Senior Engineer - Power and Recovery

Your Job

We are seeking a candidate to fill a manufacturing support role in the Manufacturing Technical Group Power & Recovery Technical Center. This position can be home based. The position will report to Director Boiler Strategy Execution and will work with multiple groups and disciplines throughout engineering, maintenance and operations to improve asset performance and reliability. Utilization of PBM and Frameworks to proactively support the development and execution of improvement plans for Power & Recovery equipment including power boilers, recovery boilers, evaporators, turbines and associated auxiliary equipment. This role will be responsible for collaborating with internal stakeholders to drive results, creating superior value to meet GP's manufacturing vision.

What You Will Do

• Develop strong relationships with partners in Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Businesses teams
• Provide remote and in-person technical troubleshooting and urgent care for utilities assets and processes
• Mentor operations and maintenance resources to ensure minimum level of qualifications are met to operate and maintain assets
• Support facility outages with particular focus on high value or high-risk projects to ensure success
• Perform benchmarking and gap closure analysis for asset reliability and performance
• Identify non-capital and capital improvement opportunities and partner with site and external engineering teams to develop, execute, and commission projects.
• Develop multi-year asset strategy and implementation plans for responsible assets
• Build and maintain OEM, vendor, contractor, and consulting network for responsible assets
• Support the development and implementation of Design, Operate, and Maintain (DOM) standards for associated systems and assets
• Collaborate with remote monitoring resources to develop and optimize monitoring strategies for responsible assets
• Comply with Environmental, Health and Safety requirements in all activities with the objective of achieving zero incidents

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology with a preference of Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Pulp and Paper Science. Consideration will also be given to candidates with 10 or more years of operations leadership experience in lieu of an engineering degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the pulp & paper industry operations, engineering, or OEM.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in operations leadership
• Knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of assets in scope of responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience in process improvement and process optimization
• Practical knowledge of ASME, BLRBAC, NFPA and similar codes/standards

Personal Attributes

• Proven capability of leading through influence; working with and through large cross-functional teams
• Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, with ability to collect, analyze, and distill data to identify key insights
• Proven ability to recognize potential issues, identify alternatives, and make recommendations
• Demonstrated team/group facilitation experience - meetings, knowledge sharing, problem solving, etc.
• Ability to travel at least 70%

What Will Put You Ahead

• Senior mill operations and maintenance leadership experience is preferred
• Demonstrated experience in projects and implementation of project activities.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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