminate waste and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and related systems.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related field.
- Certified Boiler Operator license or similar state/operator certification; ASME code knowledge and experience.
- Previous experience in a wood products manufacturing environment or similar high-steam-demand industrial setting.
- Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) such as SAP, MP2, or ActivePlant.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
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 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. 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, aquí, or tu).
Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Boiler Superintendent at our Madison Plywood facility in Madison, GA. The Boiler Superintendent will lead the boiler operations department in a continuous manufacturing environment to drive injury- and incident-free performance in alignment with Georgia-Pacific's Principled Based Management (PBM)® philosophy and framework. They will champion a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while identifying, prioritizing, and optimizing constraining processes and equipment to support safe, efficient, reliable, and compliant boiler and steam system operations.
What You Will Do
- Drive safety excellence in boiler operations through employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively identify hazards and implement mitigation strategies (including lockout/tagout, confined space, and hot work controls).
- Ensure the boiler department operates effectively and efficiently, meeting or exceeding operational benchmarks and steam reliability milestones.
- Prioritize and manage work orders to address boiler and auxiliary equipment functionality and improve equipment availability (boilers, burners, economizers, feedwater systems, deaerators, condensate return, blowdown systems, steam traps, valves, and controls).
- Utilize GP Work Processes to develop job plans, track work completion, and support preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) programs specific to boiler and steam system equipment.
- Ensure compliance with applicable boiler and pressure vessel codes and regulations (e.g., ASME Section I/IV/V, state boiler codes), and coordinate required inspections, certifications, and documentation.
- Manage steam system reliability efforts, including water chemistry control, combustion tuning, burner maintenance, and optimization of fuel/steam efficiency.
- Build a culture of employee commitment and ownership, clearly communicating expectations and holding teams accountable for safe and reliable boiler operations.
- Facilitate team development and growth through ongoing feedback, coaching, training, and performance evaluations for boiler operators and maintenance personnel.
- Motivate and engage employees to contribute to long-term value creation for the mill by optimizing boiler reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
- Own the accuracy and timeliness of data entry used to generate departmental performance reports and required regulatory logs (e.g., boiler logs, inspection records).
- Maintain flexibility in work schedule to support operational needs in a 24/7 manufacturing environment; be prepared to support shift coverage and emergency response.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory or military experience in an industrial manufacturing environment, including at least one year in a department-level or developmental manager role.
- Direct experience supervising personnel in boiler operations, boiler maintenance, or steam plant operations in an industrial/manufacturing setting.
- Experience developing people leaders within an operations/maintenance process environment.
- Experience analyzing operational data (e.g., steam demand, fuel consumption, downtime) to identify and eliminate waste and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and related systems.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related field.
- Certified Boiler Operator license or similar state/operator certification; ASME code knowledge and experience.
- Previous experience in a wood products manufacturing environment or similar high-steam-demand industrial setting.
- Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) such as SAP, MP2, or ActivePlant.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
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 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. 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, aquí, or tu).
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Boiler Operator
Document your pressure vessel certifications upfront
TN Boiler Operator approvals hinge on proving technical credentials. Gather your province or state boiler operator license, Red Seal endorsement if applicable, and any ASME or relevant safety certifications before approaching U.S. employers.
Target industrial facilities with existing TN pipelines
Power plants, refineries, chemical plants, and large manufacturing facilities routinely hire licensed boiler operators across the border. These employers already understand USMCA professional categories and are less likely to confuse TN with H-1B lottery sponsorship.
Clarify the Engineer and Technologist classification with your offer letter
Your employer's offer letter must explicitly tie the Boiler Operator role to an engineering or technologist function. If the letter reads as a purely manual trade position, a CBP officer can deny the TN at entry. Work with HR to frame duties around systems monitoring and technical oversight.
Use Migrate Mate to find employers sponsoring TN visas
Search Migrate Mate to identify companies actively filing TN sponsorship documentation for technical operations roles. Filtering by occupation category saves time and connects you with employers already familiar with USMCA professional requirements for Boiler Operators.
Prepare for port-of-entry review if you're Canadian
Canadian citizens apply directly at the U.S. port of entry, not through a consulate. Bring your offer letter, credential documents, and license copies in a single organized package. CBP officers adjudicate TN applications on the spot, so missing documents means same-day denial.
Confirm prevailing wage compliance before signing your offer
Your employer should offer competitive wages aligned with industry standards for your occupation and location. Before accepting, ask HR to confirm the salary is reasonable for a Boiler Operator role in that market. A significantly below-market wage could raise questions during TN status adjudication at the port of entry or border.
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Find Boiler Operator JobsBoiler Operator TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Boiler Operator role actually qualify for a TN visa?
Yes, but the job title alone does not guarantee approval. The role must be classified under the USMCA Engineer or Technologist category, meaning the position requires the application of technical or engineering knowledge. Purely manual trade work does not qualify. Your employer's offer letter needs to frame your duties around systems operation, diagnostics, and technical oversight to satisfy CBP scrutiny.
How does TN visa sponsorship for Boiler Operators compare to H-1B?
TN is faster, simpler, and has no lottery for Canadian citizens. H-1B requires USCIS petition filing, a registration lottery, and months of processing, with no guaranteed selection. TN lets Canadian Boiler Operators apply at the port of entry the same day they have an offer. Mexican citizens need a consular appointment, but still avoid the H-1B cap entirely.
What credentials does a Canadian or Mexican Boiler Operator need for TN sponsorship?
You typically need a provincial or nationally recognized boiler operator license, documentation of relevant technical training or a technologist credential, and evidence that your role meets the USMCA professional category definition. A Red Seal interprovincial certificate strengthens your case significantly. Mexican applicants should also have credentials assessed for U.S. equivalency before the consular appointment.
How can I find Boiler Operator jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Canadian and Mexican professionals searching for TN visa sponsorship opportunities. You can filter by occupation and visa type to find employers who are already familiar with USMCA professional categories and actively hiring across the border, rather than cold-approaching employers who may be unfamiliar with the TN process.
Can my TN visa be renewed if I stay in the same Boiler Operator role?
Yes. TN visas are issued in three-year increments and can be renewed indefinitely as long as you maintain a qualifying employer relationship and the role continues to meet USMCA professional category requirements. Canadians renew at the port of entry or through USCIS. Mexican citizens renew through the consulate. Neither route involves a lottery or annual cap limitation.
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