Dumping filament in corner on 2nd print (no replies)

Hi all, I'm having a bit of a problem that I'm hoping some gurus out there can assist with. Here it is in a nutshell:

1st print is fine, no issues at all
Clean build plate and start 2nd print
system goes through bed leveling routine
Nozzle retreats to back right corner of build plate and begins dumping filament and increasing in Z-axis height alternately
--- dump, up, dump, up, dump, up, etc.

The system must be completely shut down and powered off after every print. The only good print is the first one after powering the system back on.

I've attached the serial and octoprint logs if anyone wants to review them. If the system is in safe mode I get the same response.
I've seen mention of this on a different topic but don't have the acumen to determine if this is the cause and don't want to do a workaround fix through the slicer if at all possible. I'm hoping someone can identify the issue and how to permanently rectify it off the logs or give a good direction I can start drilling down in.

Thanks all!