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About the Role

This hands-on, senior individual contributor role serves as the technical authority for the full fiber-to-reel process across three Ontario paper mills. The focus is on improving throughput, stabilizing quality, reducing cost-per-ton, and translating multi-site strategic initiatives into measurable mill-floor results.

Responsibilities

• Own process performance from stock prep to reel across all three Ontario mills
• Lead network-level troubleshooting for runnability issues, sheet defects, breaks, and grade changes
• Maintain mass, water, and energy balances across stock prep, wet end, and ETP operations, including upstream impacts on aerobic and anaerobic treatment
• Optimize process control loops, including tuning, PID configuration, cascade and feed-forward strategies, and DCS performance
• Lead root cause investigations into chronic losses and implement engineered countermeasures to prevent recurrence
• Embed solutions through standard work, controls, and systems that sustain gains across shifts and grade changes
• Standardize and audit process parameters, operating windows, and control setpoints across the three mills
• Lead process workstreams for corporate-sponsored, multi-site initiatives across the Ontario network
• Author and maintain SOPs, control narratives, and trial protocols for network use
• Align best practices across mills where grade mix and equipment allow
• Provide technical coverage for site process engineers during vacancies, absences, or capability gaps
• Design, execute, and report mill trials using DOE with defined success criteria, controls, and go/no-go decisions
• Partner with Quality to protect sheet integrity and downstream customer performance during trials
• Quantify trial results in OEE, cost-per-ton, and grade capability, and present recommendations in weekly leadership review
• Support commissioning, startup ramp-up, and validation of capital projects against target performance
• Use historian, lab, and DCS data to identify and prioritize high-ROI improvement opportunities
• Build and maintain process KPI dashboards with the Senior Digital Engineer
• Apply SPC and capability analysis to separate signal from noise before recommending changes
• Lead all process work with a safety-first approach and apply MOC and HAZOP where required
• Coordinate with Environmental on process changes affecting effluent quality, system loading, and treatment performance

Requirements

• Engineering degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Pulp & Paper, or a related discipline from a recognized university
• 8–12 years of process engineering experience in a continuous manufacturing environment, including at least 5 years in pulp and paper operations
• Demonstrated experience owning process performance on a commercial paper machine; recycled linerboard or containerboard experience is considered a strong asset
• Working knowledge of the full fiber-to-reel process, including stock prep, mill water balance, and the interface with aerobic and anaerobic effluent treatment systems
• Hands-on experience with process control fundamentals, including loop tuning, PID configuration, DCS-based troubleshooting, and interpretation of historian or trend data
• Proven ability to lead mill trials, vendor and OEM engagements, and improvement initiatives from scoping through implementation with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical capability using historian platforms, DCS trends, Excel, Minitab, or similar statistical tools to drive process decisions
• Eligibility for P.Eng. registration in Ontario, or a commitment to obtain registration within 12 months; P.Eng. in good standing is preferred
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel daily between Ontario mill sites, with flexibility to support extended hours during trials, startups, and production events
• Experience with OCC or recycled furnish, wet end chemistry, Six Sigma, or capital project commissioning is considered an asset
• Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal and background check.

Skills

• Process Expertise: Strong knowledge of fiber-to-reel operations, troubleshooting, water balance, stock prep chemistry, ETP systems, and DCS controls
• Disciplined Problem-Solving: Uses structured root cause analysis, backs decisions with data, and builds lasting solutions
• Independent Mindset & Project Leadership: Leads projects end-to-end, works independently, and turns strategy into mill-floor results
• Vendor & OEM Leadership: Manages suppliers and OEMs as a technical lead and challenges proposals on merit and performance
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Works across technical, operations, and maintenance teams to align priorities and deliver solutions
• Floor Presence & Communication: Communicates clearly on the mill floor and in leadership reviews, turning analysis into action
• Team Orientation & Mentorship: Contributes as a team player, mentors junior talent, and accepts feedback professionally

Location

• Ontario

Work Type

• Full-time
• On-site

Experience Level

• Senior

Education Level

• Engineering degree

Salary/Compensations

• $ 83,450.00 - $ 104,300.00 per year

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage (dependents included)
• Teamwork-focused culture with sustainability initiatives and social events
• A culture of appreciation through a point-based recognition
• Opportunities for advancement and internal movement
• Education assistance for continuous skill development
• Academic scholarships for employees’ children
• Safety equipment and PPE support program
• Retirement savings and wellness initiatives

About the Company

• At Atlantic Packaging, every box tells a story and yours begins here. As a proudly Canadian-owned company with over 80 years of excellence in the corrugated packaging industry with operations within North America (Ontario, Quebec and United States), we’re committed to sustainability, customer excellence and community impact. Since 1945, we’ve supported local jobs and built a legacy of trust with our clients and team members. At Atlantic, your ideas matter, your growth is supported and your work makes a real impact.

Equal Opportunity

• Atlantic Packaging is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible and respectful environment for all candidates. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team—we’re here to support you.