Where you will work:The Cypress Bend facility is located in the historic Mississippi River Delta and produces bleached paperboard and bleached Kraft pulp, used in the production of folding cartons, commercial print paperboard, carded packaging, and cup stock. This facility boasts over 300 talented employees and stretches across 730 acres. Clearwater Paper employees are proud to manufacture a high-quality product for an essential industry.

Cypress Bend is a rural community with close access to the Mississippi River. This is a wonderful location for those who love the outdoors and offers plenty of activities including fishing, hiking, camping, and biking. The Cypress Bend area also offers several opportunities for social and civic involvement including the McGehee Hospital, McGehee Boys & Girls Club, Food Pantry, Chamber of Commerce, Arkansas City Food Pantry, Paws and Claws Humane Society, and the Polite Foundation. Cypress Bend emphasizes exposure to the arts including the WWII Japanese Internment Museum, Desha County Museum, and SEArk Concert Association. Cypress Bend is in close proximity to McGehee, Monticello, and Drew Central public schools as well as UAM McGehee College of Technology and WAM Crossett College of Technology.

What you will do:The Project Engineer is critical to the success of the Clearwater paper business and holds a variety of technical responsibilities for our mill locations.

Project Management

• Assists operating and maintenance departments in developing proposed projects.
• Develops cost estimates, plans, and schedules for new projects.
• Assists with the preparation and submission of authorization for capital expenditure and major repair work.
• Prepare requests for quotations, evaluate proposals, and issue contracts for equipment purchases, material purchases, design services, and construction contracts.
• Circulate updated drawings and documentation to members of the project team.
• Review and approve any change orders.
• Coordinate project installations to have minimum impact on ongoing operations.
• Inspect work to ensure compliance with contract documents.
• Perform safety inspections to promote contractor job safety and eliminate safety incidents on projects.
• Ensure that project installation follows safe work practices by both contractor and Clearwater Paper employees.
• Provide regular status reports on projects. · Assist with the management of project scope and budget to the approved project plan.
• Maintain project documentation. Revise drawings and equipment files to reflect any changes. Update mill records to reflect changes.
• Initiate the pre-start-up safety review to ensure equipment is ready for start-up. · Work with maintenance and operations departments to ensure successful implementation of the project.
• Manage and drive a post-start-up punch list to meet the goals of the project.

Engineering Design

• Verify existing equipment layouts and dimensions.
• Assist with providing engineering analysis during the selection and optimization of equipment.
• Assist with detailed design drawings for equipment installations.
• Assist with the coordination of design activities of consulting engineers and equipment manufacturers.
• Review and approve equipment and engineering drawings.

Maintenance and Operation Assistance

• Provide technical assistance to troubleshoot equipment and/or operating problems.
• Research options and recommend solutions to resolve operating and/or maintenance issues.
• Coordinate contractor’s activities for contracted-out maintenance work during equipment downtimes.
• Provide engineering calculations and design drawings for equipment installed by maintenance crews.

Key Competencies and Attributes

• Actively seeks and allocates appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities, availability, motivation, and development needs; considers potential positive and negative impact, business unit priorities, organizational values, and the opportunity to enhance others’ knowledge and skills.
• Identifies barriers that impact customer service and retention; communicates concerns and recommendations to others.
• Uses an understanding of customer needs and the organization’s customer service practices to set priorities, make decisions, and take actions that create customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring.
• Creates relevant options for addressing problems and opportunities that will achieve desired outcomes.
• Systematically evaluates business opportunities, targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results.

What you will need:To be successful in this position, we are looking for candidates with the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering (required)
• Manufacturing internship (preferred)
• Project management experience (preferred)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Project at an intermediate level
• Proficient in AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks
• Ability to quickly learn new programs such as JD Edwards
• High-speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high-frequency noises, multiple hours standing, walking on concrete surfaces
• Personal protective equipment is required in the mill environment including eye and ear protection and steel-toed shoes.
• Dirt, noise, odor, and temperature extremes
• Climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in the manufacturing process

Total Reward Details:We prioritize an exceptional workplace experience, offering a comprehensive total reward package. Compensation ranges are estimates based on market data. Actual offers account for internal equity and the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience. Benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and more, generally begin after 30 days. Our paid time off includes vacation days, personal days, and company holidays. For more on our compensation philosophy, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at Talent.Acquisition@clearwaterpaper.com.

Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.