Process Engineer

SUMMARY: A Process Engineer is responsible for optimizing manufacturing processes and systems by using their proficiencies to identify inefficiencies and make recommendations to improve safety, quality, cost, and productivity.

• Lead efforts to measure project effectiveness to help reduce costs and improve absolute efficiency.
• Work with operations team to continually improve production rates, efficiencies, yields, and costs.
• Lead role in developing and implementing new projects (includes key involvement in operator training and start-up support).
• Lead cross-functional teams for specific short-term improvement efforts (i.e. 90-day teams).
• Support shutdown/start-up planning and activities.
• Monitor and report on daily operating and quality parameters.
• Lead and coordinate plant process trials involving new procedures, process conditions, equipment, specifications, and/or chemicals, etc.
• Create and manage process documentation.
• Champion the use of area IT-based systems (i.e. PI, Proficy, Cognex, etc.).

• Varied, depending upon level of experience and demonstrated capabilities.

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in either Paper Science Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline combined with work experience in a process industry (specific experience in the Pulp & Paper industry is highly preferred).
• Character, inquisitiveness, initiative, passion, and drive.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication skills (i.e. verbal, written, and presentation).
• Relationship and leadership skills, including ability to clearly and concisely convey technical information to non-technical users.
• Problem-solving and project management skills, including the ability to think “outside the box”.
• Proficient use of standard engineering software and analysis tools (i.e. MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Highly organized, observant, detail-oriented, safety-minded, and efficient time manager.
• Ability to travel to US locations (travel