Technical Assistant
Position: Technical Assistant
Location: Kapuskasing – Papermill, ON
Salary Range: $70,000.00 – $85,000.00 annually.
Requirements:
Language: English (spoken and written) and French is an asset.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Chemical or Process Engineering.
Minimum 2 years experience.
Member of a Canadian Professional Engineers Association is an asset.
Experience with papermaking is an asset.
Responsibilities:
Promote and provide a safe workplace, seek improvements, and support Health and Safety Program
Maintain a communications program to keep your team informed regarding mill and department priorities.
Support compliance with collective agreements and sound union / management / employee relations.
Reports to the Manager of Manufacturing Services.
Identify, recommend, and initiate improvements to the process or operating procedures which will enhance mill operations with respect to process safety, environmental impact, quality, production, and cost.
Optimize, define, and implement set points for processes and statistical guidelines.
Support operating department activities and needs on a day-to-day basis, which may involve troubleshooting, data analysis, or special testing.
Optimize current operating department assets to achieve maximum productivity and quality, at the lowest cost possible.
Support the implementation of process involvements leading to optimization of Papermill manufacturing process.
Provide technical guidance that supports manufacturing process design improvements (project development reports for capital expenditures).
Maintain awareness of operating department process conditions and drive changes that return productivity, quantity and cost back to target if deviating.
Provide recommendations related to current operating guidelines and introduction of recent technology.
Provide statistical analysis to support capital expenditure resulting in cost reduction or improved quality.
Advise / recommend changes or opportunities to improve end-use performance.
Provide rotating supervisory coverage on weekend for operating department.
Commitment:
Comply with all health, safety, and environmental standards, as well as applicable regulations and laws.
Please send your resume and cover letter to: careers@kappaper.ca
Please include the job title in the subject line of your email
We thank all who apply but will only be contacting those selected for an interview.
Kap Paper Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require an accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application. Kap Paper Inc. is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification.