Job Summary:

We are looking to hire a Process Controls Engineer in our Menominee, MI paper mill to develop and manage analysis methods for determining reliability of components, equipment, and processes.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Work with supplier support functions to ensure we have on-site spares for drive systems. (Including CTC screens, cables and specialty monitoring and sensing electronics.
• Become the site leader for trouble shooting and repair of electronic drive systems.
• Monitor and quantify reliability cost savings, increased production and/or equipment life cycle.
• Troubleshooting including mechanical, pneumatics, hydraulics, motor controls, and PLCs; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Read and interpret drawings, schematics, flow diagrams and PLC code to trouble shoot, maintain and install electrical control systems and equipment.
• Knowledge to maintain, repair, install and test electrical motors AC and DC, generators and battery back-up systems and their associated control systems.
• Knowledge to maintain, repair, install and test electrical switchgear, transformers, MCC’s, distribution panels etc. and their associated control systems.
• Program, troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial automation equipment including PLC’s, HMI, Variable Frequency Drives, Temperature, Flow, Pressure controls and other related devices.
• Maintain, troubleshoot and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices.
• Work closely with other maintenance team members to ensure the smooth running of the plant in a 24/7 continuous operation environment.
• Use of leading and lagging performance metrics and asset failure history to identify asset performance issues.
• Development and continuous improvement of asset strategies and tactics based on reliability principles.
• Developing a data-based decision-making culture where improvement opportunities are identified and prioritized using data. Data is used to understand root causes and development of optimal solutions.
• Capital Spending, Project Scope, Estimate, Funding Request, Schedule, Cost Control, Bid Packages, Requisitions, Drawings, Construction Management, Check Out, and Close Out.
• Manage and direct a team of hourly employees.
• Provide basic training in E&I principles.
• Drive the successful implementation of reliability improvement initiatives.
• Work with the Maintenance Team to drive this initiative.

Essential Skillset, Education/Qualification, Certification Attainment:

• 5-10 years of relevant experience within paper manufacturing and setting up preventative maintenance programs
• Strong fundamentals in application and must be able to establish programs from scratch
• Electrical Engineer degree qualified
• Ability to provide direction to E&I and maintenance teams.
• Basic Microsoft office skills such as Excel
• Strong decision-making skills
• People orientated.
• Problem solver and a doer
• Paper industry preferred.