Pulp Mill Process Control & OT Cybersecurity Specialist

Millar Western Forest Products Limited; Whitecourt; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Millar Western Forest Products Limited seeks a Process Control Specialist to maintain, optimize, and secure the mill’s control systems in Whitecourt, Alberta. The role reports to the Electrical Superintendent and collaborates with IT and OT teams.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Computer Science or Process Control Engineering or a Red Seal with 5–10 years of automation experience, plus strong PLC and DCS expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with programming experience in process control.
• Red Seal Journeyperson with 5–10 years industrial automation experience in OT/cybersecurity environments.

Responsibilities

• Developing, programming, and implementing process control solutions to improve mill performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to establish and maintain an effective cybersecurity risk management program across the OT environment.
• Supporting the design, implementation, and ongoing management of cybersecurity controls, policies, standards, and procedures for industrial control systems.
• Planning, budgeting, and coordinating process control system hardware and software upgrades with site management.
• Supporting the deployment and maintenance of industrial network infrastructure, next-generation firewalls, data historians, and IP camera systems.
• Identifying opportunities to improve process reliability, technology utilization, cybersecurity posture, and overall mill performance.

Skills

DCS

PLC

Industrial networking

Control system architecture

Cybersecurity best practices

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Process Control Engineering

Red Seal Electrical and Instrumentation Journeyperson certifications

Tools

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix

ABB control systems

OPC communications

VMware virtualization

Data historian technologies

IP camera systems

Job description

Millar Western Forest Products Limited seeks a Process Control Specialist to maintain, optimize, and secure the mill’s control systems in Whitecourt, Alberta. The role reports to the Electrical Superintendent and collaborates with IT and OT teams.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Computer Science or Process Control Engineering or a Red Seal with 5–10 years of automation experience, plus strong PLC and DCS expertise.