Pulp Mill Technical Assistant

Koch•Toledo, OR

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pulp Mill Technical Assistant supports the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of the Pulp Mill through a PBM mindset focused on long-term value creation, stewardship, and mutual benefit. This role provides technical leadership for process improvement, equipment reliability, maintenance prioritization, operator development, and continuous improvement initiatives. The position works closely with operators, crew leaders, maintenance, and engineering teams to improve safety, production, quality, and operating performance. It requires building shared understanding of roles, responsibilities, expectations, and decision rights so work is done by those with the best knowledge and closest connection to the opportunity or risk.

Requirements

Two (2) or more years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing, heavy industrial, or military environment
Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree or higher in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related field
Experience coaching and mentoring employees to improve their knowledge and skills, as well as performance
Working knowledge of paper machine operation
Experience using Kronos
Experience communicating (written and orally), and presenting to individual contributors to senior management

Responsibilities

Promote safe operations, environmental compliance, and stewardship by holding self and others accountable to Our Values, operating discipline, and risk-based decision making.
Identify and implement process, reliability, and cost improvement opportunities that create superior value for the mill, employees, customers, and community.
Use knowledge, data, and field engagement to diagnose gaps, understand root causes, compare alternatives, and recommend actions that improve long-term results.
Support maintenance planning, outage execution, and asset reliability efforts by aligning priorities to value at stake, risk reduction, and sustainable equipment performance.
Develop and maintain operating procedures, troubleshooting guides, and training materials that help crews apply principles, build capability, and make better decisions.
Coach and train operators to improve knowledge, judgment, ownership, and contribution, helping employees self-actualize and strengthen comparative advantage.
Lead or support continuous improvement and capital projects with a principled entrepreneurship mindset: challenge current practices, seek better methods, and learn from results.
Support disciplined operations and standard work across all crews while encouraging respectful challenge, bottom-up knowledge sharing, and continual improvement when better approaches are identified.
Communicate clearly with operations, maintenance, engineering, and leadership to create shared understanding, remove barriers, and drive mutual benefit across work groups.