Senior Process Engineering Specialist – Industrial Minerals

** Job Title
** Senior Process Engineering Specialist – Industrial Minerals
** Employer
* * Omya Canada Inc.
** Location
* * Perth, Ontario (18595 Hwy. #7 West, K7H 3E4)
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* Employment Type

** Permanent, full-time (40 hours/week)  On-site work required

Work schedule may include: early morning, day, evening, night, weekend and on-call
** Wage**$110,000 to $130,000 per year (to be negotiated)
** Benefits*
* • Group insurance (medical, dental, vision, disability, life)  
• Pension / retirement savings plan (RRSP)  
• Paid vacation and personal days  
• Long-term care and travel insurance  
• Paid learning and development  
• Free parking
** Language of Work
** English Asset languages:
Portuguese, Turkish
** Work Environment*
* • On-site work in a processing plant and quarry environment  
• Rural industrial location  
• Manufacturing and industrial equipment environment  
• Unionized workplace
** Job Duties*
* • Lead process optimisation, troubleshooting and continuous improvement initiatives to improve plant performance and stability  
• Analyse operational and production data to improve efficiency, cost performance and product quality  
• Design, develop and optimize manufacturing systems, including automation, robotics and material flows  
• Conduct time studies, work simplification programs and production system improvements  
• Plan plant layouts, facilities and integrated manufacturing systems  
• Evaluate industrial facilities and identify improvement opportunities, including waste reduction and resource optimization  
• Establish performance standards and conduct performance reviews  
• Develop maintenance standards, preventive maintenance programs and reliability initiatives  
• Provide technical support to production and maintenance teams, including diagnostic testing and corrective adjustments  
• Support process design, equipment upgrades, commissioning and capital (CAPEX) projects from feasibility through execution  
• Support CAPEX planning, budgeting, cost control and production cost analysis  
• Participate in vendor and contractor selection, negotiations and procurement activities  
• Coordinate process monitoring, testing, laboratory activities and quality control programs  
• Develop and implement inventory optimization programs and resource utilization strategies  
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and regulatory standards, including liaison with government agencies  
• Conduct safety studies and implement programs to prevent hazards, injuries and operational risks  
• Support industrial health and safety initiatives and ISO / quality standards  
• Conduct technical documentation, reporting and administrative tasks
** Requirements
* *** Education*
* • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a related discipline
** Experience*
* • Minimum 5+ years (10 preferred) in industrial or process engineering within heavy industry  
• Experience in continuous manufacturing environments (pulp & paper or mineral processing preferred)  
• Experience in production, operations and process improvement  
• Experience with capital projects (CAPEX), including feasibility studies and execution  
• Experience in project management across full project lifecycle  
• Experience with maintenance, reliability and preventive maintenance practices  
• Experience with quality assurance, laboratory testing and process validation  
• Experience working in a unionized industrial environment  
• Experience with procurement, contractor/vendor management and negotiations  
• Experience evaluating work environments and implementing safety improvements  
• International work experience considered an asset
** Skills*
* • Strong knowledge of mineral and industrial processing operations  
• Expertise in process optimisation,…