Location: Whiting Mill 

Description:  

Mativ’s Paper Division is seeking an experienced Senior Process Engineer to join its dynamic team at the Whiting Mill. The incumbent will work to support key initiatives and help drive and achieve short and long-term goals. This position will be expected to understand production flow (from raw materials to finished product), prioritize process improvement needs, work with the team to find solutions, and take responsibility for implementing them. 

The incumbent will provide proactive technical support and guidance to manufacturing production crews to meet production and quality goals while emphasizing safe working practices and collaborating with maintenance to optimize equipment. The ideal candidate has the drive, attitude, and excellent skills to support Mativ’s collaborative, high-achievement culture. 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide technical expertise to modify existing mill process and/or add new processes that will improve quality and increase profitability. 

• Provide technical knowledge to improve process control, quality of existing products and/or new product development. 

• Complete cost optimization projects that provide significant savings through product substitution, reduced variability, improved quality, and higher operating efficiencies. 

• Carry out process improvement/optimization work including planning and supervising in-mill production trials. Determine areas requiring process improvements and coordinate efforts for achievement. 

• Write technical reports that clearly document trials, process improvement results, and capture cause and effect relationships. 

• Provide assistance to production in evaluating operation of major equipment and assist in design of modifications and changes required; aid operating personnel to better understand their processes. 

• Utilize process information systems to analyze production trends; assist in troubleshooting and identify possible improvements. 

• Support development and execution of capital projects. 

• Identify and develop non-capital process improvement projects to help the overall efficiency of the entire system in all aspects of production. 

• Maintain effective communications and working relationships with production supervision and operating personnel as well as product development, suppliers, asset development, maintenance, IT, environmental, sales and marketing, research, engineering, and purchasing. 

• Develop proficiency in the use of mill information systems including ABB and Oracle. 

• Perform other responsibilities related to the position as required. 

Qualifications: 

Required 

• Bachelor’s degree in pulp and paper science, chemical or industrial engineering, or related field. 

• Three to five years of experience demonstrated process troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving abilities in a paper-making environment. 

• Complete cost optimization projects that provide significant savings through product substitution, reduced variability, improved quality, and higher operating efficiency. 

• Carry out process improvement/optimization work including planning and supervising in-mill production trials. Determine areas requiring process improvements and coordinate efforts for achievement. 

• Write technical reports that clearly document trials, process improvement results, and capture cause and effect relationships. 

• Assist production in evaluating operation of major equipment and assist in design of modifications and changes required; aid operating personnel to better understand their processes. 

• Utilize process information systems to analyze production trends; assist in troubleshooting and identify possible improvements. 

• Support development and execution of capital projects. 

• Identify and develop non-capital process improvement projects to help the overall efficiency of the entire system in all aspects of production. 

• Maintain effective communications and working relationships with production supervision and operating personnel as well as product development, suppliers, asset development, maintenance, IT, environmental, sales and marketing, research, engineering, and purchasing. 

• Must be able to wear required PPE when needed, and travel through the facility to perform tasks in areas that are hot and humid.  

Preferred 

• Desired software experience: ABB, Oracle, PARCview 

• Preferred Certifications: Third party certification in Lean or Six Sigma 

• Experience implementing visual management. 

COMPETENCIES: 

• Exercise strong problem solving and analytical skills. 

• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain concepts to a varied audience when required.  

• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.