Sugar Boiler Technician

ASR Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

ASR Group's Redpath Sugar factory in Toronto is seeking a Sugar Boiler to operate crystallization pans, evaporators, and syrup production on a continental shift. You will ensure quality standards for white and specialty sugars while balancing steam and maintenance constraints.

Candidate should have a university degree or 5 years in the sugar industry, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently under safety and quality guidelines.

Qualifications

• University degree or 5 years sugar industry experience.
• Experience operating process control systems.
• Ability to make quick decisions focusing on safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Operate and control sugar crystallization pans and syrup production to meet quality standards.
• Manage pan operations within steam, tank level and maintenance constraints.
• Oversee remelt pans to optimize sucrose extraction from syrups.
• Produce syrups for yellow and specialty syrups and fulfill production orders.
• Diagnose issues using WonderWare and data observations and take corrective actions.
• Operate evaporator systems and coordinate with shift supervision and engineers.

Skills

Control systems

Quality control

Decision making

Safety awareness

Education

University degree

5 years sugar industry experience

Tools

WonderWare

Job description

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.

OVERVIEW:

Operate and control the sugar crystallization pans, evaporators and syrup production on a continental shift.

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Achieve the required standards of quality for white and speciality sugar production.
• Operate the pans within the constraints of the process, e.g. steam supply, tank levels and maintenance requirements
• Manage the remelt pans to meet the required standards of sucrose extraction from the remelt syrups
• Manufacture the syrups for yellow syrup production, speciality syrups for Liquid loads, and customer orders within specification
• Diagnose problems in the operation using the WonderWare control system, laboratory database and independent observations. Able to then make the required decisions to resolve them to support the plant goals. Multiples (6) Computer screens
• Operate the evaporator system and interact with shift supervision, Stationary Engineers to balance steam flow
• Start up and shut down of evaporator and vacuum pan systems during both routine and emergency stops.
• Operate and control the white sugar crystallization pans.
• Operate and control the remelt sugar crystallization pans
• Manufacture the syrups required for the yellow and speciality syrups for production
• Operate and control the liquor evaporators and vapour systems

RELATIONSHIPS/INTERDEPARTMENT LIAISONS :

• Shift Superintendent: Work with the Shift Superintendent to achieve the priorities required for the shift.
• Hourly employees: Communicate with hourly employees when dropping strikes and planning yellows/specials.
• Area Managers: The Sugar Boiler closely with the Crystallization Area Manager to achieve the objectives that they have for the refinery.
• Analytical Thinking & Decision Making – Identifies and understands trends and/or issues; connects data points through analysis to arrive at a logical conclusion.
• Effective Communication – Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner by tailoring one's message to fit the interests and needs of the audience.
• Establishes Trust – Gaining the confidence and faith of others by actions and words that promote being honest, forthcoming and vulnerable.
• Problem-Solving – Anticipates, evaluates, diagnoses, and resolves problems in a systematic and fact-based manner.
• Results Orientation & Accountability – Takes accountability, identifies, executes and drives actions to consistently achieve desired results.
• Teamwork & Collaboration – Creates a climate that fosters commitment to a common vision and shared values that promote cooperation and working together through trust and support of others.

WORK EXPERIENCES:

• Confidently operate a computer control system to control process equipment in an environment that demands a high level of multi-tasking.
• Experience with meeting tight quality parameters and making decisions to change the process operating settings to achieve the desired results is key.
• Prior experience in sugar refining or similar industry is a big advantage.
• The Sugar Boiler needs to be experienced enough to exercise sound judgement with safety, quality and people issues, work independently and be able to make quick decisions.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• University degree or a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the sugar industry

LOCATION OF ROLE:

• Redpath Sugar, Toronto

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

• No

PAY RATE:

• $41.95/hour.
• This position has shift premiums and overtime.
• This is a vacant position

Job applicants must already be legally eligible to work for Redpath Sugar Ltd. in a full-time permanent role. The company does not provide immigration sponsorship or support for this role.

For more than 100 years, our employees have taken pride in “Making Life a Little Sweeter” by providing our customers and consumers with quality service and sugar products. Our commitment to that principle drives us in all that we do and encourages us to uphold our company’s high ethical standards of business conduct to ensure our continued success.