Beater/Quality & Chip Tester (Internal/External)

at  Paper Excellence Canada

QUALITY

• Conducts PFI tests. Conducts and enters data into the computer for the following: freeness, bulk, opacity, tear, tensile, porosity, burst, for certificates of analysis.

• Performs non-routine tests, such as brightness and consistency, dirt/shive, Reviews Kraft production and schedules the testing workload for maximum coverages of pulp

  grades.

• Generates quality summary reports by product for PFI tests as required.

• Checks and calibrates testing equipment (see equipment) as per ISO procedures.
• Maintains and initiates maintenance on test equipment and constant humidity equipment.
• Tests competitive samples submitted by sales and others.
• Performs product species identifications using microscopic slide preparation and analysis techniques.
• Prepares and dispatches customer service samples and maintains inventory of labels and boxes.
• Carries out special tests such as brightness reversion and tests associated with pulping trial evaluations.
• Collects and delivers production samples from the machine room.
• Maintains retained sample inventory.
• Performs PPRIC monitors for inter mill PFI comparisons.
• Test pulp for fiber length and coarseness.
• Prepares, coordinates and ships samples for contractor analysis i.e.) Econotech.
• Performs plastic analysis using microscope and melting point apparatus.
• Performs spot and speck microscopic and chemical analysis.
• Performs nit analysis on pulp when required (testing knife sharpness)
• Collects samples and tests crumb pulp.
• Checks and certifies that kraft mill fume hoods meet WCB flow standards.
• Black liquor, white liquor, green liquor and black liquor solid tests
• Acid Normality
• Chlovate Movality
• Assures that primary calibration equipment has ISO certification.

EDUCATION

Preferred

• Associates or better in Chemistry
• Graduate Diploma or better in Chemistry or related field

Please refer the Job description for details