Chemical/Paper Engineer - All Mills

Packaging Corporation of America•DeRidder, LA

52d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking resumes for a full-time Chemical Engineer. This application may lead to two potential job titles depending on mill needs: a Process Engineer and a Process Controls Engineer. The primary responsibilities of both are detailed below. Process Engineer: Work safely and support mill safety, environmental, quality, and product safety expectations across assigned process areas. Reduce operational costs by developing and maintaining methods to track performance, identify savings opportunities, and improve planning effectiveness. Optimize mill processes through technical studies, troubleshooting processes, lean projects, technology implementation, and continuous improvement initiatives. Analyze production, process, quality, and cost data to identify trends, support business decisions, and improve operating performance. Coordinate with operations, maintenance, engineering, contractors, and outside resources to support process modifications, capital projects, and mill improvement efforts. Additional duties as assigned by management. Process Control Engineer: Work safely and support mill safety, environmental, quality, productivity, and control system reliability expectations across assigned process control areas. Provide technical direction, troubleshooting support, programming assistance, and control system solutions for operations, maintenance, engineering, and hourly electrical personnel. Coordinate the planning, programming, maintenance, and improvement of mill PLC, distributed control, quality control, HMI, and related process control systems. Analyze process and control system performance to reduce costs, improve quality, minimize process variation, increase production, and improve equipment reliability. Support process improvement and capital projects through system design, installation, startup, technology implementation, control tuning, and collaboration with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams. Additional duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in chemical, paper engineering, or related field
0-4 years of experience in process engineering or paper industry
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Must have valid driver’s license
Experience using Auto Cad, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Project

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with instrumentation and controls systems
Experience in related fields or co-op/internships in paper industry
Students that sign up for interviews during the Career Fairs and On-Campus Interview days at the schools listed below will be given first consideration.
Currently a member of the paper foundation at the following schools: Auburn University, Georgia Tech University, University of Maine, Miami University (Ohio), University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, NC State University, SUNY ESF, University of Washington – Seattle, Western Michigan University, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, or currently enrolled at any State University or Technological University in the following states: AL, FL, GA, IL, ID, LA, MI, MN, MS, NC, ND, OH, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI.

Responsibilities

Work safely and support mill safety, environmental, quality, and product safety expectations across assigned process areas.
Reduce operational costs by developing and maintaining methods to track performance, identify savings opportunities, and improve planning effectiveness.
Optimize mill processes through technical studies, troubleshooting processes, lean projects, technology implementation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Analyze production, process, quality, and cost data to identify trends, support business decisions, and improve operating performance.
Coordinate with operations, maintenance, engineering, contractors, and outside resources to support process modifications, capital projects, and mill improvement efforts.
Work safely and support mill safety, environmental, quality, productivity, and control system reliability expectations across assigned process control areas.
Provide technical direction, troubleshooting support, programming assistance, and control system solutions for operations, maintenance, engineering, and hourly electrical personnel.
Coordinate the planning, programming, maintenance, and improvement of mill PLC, distributed control, quality control, HMI, and related process control systems.
Analyze process and control system performance to reduce costs, improve quality, minimize process variation, increase production, and improve equipment reliability.
Support process improvement and capital projects through system design, installation, startup, technology implementation, control tuning, and collaboration with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.