Process Technician

# Process Technician

WA - Longview, WA 98632## Description From its world-class manufacturing facility in Longview WA., NORPAC delivers a broad range of high-quality papers to customers across the United States and around the world. NORPAC makes high-quality and environmentally conscious packaging paper, copy paper and printing paper grades.

Consistent with its Mission, NORPAC is a team-based work environment where individuals integrate safety, teamwork, innovation, and citizenship as core values in pursuit of world class performance while leading a principle based, process disciplined organization.

The role of the Process Technician is to support the technical work of the Fiberline and Papermill.## Qualifications
** Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)
*** Trials:
** Support Operations and Process Engineers in planning and enacting trials
* Collect/report/analyze and interpret pulp, process, and paper data
* Lab:
** Calibrate and maintain/repair mill testing equipment
* Maintain function and integrity of lab data
* Help collect and test environmental effluent samples
* Help calibrate brightness and consistency meters
* Use and help calibrate MAP instruments
* Prepare and test hand sheets for analysis
* Provide back-up, on-shift paper testing coverage
* Prepare chemical reagents, as required.
* Manage time to meet all testing needs and requests
** Required Qualifications and Key

Skills:

*** Strong commitment to safe work practices
* 2-5 years mill/technical experience
* Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, QIS, and Aspen.
* Strong communication and leadership skills
* Good problem-solving skills
* Good interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with coworkers and work in diverse groups
* Demonstrated commitment to quality
* Conscientious attitude
* Attention to detail
* Flexibility to work various hours/days and to balance workload
* Strong planning and organization skills
* Ability to complete tasks and work without direct supervision
** Desired:
*** Mechanical aptitude
* Basic chemistry knowledge
** Compensation:
** Annual salary range for this position is $47,500 - $59,000 depending on experience (DOE)
NORPAC offers a highly competitive benefit package to include medical/vision and dental benefits, a company sponsored 401k match and additional company contribution, basic life insurance, employee assistance program, vacation pay, floaters upon hire and paid holidays.
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