Process Engineer

Job Description

The Process Engineer supports the operations in providing mill-wide process and technical support.

Key Responsibilities:

Supports and fosters safety and environmental compliance

Possesses a personal dedication for safety, including proactive support of efforts to create a culture of safety excellence

Fully support the mill safety programs.

Provide technical support to all operations departments: paper machine, pulp mill, and power and recovery.

Provide technical support for capital projects start-up and optimization.

Perform process economic analyses for: capital projects, alternative processes, methods, additives, fuels, raw materials, etc.

Develop mill wide and functional area material and energy balances.

Backup to lab technician and Environmental Engineer.

Perform routine reporting of daily production and environmental statistics.

Work with outside interests including governmental regulators, consultants, and suppliers.

Provides technical engineering support for process design, system optimization, quality control, commissioning & start-up, and troubleshooting of systems throughout the mill

Evaluates chemical vendor’s proposals and coordinate chemical trials for improving paper manufacturing

Perform routine process testing and communicate results to the operations and management team

Performs periodic atmospheric testing of confined space tanks and areas of the mill predominantly during scheduled outages and field days

Work with operations and maintenance team to identify and implement process modifications that lead to improved safety, quality, costs, and efficiency

Periodic weekend lab/environmental coverage.

Frequent walking, climbing ladders & stairs; crawling into confined spaces; measure/lift/carry objects of varying weights

Exposure to dust, heat, dirt, grease, chemicals, noise, various weather conditions & other industrial environments

Use of PPE & respiratory protection is required

Able and willing to support the demands of a 24/7 operation

Qualifications, Education, Skills & Ability:

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Pulp and Paper Science/Engineering

Business management training or education a plus

Preferably 2 to 5 years of experience in paper industry or related manufacturing

Pulp and paper manufacturing environmental, health and safety knowledge

A working knowledge of process flow of paper making

Strong Oral & Written Communication skills

Proficient skills in Microsoft Office suite especially in Excel and literate in mill DCS, mill wide information systems and process modelling

Organizational & Interpersonal Skills

Laboratory skills should include ability to perform titrations, gravimetric determinations, atomic absorption analysis, and other basic solid/liquid separations analyses

Physical requirements include non-routine walking distances in mill operations including climbing flights of stairs and working in the elements

Continue process improvement minded

Expertise in analytics

Presentation Skills – able to present to individuals and groups

Able to work with a diverse group of people to resolve issues

Microsoft Office products experience Word and Excel

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, participating in professional societies

Preferred Skills:

5+ years of related experience

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Preferred Behaviors:

Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject

Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Required Education:

Bachelor's or betterCompany Description

DS Smith is a global leader in providing sustainable, customer-specific packaging with an emphasis on state-of-the art packaging design and local service close to customer facilities. With a product portfolio that includes transit packaging, consumer packaging, displays and promotional packaging, customized protective packaging and industrial packaging, DS Smith answers to each market requirement.

DS Smith provides benefits (medical, dental, & prescription) to newly hired employees. EEO employer.

Full-time