Process Start-up Engineer - Tissue Machines

Valmet•Biddeford, ME

3d•$96,000 - $128,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Expand your technical and organizational expertise as a Lead Start up Engineer for North America. As a Lead Start Up Engineer at Valmet, you will apply your skills and experience at the Site Phase of projects for Valmet Tissue Machines. The primary responsibility will be to check-out, verify and start-up in accordance with drawings, instructions, and relevant technical documentation. The role also involves being Valmet's representative towards the client. In this role major responsibilities will involve the 3 phases of projects: Engineering & Sourcing phase: The Lead Start-Up Engineer plans the check-out of own part of the project, establishes ECO´s, participate in the check-out in the assembly hall, makes a check-out schedule. Books the necessary tools and equipment and send them to Site. Gives support to project managers during the delivery phase in technical matters both internally and towards the customer. Site phase: The Lead Start-Up Engineer will act as Valmet Start-Up Coordinator in cases where Commissioning Coordinator is not on site or not included in contract. The Lead Start-Up Engineer carries out the check-out of own part of project, coordinates, and reports to the Commissioning Coordinator. Reporting how the work is progressing and how much resources are being used to the Site manager / Installation Coordinator / Project manager. The Lead Start-Up Engineer also reports deviations and is responsible for following up on own part of the punch list. Guarantee phase: The Lead Start-Up Engineer is a support to the Reference Manager that the scope of delivery works in the customer's environment and shall support after takeover until handover to the Service Organization. Lead Start-Up Engineer can be given responsibility for carrying out performance guarantee trials at the customer.

Requirements

Higher education degree in Mechanical, Technical, Pulp and Paper or a closely related field is required.
2-year minimum experience with project start up engineering or leading projects.
Industry-related Project Management experience is essential.
Must be living and authorized to work in the United States with valid US Passport.

Responsibilities

Plan the check-out of own part of the project.
Establish ECOs.
Participate in the check-out in the assembly hall.
Make a check-out schedule.
Book necessary tools and equipment and send them to Site.
Give support to project managers during the delivery phase in technical matters both internally and towards the customer.
Act as Valmet Start-Up Coordinator in cases where Commissioning Coordinator is not on site or not included in contract.
Carry out the check-out of own part of project.
Coordinate and report to the Commissioning Coordinator.
Report how the work is progressing and how much resources are being used to the Site manager / Installation Coordinator / Project manager.
Report deviations.
Be responsible for following up on own part of the punch list.
Support the Reference Manager that the scope of delivery works in the customer's environment.
Support after takeover until handover to the Service Organization.
Carry out performance guarantee trials at the customer.