At Port Hawkesbury Paper, we are the leader in supercalendered paper in North America. Port Hawkesbury Paper’s approach to business and environmental sustainability creates an economic cornerstone and generates innovative careers for eastern Nova Scotia. Our mission is to continually exceed our customers' expectations through a commitment to responsive, personalized service along with reliable and competitive products in the printing and publication paper market. The people behind the paper make the difference.
Open Positions:
Woodlands Operations Supervisor
Do you want something more than just a job? Are you looking for a career in forestry where people are empowered to grow? That opportunity is waiting for you as a Woodlands Operations Supervisor at Port Hawkesbury Paper.
Living and working in our Eastern Cape Breton Island district, you would report to the Woodlands Superintendent. Working in this position, you oversee harvesting, road construction and silviculture performed by our woodlands contractors - helping to meet the district’s supply chain goals.
Opportunities Provided:
While working within the framework of the Sustainable Forest Management Long Term Plan, you would be practicing your skills at timber cruising, GPS’ing, harvest block development, contractor supervision, environmental protection, road planning, harvesting, and silviculture.
Complimenting your field skills, you will utilize and expand your office experience by using programs such as LRM, LIMS, Microsoft Office, GIS, ArcMap and Survey 123. Your ideas, knowledge and leadership will help contribute to the team’s daily decision-making processes and the company’s continuous improvement.
Port Hawkesbury Paper offers competitive compensation (bi-weekly salary range from $2500 to $3100) and a comprehensive benefits package as well as a challenging, rewarding work environment.
Your Added Value:
You will bring with you a post-secondary education in Forestry. An asset would be having three or more years of experience working in a team environment while having the autonomy to make your own decisions.
Your skills and Competencies:
- Ability to work safely in a team environment
- Extensive organizational and time management skills
- Effective planning, multi-tasking and problem-solving competencies
- Aptitudes in field navigation and mapping
- Highly motivated, confident in decision-making ability and self-driven
- Strong communication, people management skills and integrity
While not working, hike and bike many trails, kayak or canoe waterways, swim at the many sandy beaches, visit several historic parks like Louisbourg, or go camping in the famous Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Enjoy the many festivals and events unique to each of the small communities in the area and larger centers like New Glasgow, Antigonish, Sydney and Port Hawkesbury.
If this sounds like the career for you, please apply by sending your resume and cover letter to HR@porthawkesburypaper.com on or before April 8, 2023. We will reach out to those chosen for an interview.
Welder
Port Hawkesbury Paper is currently seeking a skilled and motivated individual to join our Maintenance team as a Welder. The ideal candidate must be a team player who can perform safely in a highly technical and flexible work environment. This position will be responsible for the preventative maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of production equipment and plant systems.
Responsibilities:
- Installation, maintenance and repair of machinery and mechanical equipment
- Troubleshooting and diagnosing problems
- Welding, cutting and power tool use
- Ability to review drawings and read blue prints
- Using CMMS to find/order parts, provide detailed feedback on work orders
- Willing to work overtime, after-hours call-ins and shift work as needed
Skills/Competency Requirements:
- Ability to work safely as part of a team
- Attention to detail and pride in quality workmanship
- Proven ability to accurately measure, cut, grind, fit, align, tack weld and weld
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced work setting
- Skilled in performing aluminum, pipe and stainless-steel welding
- Strong problem-solving and communication abilities
- Effective organizational and time management skills
Experience/Education Requirements:
- Grade 12 and a Welding Certificate of Trade – Red Seal
- A minimum of 5 years of recent experience in an industrial manufacturing environment (maintenance and/or new fabrication)
- A second Certificate of Trade or equivalent knowledge and experience in Millwright or Pipefitting
- Must possess (or have held in the past) pressure welding licenses – F3/F4 and/or F5/F6
- Experience in 4-position welding SMAW-CWB. Previous certification is considered an asset
Compensation: Pay rate per Collective Agreement. Port Hawkesbury Paper offers a comprehensive benefits package, and a challenging, rewarding work environment.
To be considered, please apply by sending your resume and cover letter to HR@porthawkesburypaper.com All applications must be received no later than March 27, 2023. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted. Selected applicants will proceed through an assessment and interview process.
Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer
Port Hawkesbury Paper is currently seeking a skilled and motivated individual to join our team. As an Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer at PHP, you will be responsible to provide electrical engineering support on major maintenance and capital projects as well as long-range electrical maintenance planning and management. You would coordinate project implementation with operations and maintenance while interfacing with consulting engineers, vendors and contractors, electrical and instrumentation process support. You will also be responsible for technical support for the electrical and instrument maintenance departments in dealing with ongoing issues, and replacing/upgrading equipment. There will be periods of filling in for the E&I supervisor. Working closely with various groups, you will be an out-of-the-box thinker, constantly looking for continuous improvement opportunities while adhering to and promoting safe work practices.
Requirements:
The ideal candidates will have an Electrical Engineering degree (PEng preferred, consideration given to EIT candidates), with three or more years of progressive experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or related industrial environment. Experience with industrial electrical distribution and process control systems while leading and performing in a highly technical and production-oriented workplace.
