Engineer, Senior Principal Paperboard
About The Position
This role serves as the senior subject matter expert in coated board production, leading the development and deployment of paper machine asset reliability strategies across the organization. In partnership with plant and paper machine teams, the position integrates technical support, product development, quality systems, and predictive maintenance to improve productivity, reliability, and operational efficiency while driving consistent technical practices and long-term asset performance. The role provides technical consultation across sites, leads continuous improvement and asset strategy, coordinates resources to address complex challenges, and promotes technical collaboration and knowledge sharing. It also mentors site leadership and technical teams and establishes practices that build long-term organizational capability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in paper mill operations.
- 7+ years of experience managing operating and/or capital budgets.
- Thorough understanding of paper machine operations.
- Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), such as JD Edwards.
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue working legally in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior subject matter expert for papermaking across all sites.
- Lead development, deployment, and cross-site sharing of operational best practices, work systems, and operating standards.
- Serve as the primary technical resource for complex troubleshooting, major shutdown planning, execution, and post-event reviews.
- Provide technical direction and coordinate internal and external resources to address complex operational and technical challenges.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and implement improvements that enhance productivity, process performance, and operational efficiency.
- Develop and execute paper machine asset reliability programs and strategies incorporating capital prioritization and operational best practices.
- Partner with site teams to identify equipment uptime gaps, implement sustainable reliability improvements, and strengthen asset performance.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives by developing, monitoring, and refining key performance indicators and improvement plans.
- Drive cross-site standardization, sharing of technical learnings, and adoption of best practices to improve operational performance.
- Establish long-term strategies that strengthen reliability, productivity, process performance, and operational efficiency.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison for resource coordination and collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Drive technical collaboration and knowledge sharing across sites and functional teams.
- Promote transfer and sustainment of technical knowledge, operating practices, and lessons learned across work groups.
- Mentor site leadership and technical teams to strengthen technical capability and support organizational development.
- Establish and sustain technical practices that build long-term organizational capability.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical benefits, generally beginning after 30 days.
- Dental benefits, generally beginning after 30 days.
- Vision benefits, generally beginning after 30 days.
- Paid time off including vacation days, personal days, and company holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
