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Clearwater Paper Corporation Operational Excellence Capital Principal Engineer in Spokane, Washington
Description Where you will work: Clearwater Paper (NYSE: CLW) is a publicly held company and a premier supplier of private brand tissue to major retailers, including grocery, drug, mass merchants, and discount stores. In addition, the company produces bleached paperboard used by quality-conscious printers and packaging converters, and offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting. Clearwater Paper's employees build shareholder value by developing strong relationships through quality and service. Working at Clearwater Paper provides an opportunity to enrich your career through challenging and meaningful work and ongoing training and development-all in a supportive environment. We know our success depends on your success. This is a Hybrid National opportunity that will require travel up to 50% of the time. What you will do: The Operational Excellence Capital Principal Engineer will be called upon to execute capital project management best practices including but not limited to Front End Loading reviews, Interactive Planning Sessions, project playbook execution, change management planning, and construction management. This role is also responsible for tracking and reporting to divisional leaders and mill leadership on project schedules and budgets. Additional duties and responsibilities include: Work collaboratively with Operational Excellence Technology group and key stakeholders in the mill to develop technical solutions relating to improved productivity, reliability, and quality. Lead efforts with mill personnel to assist development of Standard Operating Procedures, Standard Maintenance Work Plans, Operator Basic Care rounds, Process Variation Reduction methodologies, and training plans for operators and maintenance personnel Foster an environment that encourages employee engagement through demonstration and modelling of Clearwater Paper's Core Values Drive a culture of technical collaboration throughout business Ensure adequate engineering tracking and reporting controls are being followed to evaluate the projects progress, schedule, and performance Provide assistance in overseeing construction efforts and assist with any troubleshooting or problem solving required to meet the design intent Ensures drawings and design details of existing facility are up to date and all field modifications made during construction are accurately documented Supports site in evaluating projects requiring outside engineering Develops or enhances project tools and engineering guidelines used to standardize engineering practices as it pertains to project management and implementation Key Competencies & Attributes Strong analytical skills to leverage data to drive quantitative and analytically based business decisions and take smart risks Demonstrated leadership courage to identify and communicate project risks; develop, align resources and communicate countermeasures to mitigate risks Able to think strategically and act tactically, hands on Demonstrated ability to lead in a matrixed and highly collaborative environment to influence change and core processes. Confidence in dealing with ambiguity; bringing different perspectives to light and rallying others to aligned goals and objectives. High degree of business curiosity; quick learner with a proactive and agile mindset Optimistically looks toward future for opportunities to innovate and improve Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal); leading and presenting complex materials for various audiences. Demonstrated experience in influencing across diverse team- creating a vision, strategy, gaining alignment, developing plans and tactics to ensure delivery. Demonstrated strong change management skills; aligning and bringing others along- act to improve culture, process, products. Demonstrated ability to understand the organizational impact in decision making