Product Development Technologist

Responsibilities

• Actively supports and promotes safe work practices throughout the mill by being present at safety activities and personally encouraging safe behaviors.
• Conducts a monthly safety meeting and performs safety audits.
• Continually networks to identify potential new product opportunities and chemistries.
• Supports improvements in existing grades and is a resource to PD Engineers to help develop new products.
• Conducts paper analysis reports on competitive paper samples.
• Affords assistance to operations in the scale up of new paper grades, including trials at the mill and at the customer’s plant.
• Supports the product development engineer, sales, marketing and technical services in introducing new products and maintaining existing products.
• Affords assistance with quality testing based on any field complaints of current grade offerings.
• Attends meetings as required.
• Is responsible for weekend coverage on a rotation basis.
• Reports problems with the food safety management system to identified person(s).

Requirements

• College degree in related field, or equivalent trade experience
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Pulp and Paper
• Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook proficiency