Please contact us if you meet the qualifications above and have:
- Proficiency with project estimating, scheduling, and project controls
- Ambition, motivation, and determination – driven to exceed targets and expectations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, attention to detail, and creative problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage through teamwork and influence
- Commitment to a safe work culture
- Ability to adapt to tight deadlines and frequent changes in priorities
- High energy
- Solid decision-making skills
- Leadership talent
- Previous maintenance experience is considered an asset
Compensation: Port Hawkesbury Paper offers a competitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package, and a challenging and rewarding work environment.
Our HR team is actively recruiting for this role. To be considered, please apply by sending your resume and cover letter to HR@porthawkesburypaper.com. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted. Selected candidates will proceed through an assessment and interview process.
Instrumentation Technician/Technologist
Port Hawkesbury Paper is currently seeking a skilled and motivated individual to join our Maintenance team. This position reports to the Electrical and Instrumentation Supervisor and is responsible for the preventative maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of production equipment and plant systems.
Responsibilities:
- Troubleshooting & making changes in DCS & PLC systems
- Changing out & overhauling control valves
- Installation/change-out of positioners and actuators on valves
- Changing & calibrating transmitters, hydraulic valves and setting up hydraulic pumps
- Willing to work shiftwork, overtime and after-hours call-ins as needed
Experience/Education Requirements:
- Electrical Engineering Technology (Instrumentation and Controls) background and/or Red Seal Instrumentation
- Strong skills in Hydraulics
- A minimum of 5 years of recent experience in an industrial manufacturing environment is recommended
- Experience with troubleshooting and maintenance in an industrial setting
- Ability to read and understand P&IDs, pneumatics, hydraulics and electrical schematics
Skills/Competency Requirements:
- Ability to work safely as part of a team
- Capable of performing in a highly technical and flexible work environment
- Knowledgeable and experienced with troubleshooting complex hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Experience using DCS/PLC systems
- Effective organizational and time management skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
- Highly motivated, confident in decision-making ability and self-driven
- Strong communication skills
Compensation: Pay rate per Collective Agreement. Port Hawkesbury Paper offers competitive compensation with a comprehensive benefits package, and a challenging, rewarding work environment.
Our HR team is actively recruiting for this role. To be considered, please apply by sending your resume and cover letter to HR@porthawkesburypaper.com. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted. Selected candidates will proceed through an assessment and interview process.
Electrical Technologist
Port Hawkesbury Paper is currently seeking a skilled and motivated individual to join our Maintenance team. This position reports to the Electrical and Instrumentation Supervisor and is responsible for the preventative maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of production equipment and plant systems.
Responsibilities:
- Troubleshooting & replacing electrical equipment such as motors, transformers and VFDs
- Troubleshooting & replacing components in PLC & DCS systems
- Troubleshooting & installing field devices such as limit switches, transmitters
- Repairing & replacing lighting throughout the plant
- Testing for electrical isolation for operations and maintenance lockouts
- Prioritizing and responding to calls from different operating departments
- Willing to work shiftwork, overtime and after-hours call-ins as needed
Experience/Education Requirements:
- Electrical Engineering Technology (Instrumentation and Controls) background
- Red Seal Electrical is considered an asset
- A minimum of 8 years of recent experience in an industrial manufacturing environment is recommended
- Experience with troubleshooting and maintenance in an industrial setting
- Experience with understanding existing programs and making changes in DCS & PLC
- Ability to read and understand P&IDs, pneumatics, hydraulics and electrical schematics
- Experience troubleshooting & installing 600VAC motor circuits and VFDs
Skills/Competency Requirements:
- Ability to work safely as part of a team
- Capable of performing in a highly technical and flexible work environment
- Knowledgeable and experienced with troubleshooting complex controls using DCS/PLC systems
- Effective organizational and time management skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities for dealing with both electrical and mechanical equipment
- Highly motivated, confident in decision-making ability and self-driven
- Strong communication skills
Compensation: Pay rate per Collective Agreement. Port Hawkesbury Paper offers competitive compensation with a comprehensive benefits package, and a challenging, rewarding work environment.
Our HR team is actively recruiting for this role. To be considered, please apply by sending your resume and cover letter to HR@porthawkesburypaper.com. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted. Selected candidates will proceed through an assessment and interview process.
Trucking & Harvesting Contractors
Port Hawkesbury Paper is hiring trucking and harvesting contractors to work in our forest management area of Cape Breton and eastern mainland Nova Scotia. To enquire more about job opportunities with PHP, please email us at phpwoodlands@porthawkesburypaper.com.
Port Hawkesbury Paper is a forward-looking natural resources company committed to operating at the highest safety standard while caring for the environment and empowering our people to deliver top-quality products & customer service. We see integrity at the core of every relationship and a key principle as we strive for excellence in all we do in an ever-changing world. As a relatively small non-hierarchical organization we deliver big results with no red tape. We are a leader in Thermal Mechanical Pulp and Supercalendered paper production in North America. Port Hawkesbury Paper’s approach to business and environmental sustainability creates an economic cornerstone for eastern Nova Scotia.
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