Process Control Engineer Jobs

Alberta Newsprint Company (ANC), a joint venture of the Stern Group and West Fraser Timber Company Ltd., is a leading manufacturer of premium paper products. Located in Whitecourt, and operating with a non-unionized workforce, the firm’s paper mill—the first in Alberta—produces paper of such high quality that it has become the standard by which other paper products manufactured in North America are measured. The company is a successful, well-financed, progressive organization that is regarded as one of the best companies in the paper industry.

ANC is currently recruiting for a full-time, permanent Process Control Engineer role. Reporting to the Automation, Technology and Systems Manager, as part of our systems department, this position actively analyzes, identifies, and designs process improvements to improve the quality, efficiency, yield, and safety of ANC’s paper manufacturing process.

The right candidate is a technical expert who is comfortable managing between ideas and actualities, and skilled at leading that process.

We are currently seeking to fill 2 Process Control Engineer roles.

Responsibilities & Duties

Provide support or take a leading role in the following areas and corresponding activities:

Process Control And Operations

• Control Loop Performance and Tuning, including Key Performance Indicator
• Operations and Production support.
• Basic and Advanced Process Control Strategies.
• Identification of Control Optimization Opportunities.
• Power Plant Cost Reduction/efficiency

Design Documentation

• P&C diagrams.
• Alarm Philosophy.
• SmartPlant Instrumentation/Electrical
• HMI Configuration Standard.
• Control System Configuration Standard.
• Control Narratives / Cause and Effect Diagrams.
• Control System Network Architecture.

Control Systems And Configuration

• Consistent implementation of Logic and HMI standard.
• System Heath Status, Diagnostics and Troubleshooting.
• Control Process Networking Planning and Deployment.
• Historian.
• Support App/Scripting Development.
• Cybersecurity Planning.
• Implementation of IIoT Practices.

Project

• New Initiatives Crew Presentation.
• Participation in Technical Reviews.
• Control System Upgrade and Mill areas modernization.
• Lead new technology implementation.
• User Requirement Documentation.
• Management of Change.

On-going Support

• E&I Technician Support/Skills Development.
• Foster a team work environment and encourage continuous communication with Operations.
• Establish Work practices.
• Process Control System troubleshooting.
• Participate in the On-Call support program.
• Meet regularly with E&I team members and operations to identify opportunities where support can be provided.
• Become adept to the Company policies/procedures and Regulatory standards to provide adequate support whenever electrical / instrumentation or process control design changes are made in the mill.

Qualifications

• Highly experience in DCS and PLC configurations, preferred but not limited to ABB 800xA/AC800M, Bailey Symphony Plus and Siemens PLCs platforms.
• Historian integration/configuration (MOPS, DataPark, OSI PI), computer virtualization and TCP/IP networking is an asset.
• Have a sense of responsibility, accountability, and ownership of your work. Be a self-starter and self-motivated to complete tasks and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge on Industrial Communication Protocols (Modbus TCP, ProfiBus, Profinet)
• Realtime optimization, Artificial Intelligent and/or Machine Learning are definitively assets.
• Strong foundation in Control System documentation; Control Narratives, PFD, P&IDs, Cause and Effects Diagrams, User Requirement/Functional Design/Detailed Design Specifications.
• Demonstrated skills in legacy and modern programming languages (Visual Basic, Python, SQL, etc.) and/or data analytics and visualization tools is beneficial.
• Adept to Project Management Cycle in a multifunctional environment.
• Knowledge on OT/IT Manufacturing Best Practices and Industrial Automation Cybersecurity.
• Engineering Degree specialized in Process Control.
• Team player, open to transfer knowledge, with a mentoring mindset, innovative thinking,
• In depth knowledge of Advanced Process Control Strategies and loop tuning methods.
• Must have a safety-focused mindset and strong knowledge of safe work practices.
• 5+ years’ experience in process industry (pulp and paper experience is an asset).
• Experienced on Alarm Management Cycle, High Performance and Abnormal Situation Management Operator Displays.
• APEGA Membership as a P.Eng. or eligible.

Alberta Newsprint Company will only consider those eligible to work in Canada either by citizenship, permanent residency, or valid Canadian open work permit.

We thank all those who apply, but only applicants being actively considered for employment will be contacted.

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