Clearwater Paper (NYSE: CLW) is a publicly held company and a premier supplier of private brand tissue to major retailers, including grocery, drug, mass merchants and discount stores. In addition, the company produces bleached paperboard used by quality-conscious printers and packaging converters, and offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting. Clearwater Paper's employees build shareholder value by developing strong relationships through quality and service. Working at Clearwater Paper provides an opportunity to enrich your career through challenging and meaningful work and ongoing training and development-all in a supportive environment. We know our success depends on your success.

What you will do:
The Manufacturing Technical Engineer will serve as a leader in the development and continuous improvement effort of the manufacturing process. Key focus areas include safety, quality, cost, yield, waste, manufacturing uptime, process improvement, and process reliability. The successful candidate will act as a technical resource for the corporate technical team supporting and leading projects and process improvement efforts in the papermaking and converting operations.

Technical Assistance

• Evaluate new technologies, implement process changes, and develop systems to reduce operating costs, increase production, and improve quality.
• Leads data analysis, loss analysis, and technical troubleshooting efforts.
• Provides support data, data analysis, and technical recommendations for troubleshooting efforts, technical reports, and performance updates.
• Utilizes Data analysis to reduce variability or improve performance.
• Assists with designing solutions to eliminate equipment failures and process instabilities.
• Writes procedures, trains operators, and monitors compliance with quality procedures.
• Travels to mill sites to engage with production operations teams and for troubleshooting efforts and improvement projects.

Process Improvement

• Develops working knowledge of all process areas in areas including process flow, operator responsibility, major quality attributes, and areas for improvement.
• Initiates, conducts and documents results of process trials to improve productivity and/or quality.
• Assists with proposals to justify capital expenditures, help manage technical aspects, and assist with coordination of start-up of capital projects.
• Recommends and implements process improvements or chemical changes to improve the overall operation where applicable.
• Optimizes process by identifying and eliminating root causes of process variations.
• Assists with data collection and data analysis for justification of capital expenditures and coordination of start-ups.
• Conducts crew training in new process equipment or chemical additives.
• Monitors process variables and recommends changes in operation for improved performance.
• Monitors performance of wearable items (clothing, coater blades, doctor blades, etc.) and recommends changes leading to cost reduction, quality enhancements, or production improvement.

Leadership

• Participates in the development of less experienced engineers.
• Provides crew supervision during trials or upset conditions, or troubleshooting efforts to ensure the trial plans or troubleshooting efforts are properly executed.
• Mentors operations employees to ensure good technical and troubleshooting skills.
• Collaborates with other areas internal and external to the site and the corporation.
• Track, communicate, and share in accountability of profit/cost improvement tracking.

Key Competencies and Attributes

• Actively seeks and allocates appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities, availability, motivation, and development needs; considers potential positive and negative impact, business unit priorities, organizational values, and the opportunity to enhance others' knowledge and skills.
• Identifies barriers that impact customer service and retention; communicates concerns and recommendations to others.
• Uses an understanding of customer needs and the organization's customer service practices to set priorities, make decisions, and take actions that create customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring.
• Creates relevant options for addressing problems and opportunities that will achieve desired outcomes.
• Systematically evaluates business opportunities, targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results.
• Strong understanding of critical financial business metrics; ability to develop and leverage drive data to quantitative and analytical reporting to support business decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a matrixed and highly collaborative environment to influence change and core processes.
• Identifies and understands problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required,
• Background in data analysis, paper manufacturing, or Paper Science preferred.
• Five years of professional-level paper or consumer products manufacturing experience is required.
• Strong data mining and data analysis skills
• Experience with troubleshooting methodologies and root cause analysis.
• Tissue paper manufacturing preferred
• Structured paper (TAD, ATMOS, NTT) experience is advantageous
• Proficient knowledge of PI (Process Information Systems) and data analysis
• Previous experience using a Production Management system is preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Excellent planning and organization skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Strong computer skills, data mining, data analysis, solver programs preferred.
• Previous experience with CI, OEE, and TPM techniques is desired.
• High-speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high-frequency noises, multiple hours standing, and walking on concrete surfaces.
• Personal Protective Equipment is required in the mill environment.
• Dirt, noise, odor, and temperature extremes.
• Climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in the manufacturing process.
• Ability to travel regularly to manufacturing sites, ~50%.
• Ability to work non-routine hours such as evening or night when needed.

Total Reward Details:
We're committed to providing an exceptional workplace experience, including a comprehensive total reward package. This position is eligible for our Incentive Plan. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience among other factors. Benefits are generally available after 30 days and include medical, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and a 401k plan. Paid time off will include vacation days, personal days, and company holidays.

Clearwater Paper does not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and will not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

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