Process Control Engineer

Base Salary Range: $120000 - $150000

Job Title: Process Control Engineer
Job ID: 77604
Location: Whitecourt, Alberta
 

What you will be doing:
Provide support or take a leading role in the following areas and corresponding activities: 
Process Control and Operations

• Basic and Advanced Process Control Strategies. 

• Control Loop Performance and Tuning, including Key Performance Indicator. 

• Identification of Control Optimization Opportunities. 

• Power Plant Cost Reduction/Efficiency. 

• Operations and Production Support. 

Design Documentation

• Control Narratives / Cause and Effect Diagrams. 

• Control System Network Architecture. 

• SmartPlant Instrumentation/Electrical 

• HMI Configuration Standard. 

• Control System Configuration Standard. 

• Alarm Philosophy. 

• P&C diagrams. 

Control Systems and Configuration

• System Heath Status, Diagnostics and Troubleshooting. 

• Implementation of IoT Practices. 

• Control Process Networking Planning and Deployment. 

• Support App/Scripting Development. 

• Cybersecurity Planning. 

• Consistent implementation of Logic and HMI standard. 

• Historian. 

Project

• User Requirement Documentation. 

• Lead new technology implementation. 

• Control System Upgrade and Mill areas modernization. 

• New Initiatives Crew Presentation. 

• Management of Change. 

•  Participation in Technical Reviews. 

On-going support

• Establish Work practices. 

• Process Control System troubleshooting. 

• Foster a teamwork environment and encourage continuous communication with Operations. 

• E&I Technician Support/Skills Development. 

• Become adept to the Company policies/procedures and Regulatory standards to provide adequate support whenever electrical / instrumentation or process control design changes are made in the mill. 

• Meet regularly with E&I team members and operations to identify opportunities where support can be provided. 

• Participate in the On-Call support program. 

What you must have:

• Engineering Degree specialized in Process Control. 

• APEGA Membership as a P.Eng. or eligible. 

• Must have a safety-focused mindset and strong knowledge of safe work practices. 

• Have a sense of responsibility, accountability, and ownership of your work. Be a self-starter and self-motivated to complete tasks and meet deadlines. 

• 5+ years’ experience in process industry (pulp and paper experience is an asset). 

• In depth knowledge of Advanced Process Control Strategies and loop tuning methods. 

• Realtime optimization, Artificial Intelligent and/or Machine Learning are definitively assets. 

• Experienced on Alarm Management Cycle, High Performance and Abnormal Situation Management Operator Displays. 

• Knowledge of OT/IT Manufacturing Best Practices and Industrial Automation Cybersecurity. 

• Knowledge on Industrial Communication Protocols (Modbus TCP, ProfiBus, Profinet) 

• Historian integration/configuration (MOPS, DataPark, OSI PI), computer virtualization and TCP/IP networking is an asset. 

• Highly experienced in DCS and PLC configurations, preferred but not limited to ABB 800xA/AC800M, Bailey Symphony Plus and Siemens PLCs platforms. 

• Adept to Project Management Cycle in a multifunctional environment. 

• Strong foundation in Control System documentation; Control Narratives, PFD, P&IDs, Cause and Effects Diagrams, User Requirement/Functional Design/Detailed Design Specifications. 

• Demonstrated skills in legacy and modern programming languages (Visual Basic, Python, SQL, etc.) and/or data analytics and visualization tools is beneficial. 

• Team player, open to transfer knowledge, with a mentoring mindset, innovative thinking, 

Salary/Rate Range: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00



For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com