Process Engineer

at  Resolute Forest Products

Company name: Resolute Tissue
Resolute Tissue is a business unit of Resolute Forest Products. As one of the few fully integrated tissue manufacturers in North America, we have a well-established presence in retail and away-from-home tissue manufacturing and are ideally suited to serve U.S. customers. We own and operate three manufacturing mills, in Sanford and Hialeah, Florida, and Calhoun, Tennessee, as well as a converting facility in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Resolute Tissue offers a rewarding and safe work environment with opportunities and challenges that will help grow your skills.
With seven converting lines and two paper machine production lines –for paper towels and bath tissue – the Hialeah Mill is a 24/7 operation and is seeking talent to fill the position of Process Engineer.
Job Summary:
The Process Engineer is responsible for evaluation, implementation, and monitoring processes and operating systems for the manufacture of tissue paper. Provides engineering support to production teams, troubleshooting process-related issues, and implementing corrective actions. Continuously improve and optimize the tissue paper production processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and sustainability.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Chemical or Process Engineering.
• Five years experience in the pulp and paper industry.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.
• Technical skills in manufacturing processes and methods including flows, layout, and production equipment.
• Process control experience for water, steam, and paper mill chemicals.
• Proven experience with Delta-V, ParcView, SAP, and I-Maintenance software tools.
• Previous role as a paper machine leader.
• In-depth experience in SOP QC, BOC paper lab test procedure troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge and experience in Six Sigma methodologies.
• Expertise in process control for water, steam, and paper mill chemicals.
• Must be forward thinking and innovative with the ability to act quickly to changing requirements and new processing developments.
• Self-motivated hands-on individual with keen interest in quickly learning and applying new skills, who can follow written/verbal instructions and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Highly organized and uses efficient work methods.

• Develops processes to ensure quality, cost, and efficiency requirements are met.
• Monitor and improve the efficiency, and quality of the manufacturing processes through observations and measurements as well as by collecting and interpreting data from other technical and operating personnel.
• Troubleshoots problems with production and takes correction action as needed.
• Performs equipment calibrations (mill and waste water treatment).
• Researches the purchase of equipment or materials to upgrade the existing equipment or processes.
• Participates in mill/vendor meetings and trial planning as well as cross functional team meetings related to process improvement or problem identification.
• Assists with budget development and potential lab CAPEX requirements.