What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Supervisor (Quinnesec, MI) position at Billerud?
Purpose
Job description
What if you could go to work and contribute to a sustainable future? Billerud is a leading sustainable packaging materials and paper company. We are passionate paper makers committed to providing the best solutions to our customers. It is our goal to deliver a quality product, on time. We offer competitive compensation, full benefits, opportunities for growth and advancement, and an understanding that our people make us successful. If you are passionate about what you do and driven to do it well, there is a place for you at Billerud’s Quinnesec Mill!
Summary Description
The Process Engineer Supervisor – Pulp & Recovery is responsible for managing the technical engineering group supporting the pulp mill (Fiberline), recovery operations, and utility systems. This role leads a team of Process and Production Engineers focused on optimizing safety, environmental performance, reliability, and cost efficiency across pulping, chemical recovery, and energy generation systems.
The supervisor drives process optimization, capital and reliability projects, and operational troubleshooting while ensuring alignment with mill production, quality, and sustainability goals. This role also supports long-term strategic initiatives, including energy efficiency, chemical recovery optimization, and environmental compliance improvements.
Qualifications
Key Accountabilities:
Minimum Required Experience and Education:
Required Skills
Minimum Required Skills:
Billerud NA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.
Why us?
At Billerud, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward‑thinking team dedicated to shaping a more sustainable future. We’re committed to supporting your growth, well‑being, and long‑term success.
Do you want to help create a sustainable future through your work?
At Billerud, we are fully committed to reduce our and our customers carbon footprint by offering high-performance paper and packaging materials. We are convinced that the right solutions can be important tools to help fight climate change. That's why we see it as our responsibility to enable the best packaging choices, for a better tomorrow.
Our proud history in the forestry and paper industry goes back more than 150 years. Since then, we’ve grown to what we are today: a world leading company in high-performing paper and packaging materials - passionately committed to sustainability, quality, and customer value. Our materials are the basis of packaging and paper products used by millions of people around the world, 24 hours a day, all year round.
We serve customers in more than 100 countries through our three business areas Liquid Packaging Board, Paper and Paper Board. Our nine production units are located in Sweden, USA, and Finland and we have around 5,200 employees in 16 countries. Our annual turnover is approximately SEK 40.5 billion and the share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. At Billerud we always put safety first, care for each other, and do what we say.
Join us in redefining sustainable packaging and drive meaningful change for a better tomorrow.
Job description
What if you could go to work and contribute to a sustainable future? Billerud is a leading sustainable packaging materials and paper company. We are passionate paper makers committed to providing the best solutions to our customers. It is our goal to deliver a quality product, on time. We offer competitive compensation, full benefits, opportunities for growth and advancement, and an understanding that our people make us successful. If you are passionate about what you do and driven to do it well, there is a place for you at Billerud’s Quinnesec Mill!
Summary Description
The Process Engineer Supervisor – Pulp & Recovery is responsible for managing the technical engineering group supporting the pulp mill (Fiberline), recovery operations, and utility systems. This role leads a team of Process and Production Engineers focused on optimizing safety, environmental performance, reliability, and cost efficiency across pulping, chemical recovery, and energy generation systems.
The supervisor drives process optimization, capital and reliability projects, and operational troubleshooting while ensuring alignment with mill production, quality, and sustainability goals. This role also supports long-term strategic initiatives, including energy efficiency, chemical recovery optimization, and environmental compliance improvements.
Qualifications
Key Accountabilities:
- Manage Technical group project load, including prioritization, execution, and alignment with mill objectives.
- Champion safety and environmental compliance across all technical activities, with strong focus on recovery boiler, causticizing, and utilities systems.
- Support daily operations through process troubleshooting and root cause analysis in fiberline, recausticizing, evaporation, recovery boiler, and utilities.
- Lead and support process optimization initiatives to improve yield, chemical efficiency, energy utilization, and equipment reliability.
- Drive strategic improvement projects related to:
- Chemical recovery efficiency
- Steam and power generation optimization
- Water and energy reduction
- Cost savings and reliability improvements
- Coordinate and support capital projects, trials, and process changes.
- Develop and mentor engineers and technical resources within the group.
- Utilize data and systems to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement
Minimum Required Experience and Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or related discipline preferred).
- Commit to work safely and promote others to do so as well.
- 5 years of experience in operations and/or technical responsibilities in manufacturing or BS degree in Engineering.
- Ability to lead and work cooperatively and effectively with a team towards a common goal.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
- Computer skills with strong Excel knowledge.
- Confident self-starter with demonstrated ability to plan and organize.
- Proven experience with: Leading and Advocating Change, Drive for
- Results, Communication, Managerial Courage, Building an Effective Team, and Managing through Systems.
Required Skills
Minimum Required Skills:
- Strong communications, interpersonal and organizational skills as well as demonstrated abilities to champion change and influence others at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to give encouragement, guidance, and direction to improve safety performance.
- Self-starter able to work effectively with minimal direct supervision.
- Maintain knowledge of corporate, state, and federal safety rules and regulations.
- Physical stamina and agility to conduct on-site inspections of the facility and equipment
- Experience in kraft pulping, chemical recovery, and/or utility systems (steam/power generation).
- Understanding of recovery boiler operations, evaporation and recausticizing processes and energy and steam balance optimization
Billerud NA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.
Why us?
At Billerud, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward‑thinking team dedicated to shaping a more sustainable future. We’re committed to supporting your growth, well‑being, and long‑term success.
- Impactful Work – Contribute to meaningful sustainability initiatives.
- Career Growth – Access development programs and internal advancement opportunities.
- Education Support – Tuition reimbursement certificate programs through partner schools.
- Competitive Compensation – Performance‑based bonus eligibility (role dependent).
- Comprehensive Benefits –
- Multiple medical plans with virtual care options
- Generous 401(k) offerings
- HSA contribution match additional preventive exam contribution
- Dental & vision coverage
- Company‑paid disability insurance
- Prescription benefits
Do you want to help create a sustainable future through your work?
At Billerud, we are fully committed to reduce our and our customers carbon footprint by offering high-performance paper and packaging materials. We are convinced that the right solutions can be important tools to help fight climate change. That's why we see it as our responsibility to enable the best packaging choices, for a better tomorrow.
Our proud history in the forestry and paper industry goes back more than 150 years. Since then, we’ve grown to what we are today: a world leading company in high-performing paper and packaging materials - passionately committed to sustainability, quality, and customer value. Our materials are the basis of packaging and paper products used by millions of people around the world, 24 hours a day, all year round.
We serve customers in more than 100 countries through our three business areas Liquid Packaging Board, Paper and Paper Board. Our nine production units are located in Sweden, USA, and Finland and we have around 5,200 employees in 16 countries. Our annual turnover is approximately SEK 40.5 billion and the share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. At Billerud we always put safety first, care for each other, and do what we say.
Join us in redefining sustainable packaging and drive meaningful change for a better tomorrow.