Technical Assistant- Power

Position Title: 

Technical Assistant- Power

Pay Rate: 

$101,000-$134,600

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP’s short –term incentive plan.

Category/Shift: 

Salaried Full-Time 

Physical Location: 

7600 AL-10

Pine Hill, AL 36769

The Pine Hill Mill is currently seeking a Technical Assistant for the Powerhouse. The Pine Hill Mill is a complex, fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility with two machines. The mill includes multiple process lines of wood handling, pulping, power and recovery, and effluent treatment. The position works within the Powerhouse Group and reports to the Business Unit Manager-Power. 

The Job You Will Perform: 

The Technical Assistant (TA) role is an assistant to area operations management and acts as a resource for all facets of day-to-day operations, while designing systems to build long-term stability and reliability.  This role is heavily involved in a broad spectrum of areas such as Operations, Maintenance, Technical, and People, and supports safety, environmental, people, operations, and reliability results for the area.  Reporting for this position varies by area.

• Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results

• Develop tools and systems to maintain compliance with all applicable environmental permitting and ensure all environmental compliance systems are reliable and accurate (NCG, air, water, etc.)

• Support training processes in alignment with GMTI to ensure a pool of highly skilled team members

• Build effective systems and materials such as operating procedures (SOP), troubleshooting documents (TCC), and other training materials

• Support engagement processes to ensure the crews have ownership and feel valued within the organization

• Coordinate within each business unit and across other business units to optimize area production to meet the needs of the department and the mill, including process balances as needed (e.g. upset conditions and outages)

• Complete technical process evaluations and improvements

• Seek out and implement best practices using teams, databases, vendors, and other technical resources

• Support the manufacturing work systems (MWS) process to prioritize and plan daily work, routine outages, and annual outages including operational, maintenance, and contractor tasks

• Coordinate outage and other routine work as needed, which may include review of bid proposals and planned spending to ensure maximum value is achieved

• Serve as a contractor coordinator (owner’s rep) as required

• Support improvements in a healthy and highly functioning basic care process

• Lead ongoing improvement efforts in reliability pacesetter elements

• Participate in the 5S program for the area, including leading 5S improvement projects as needed

• Participate in cost reduction program idea generation and implementation process

• Provide support for capital project development and implementation

• Implement systems to improve/sustain results, including PI processbook pages, excel spreadsheet tools, Proficy based centerlining systems, etc.

• Provide support for budgeting cycle targeted at delivering year over year savings

• Lead and sustain continual improvement of Manufacturing Excellence culture within the business unit

• Fill in for area operations leaders as needed

• Fulfill weekend duty team leadership role for the department

The Skills You Will Bring:

• B.S. degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience required.

• Prefer 3 to 5 years’ experience in Pulp, Paper, or Power operating areas of a paper manufacturing facility.

• Instill safety as a core value within the team and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety

• Quickly develop thorough knowledge of mill equipment and systems

• Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels

• Approach positional responsibilities in an inclusive manner by engaging all team members in area, department, and mill

• Utilize the International Paper Change Process to drive change

• Possess Manufacturing Excellence (ME) certification of white or green belt

• Utilize strong organizational skills to handle multiple tasks effectively