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.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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.).

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

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

SKILLS, TRAITS, AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 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 <10%).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to handle or feel.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times.
• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• May be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; vibrations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• No license requirement.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.