Process Control Specialist

Required Qualifications:

• Commitment to safety – demonstrated record of understanding and following safety practices and procedures.
• Technical Diploma in Controls, Instrumentation, Robotics, or similar field or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong electrical and PLC troubleshooting skills.
• Electrical experience and build capabilities including process control panels, safety circuit, wiring diagrams, I/O, MCC, VFD's, Drives, Tuning, Servers, pneumatics, valves, hydraulics, P & ID diagrams.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Innovative, willing to learn and open to new ideas.
• Able to read, understand and interpret prints/drawings/manuals to troubleshoot power and control electrical systems.
• Solid organization and prioritization skills.
• Strong interpersonal and listening skills, with team focus.
• Strong verbal and written communication/presentation skills.

Preferred:

• At least 5 years' experience in Electrical and Process Controls Systems in an industrial manufacturing and production environment.
• Strong Control Logix programming/troubleshooting skills (RSLogix 5000 and Studio 5000 software).
• Experience with electrical power distribution equipment and maintenance.
• Experience with safety and electrical conformance standards including UL, NEC, OSHA, NFPA 70E, IEEE and FM.
• Experience managing capital projects (budgeting, developing project packages with bids, project scope, execution plans, etc.).
• Solid understanding and ability to diagnose electronic hardware.
• Experience in AutoCAD or other Engineering Drawing software.
• Basic networking and network terminology.
• Experience with or willing to learn TCPIP, Ethernet IP, and other networks.
• Knowledge of modern machine safeguarding standards, e.g.: ISO13857.
• Experience with modern PLC motion control drives and methods.
• Experience with high voltage (10kV+) systems.

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $94,200 - $137,400 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 10% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits: When you join our team as a nonunion employee, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement: Nonunion Canadian employees are automatically enrolled in our Defined Contribution Pension Plan, which includes a paid company match up to 6%, in addition to a company contribution equaling up to 7.25% of your base salary. Employees are also eligible to enroll in the Retirement Savings Plan (Group RRSP).

About Wood Products:
We've been delivering quality building products and solutions to our customers for more than 100 years. From builders and dealers to specifiers and homeowners, we offer exceptional product performance and unparalleled support.

About Weyerhaeuser: We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. We’re serious about safety, driven to achieve excellence, and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart, talented people who are passionate about making a difference.

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team.

At Weyerhaeuser, our focus is as much on building our people as building our business. We are committed to creating an environment where individuals can flourish, diversities encouraged, and communities supported. We are one of the premier integrated forest organizations in the world. We've been in business for nearly 120 years and believe strongly in our core values of safety, integrity, citizenship, sustainability, and inclusion, which has awarded us being named as one of the World's most Ethical Companies over 10 times.

Our Edson OSB Mill is currently recruiting for a Process Control Specialist.

The Process Control Specialist (PCS) will play a critical role in supporting continuous improvement in safety, manufacturing, cost, process reliability and productivity at the OSB mill. The PCS will perform analysis on systems data and develop processes and improvement plans to support operations through Process Control Engineering. Other responsibilities will include HMI (Human Machine Interface) software and revisions, PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) revisions, Networking revisions, evaluation of operating software and implementation of changes required to achieve controls excellence.

Reporting to the Plant Process Control Manager, the PCS will interact with the plant maintenance and operations teams to support the use and maintenance of the system, and with engineers and project managers to facilitate engineering, capital and major maintenance projects.

This is a full-time, exempt salaried position. Dayshift schedule with flexibility to respond to unplanned plant events and work flexible schedules across shifts when required.

Key Functions:

• Perform process control troubleshooting & programming, drive installation & programming for all mill areas.
• Provide Technical assistance to specify, design and develop improvements in automation, process control & motion control systems.
• Deliver troubleshooting support mill-wide, maintain and enhance the engineering process control philosophy, strategy, and controls standard operating procedures.
• Lend expertise to departments to ensure understanding of process control characteristics.
• Assist in mentoring and training of maintenance associates in electrical systems, PLC & motion control systems.
• Assist in developing (and managing) capital project's PLC scope & requirements for new equipment and major repairs.
• Develop/maintain mill standards for PLC’s, HMI’s, and general Process Control Network.
• Work with power distribution systems including switchgear, transformers & MCC maintenance.
• Maintain broad-based product knowledge including Variable Frequency Drives (Allen Bradley), PLC’s (Allen Bradley), Motion Control, Coordinated Drive Systems, Instrumentation, Process Control, HMI Software (Wonderware and FactoryTalk), Network design experience with Ethernet.
• Participate in Business Process Controls Team activities - monthly involvement and reporting.
• Develop an understanding of the sawmill and planer manufacturing process and opportunities for continuous improvement.