Power and Recovery Process Engineer

Your Job

The GP Wauna Mill is looking for a Power and Recovery Process Engineer.

The process engineer will develop and implement deliberate improvement opportunities within the Utilities Department.

This will include improving equipment operating envelopes, maintaining equipment reliability, developing asset strategies, optimizing energy usage, leading RCAs, advancing operator training, and supporting equipment outages.

This position is a key role within the Utilities Department that requires daily interactions with operators and other staff members (maintenance planners, vibration technicians, etc.).

The Power and Recovery Process Engineer resides on the Utilities team of 40+ employees and reports to the Utilities Department Superintendent.

Our Team

This position is a leadership role within the Utilities Department that requires daily interactions with operators and other staff members (maintenance planners, vibration technicians, etc.).

This position reports to the Utilities Department Superintendent.

The Wauna mill, it's 800+ team members, and products are a critical part of GP's Consumer Products portfolio.

The site manufactures high-profile Angel Soft®, Sparkle® and Vanity Fair® brands.

GP has invested heavily at Wauna in recent years to deliver competitive tissue and towel products, including a new tissue paper converting machine and palletizing robotics.

The mill also features a recent $150M investment rebuilding a paper machine, to further the mill's competitive position.

Located 1 hour North of Portland, the mill is nestled in outskirts of Astoria, OR and Clatskanie, OR.

Oregon serves as a major attraction for outdoor lifestyles including hiking, mountains, or summer beach time.

What You Will Do


* Provide timely and relevant information to supervisors, co-workers, and hourly staff to aide in knowledge shares and decision-making.


* Provide leadership during operational upset conditions by applying technical knowledge (both mechanical and process-related).


* Compile data from continuous process monitoring equipment to optimize unit operations.


* Engage Corporate/Industry SMEs to implement best practices.


* Monitor and optimize key process indicators for equipment runnability.


* Support and develop capital project conception and planning (includes evaluating potential upgrades for long-term sustainability).


* Support the planning and execution of unit outages and annual outages on various equipment (Boilers, Turbine Generators, Lime Kiln, etc.).


* Facilitate RCAs and coordinate/execute corrective actions in a timely manner.


* Improve the performance of the department's work efficiency by clearly defining department goals and KPIs to operators.


* Encourage operators to engage in their process and develop ownership of equipment.


* Create SOPs, escalation protocols, and troubleshooting guides to ensure reliable equipment operations and assist operators during upset conditions.
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