Quality Control/Optimization Tech
Position Title: Controls/Optimization Technician
Reports To: Operations Manager
Function/Purpose:
Reporting to the Operations Manager – Working to maximize profit, lumber recovery and product quality by optimizing production, product flow and grade standards to meet current market demands and customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in developing and achieving targets in safety, quality, cost, delivery and employee engagement
- Assist in Capital Project installations and commissioning
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site for safety, quality, and production
- Work closely with supervisors to ensure quality and production standards are understood and achieved
- Engage in regular monitoring and tracking of machine center performance
- Support quality control processes across the site as required
- PLC programming installation/servicing/troubleshooting
- Support automation initiatives
- Attend applicable training courses & meetings to enhance job skills and knowledge
Quality:
- A strong commitment to safety
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong computer skills
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Creative thinker
- Team player
- Results focused
- Committed to learning and skill development
Education and Training Requirements
- Post-secondary education in a relevant field: electrical, information technology, instrumentation, electronics engineering, programming, controls and automation design.
- Log Scaling and Grading certification would be an asset
- Work experience in a milling/industrial envirionment environment
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