Process Engineer

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Description

What if you were given the opportunity and responsibility to make a difference? It is time to embrace your Infinite Possibilities. This is your opportunity to be part of International Paper, a Fortune 500 company and global leader in paper and packaging products. IP is known for our commitment to the environment and to cutting-edge technology. We have spent more than 100 years creating new ideas, and we are looking for people who can collaborate to help us build on our history, while creating future success. We are committed to attracting, preparing, promoting and supporting our teams. At International Paper, you control your destiny. We offer benefits, challenges, global opportunities and total rewards. When we say Infinite Possibilities, we mean it.

Our pulp and paper mills are complex facilities that sustainably convert trees and/or recycled fiber into products, such as boxes, sheets of paper, and fluff pulp for hygiene and other products. Hundreds of interrelated mechanical, electrical, and chemical unit processes provide unlimited opportunities to utilize a combination of technical and people skills.

Process Engineer, Intermediate – Grande Prairie, AB

Number of Positions - 2

Position Scope

The Process Engineer is an intermediate or senior technical resource within the operations and manufacturing excellence (ME) teams supporting one of the Grande Prairie mill’s operation business units. The operational business units encompass all processes for our Kraft pulp mill located in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The position requires relocation to Grande Prairie. The ME processes use Lean and Six Sigma concepts to help the mill identify, prioritize, and implement key process, reliability, and cost improvement projects. This specific position works within a larger ME team, which may lead to cross-functional responsibilities. The position reports to the Manager of Manufacturing Excellence.

Position Responsibilities

The Process Engineer will work closely with a variety of different functional groups throughout the mill including operations, maintenance, reliability, capital engineering, manufacturing excellence and management.

• Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
• Identify, develop, manage and deliver sustainable cost savings projects targeted at achieving year over year cost reduction performance through:
• Multiple capital projects
• Multiple non-capital deliberate and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support cost reduction capital project development and implementation
• Support the development and provide delivery of the Mill ME Belt training targets and goals for both hourly and salary employees
• Manage and develop engineers in training (EIT) and co-op students
• Achieve certifications in Lean Six-Sigma Green & Black Belts
• Serve as a coach for employees working on their Belt projects
• Maintain strong relationships with other process engineers as well as operating and maintenance department leaders
• Influence business unit operations teams to utilize ME tools and processes to support successful project delivery and sustainability of improvements
• Identify and implement best practices from across the mill, business, and company
• Support the mill and business unit to advance 5S program by facilitating or coaching 5S improvement teams
• Implement systems to improve/sustain results
• Support operations during unplanned outages, planned maintenance outage and the annual outage.
• Support and lead mill cost-reduction initiatives
• Lead problem trouble shooting while utilizing reliability and ME skills set; RCFA, FMEA, 5 Why, Kepner Tregoe, Driver Tree, etc
• Utilize data analysis tools to drive decision making; Minitab, Braincube, Simca
• Implement, support and drive Braincube use in department
• Support mill Production Model
• Fulfill weekend duty as scheduled – on-call and week-end update meetings
• Responsible for tracking implementation progress and results for cost reduction initiatives
• Provide support for budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year over year savings; identify YOY initiatives
  

When the Process Engineer’s primary assignment lies within the operations department, the responsibilities include the following focus:

• Develop process equipment expertise in a Kraft mill environment
• Provide day-to-day technical support and process troubleshooting
• Monitor key performance indicators to ensure reliable and low cost performance
• Optimize processes and provide input on controls improvements
• Manage small projects, trial plans and transition plans following capital deployment
• Participate in Change Management
• Supervise work or projects during outages
• Participate or lead failure analysis of process equipment and procedures
• Take-on operations-maintenance position coverage from time to time
  

Desired Skills

• Ability to instill safety as a core value within the team and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety
• Interest and ability to be a quick study on mill equipment, systems and processes
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels
• Approach positional responsibilities in an inclusive manner by engaging team members in the area, department, or mill
• Strong statistical analysis skills; Minitab, SIMCA, Braincube
• Utilize the International Paper Management of Change process
• Utilize structured project management to plan, resource and deliver projects and initiatives
• Self-starter, team player, strong coach
• Manufacturing Excellence (ME) Green Belt certification is a strong asset
• Other Lean & Six Sigma certifications are a strong asset.
• Utilize strong organizational skills to handle multiple tasks effectively
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in one of Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering is required; Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering is preferred
• Minimum of 5-10 years’ operations, maintenance, or engineering experience in a Kraft pulp manufacturing environment is required
  

Desired Competencies

Action Oriented, Timely Decision Making, Decision Quality, Organizing, Planning, Perseverance, Priority Setting, Problem Solving, Drive For Results, Time Management, Managing Through Systems, Written Communication, Customer Focus, Dealing with Ambiguity, Functional/Technical Skills, Learning on the Fly, Self-Development, Technical Learning, Peer Relationships, Coaching and Developing Others, Motivates Team, Informing, Influencing, Integrity & Trust, Interpersonal Savvy, Listening, Business Acumen,

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.