Engineer - Principal

Clearwater Paper (NYSE: CLW) is a publicly held company and a premier supplier of private brand tissue to major retailers, including grocery, drug, mass merchants and discount stores. In addition, the company produces bleached paperboard used by quality-conscious printers and packaging converters, and offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting. Clearwater Paper's employees build shareholder value by developing strong relationships through quality and service. Working at Clearwater Paper provides an opportunity to enrich your career through challenging and meaningful work and ongoing training and development-all in a supportive environment. We know our success depends on your success.

What you will do:

Technical and Operational Consultation

• Serves as principle internal subject matter expert to support operating sites in identifying and resolving pulp mill operations and process related opportunities leveraging FMEA, VAVE and Root Cause Analysis and other troubleshooting methodologies
• Lead the development and execution of assets reliability & safety programs incorporating capital prioritization.
• Research, identify and develop projects and process improvements for the pulp mill.
• Serve as principle contact to outside contractors and service providers, providing leadership and direction delivering projects and services within budget and time constraints

Continuous Improvement

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement through the review and refinement of utility asset reliability roadmap, parts strategy and vendor management
• Identify opportunities to improve overall performance through development and deployment of maintenance standards; process engineering, machine design/layout with emphasis on supporting energy saving programs
• Leverage engineering technical expertise through collaboration with chemical & vendor representation marketing to improve asset capabilities
• Communicate identified best practices and ensure long term application across the network
• Support WAVE initiatives and process
• Organizes and manages chemical agreements in conjunction with procurement and manufacturing

Engineering and Production Capability Building

• Foster an operating environment that encourages employee engagement through demonstration and modelling of Clearwater Paper's Core Values
• Drive a culture of technical collaboration throughout pulp mill Superintendents, Supervisors, Process Engineers, and Business Unit Leaders
• Enable technical and quality sustainment plan by promoting developing and transferring knowledge across work groups
• Provide technical consultative insight in collaboration with Manufacturing Director, for Qualification Cards (Q-Cards) for pulp production assets

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Strong capability in capital project planning and management with strong analytical skill to leverage data to drive quantitative and analytically based business decisions and take smart risks
• Demonstrated leadership courage to identify and communicate project risks; develop, align resources and communicate countermeasures to mitigate risks
• Able to think strategically and act tactically, hands on
• Demonstrated ability to lead in a matrixed and highly collaborative environment to influence change and core processes
• Confidence in dealing with ambiguity; bringing different perspectives to light and rallying others to aligned goals and objectives
• High degree of business curiosity; quick learner with a proactive and agile mindset
• Optimistically looks toward future for opportunities to innovate and improve
• Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal); leading and presenting complex materials for various audiences
• Demonstrated strong change management skills; aligning and bringing others along- act to improve culture, process, products
• Demonstrated ability to understand the organizational impact in decision making; see the big picture and distil it into action plans
• Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy while ensuring alignment across multiple stakeholders, self starter with ability and desire to collaborate with teams
• Demonstrated experience in influencing across diverse team- creating a vision, strategy, gaining alignment, developing plans and tactics to ensure delivery

What you will need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or related field required, Master's degree preferred
• 10+ years of progressive responsibility in pulp production engineering and manufacturing operations required
• 5+ years budgetary responsibilities (Project or Operating Budget)
• Experience in paper industry preferred
• Experience in both manufacturing, commercial (sales) or vendor management required
• Certifications in Project Management, TPM or Continuous Improvement (Six Sigma Green Belt/BlackBelt) desired but not required
• Certified Project Management (PMP) and change management methodologies preferred
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing personal development through continuing education, coaching, and developing others
• Highly adept performing at a fast pace communicating and collaborating across multiple stakeholders
• Confident and proficient in navigating in an automated environment with proficiency in MS Office Suite, multiple business intelligence databases
• High speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high frequency noises, multiple hours standing, walking on concrete surfaces
• Personal Protective Equipment required in mill environment.
• Climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding
• Dirt, noise, odor, & temperature extremes
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing process

Total Rewards DetailWe're committed to providing an exceptional workplace experience, including a comprehensive total reward package. This position is eligible for our Incentive Plan. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience among other factors. Benefits are generally available after 30 days and include medical, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and a 401k plan. Paid time off will include vacation days, personal days, and company holidays.

Clearwater Paper does not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position.Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and will not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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