Process Chemical Engineer

Packaging Corporation of America; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) seeks a Process Chemical Engineer to provide process optimization and engineering support for the mill, including compliance coordination, lean projects, quality and product safety, and analytical and systems support.

The role focuses on developing methods to track and reduce operational costs, ensuring mill rules and company policies are followed, coordinating outside resources, and supervising mill and contract employees while using data to drive business

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering; Pulp and paper industry experience preferred.
• Manufacturing experience in pulp and paper is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide process optimization and engineering support for the mill, including compliance process coordination, lean projects, quality and product safety, and analytical and systems support.
• Develops and maintains methods for tracking and reducing operational costs.
• Ensure that mill rules are enforced and that company policies are followed.
• Coordinate the efforts of our outside resources to improve our operation by filtering and utilizing appropriate information.
• Schedule and supervise mill and contract employees as required.
• Conducts data analysis projects and uses data to make business decisions.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Job description

At Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), we think of ourselves as more than a box manufacturer. We are an ideas and solutions company. We seek to be the leader in helping our customers—large and small—to package, transport and display products of all kinds. It just happens to be that corrugated products are our area of expertise.

At PCA, you'll find the best people in the industry operating in a golden rule culture. We actively promote mutually rewarding relationships with each other and our customers by advocating respect for every individual, ethical and fair practices, and the highest standards in what we say and do. PCA is proud to have a highly skilled and experienced team leading the way.

As one of the largest producers of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the U.S., PCA offers customers broad expertise and economies of scale, while our multiple plant locations let us rapidly meet the local needs of our customers.

Process Chemical Engineer Duties

• Responsible for providing process optimization and engineering support for the mill which will include but not limited to, compliance process coordination, lean projects, quality and product safety, and analytical and systems support.
• Develops and maintains methods for tracking and reducing operational costs.
• Ensure that mill rules are enforced and that company policies are followed.
• Coordinate the efforts of our outside resources to improve our operation by filtering and utilizing appropriate information.
• Schedule and supervise mill and contract employees as required.
• Conducts data analysis projects and uses data to make business decisions.

Basic Qualifications

Education: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. Pulp and paper industry, manufacturing experience preferred.