Paper machine technical expert

WELCOME HOME – PULP & PAPER TECHNICAL EXPERT

At Cascades, Sustainable Development means Respecting the True Nature of our 10,000 talents. We put you first:

• Career pathways that support your goals 
• Excellent Benefits Package offering health options, life insurance, time off and more
• Financial Benefits include 401(k) Retirement Plan, Profit Sharing & Stock Options
• Well-Being Benefits include EAP options, lifestyle Benefits, legal plan, critical illness, etc.
• Base Salary Range for Pulp & Paper Technical Expert is $92k-$138k.
• Profit Sharing based on profitability of the company is offered as a % of base salary.   

At Cascades you can develop your full potential, sustainably, by applying your expertise within the Cascades Tissue Group of our team as a Pulp & Paper Technical Expert 
 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote a collaborative approach and knowledge transfer as you support the Group's various mills in terms of pulp and paper expertise.
• Engage manufacturing professionals through significant contribution to their development and local expertise to ensure their autonomy. 
• Coach local teams with equipment issues (troubleshooting) to ensure their continuous learning.
• Contribute root cause analysis and corrective action recommendation when inefficiencies are identified, and failures are experienced.
• Analyze the monthly and quarterly corrective actions and major losses to assist plants in prioritizing action plans to reduce and eliminate technical obstacles.
• Collaborate with plant leaders to establish and prioritize projects and/or mandates for the group's paper machines. 
• Provide expertise in engineering and/or investment and/or development projects, in which you will be called upon to make recommendations.
• Introduce new technologies and/or products into the plants and collaborate on product development or substitution. 
• Identify opportunities for improvement, operational gains, untapped opportunities concerning paper machines and related processes. 
• Ensure that resources (chemicals, production supplies, etc.) are used correctly as a whole.
• Develop and maintain expert knowledge of respective supply markets, competitors, and product innovations; understand competition to identify threats/opportunities

Bring out the best in yourself. Commit. Evolve. Persevere. Every day, our colleagues choose to respect their true nature by contributing with passion to our mission.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & STRENGTHS

• Strong ability to positively influence partners and clients and guide them towards best practices.
• Openness that allows you to gain a thorough understanding of the needs of partners and clients.
• Leadership needed to rally teams around common objectives.
• Influence required to encourage teams to adhere to standards, budgets, and timelines.
• Ability to apply your expertise and specialized knowledge to realistic approaches.
• A desire to generously share knowledge for the benefit of our partners and clients.

REQUIREMENTS

• 10 years' cumulative experience relevant to the position and area of expertise.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical or chemical) or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to travel (between 50% and 75% of the time) and legal authorization to travel to multiple sites.  (support for plants in North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin).
• Experience reading and interpreting piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID's), layout drawings, and mechanical drawings.

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Cascades believes in the success of an inclusive organization that values diversity within its team. It will fairly consider all those qualified for this position. The use of the masculine in our communication refers to both women and men.

About Cascades

• Being part of Cascades means revealing the full potential of matter, people, and ideas. We are a source of possibilities. Since 1964, we have been offering sustainable, innovative, and value-creating solutions in terms of packaging, hygiene and recovery.
   
• Join 12,000 women and men working in a network of more than 90 business units located in North America and Europe.