[Hiring] Automation & Controls Supervisor @Tolko Industries

Role Description

Our Automation & Controls Supervisor - Strand Based Business (SBB) provides regional leadership and technical expertise for Process Control, Automation, and Optimization systems across our Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan operations. You will work closely with divisional management teams and operational leaders to identify and implement controls solutions that improve safety, product quality, production throughput, reliability, and uptime.

We are looking for an Automation & Controls Supervisor - SBB to join our operational divisions across Northern Alberta where we produce a diverse range of innovative forest products for customers around the world. Preferably based on-site in Slave Lake, Alberta, with a possibility for the right candidate to be based in Edmonton, Alberta (remote). Travel to our manufacturing sites is required between 50%-70% of the time.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in a technical or engineering discipline.
• Professional certification as an Engineer or Technologist.
• 7+ years of experience in Controls and Automation within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Significant experience in forest products manufacturing, with direct OSB manufacturing experience considered a strong asset.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience within a technical or controls environment.
• Fluent technical communication skills.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing equipment from an optimization, controls, electrical, and mechanical perspective.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation, including electrical schematics, prints, control narratives, functional descriptions, system architecture drawings, and engineering tolerances.
• Working knowledge of VMware virtualization software.
• Extensive hands-on experience with:
  • Visualization systems and HMIs
  • Industrial programming, including ladder logic, function block, and structured text
  • Allen-Bradley PLCs and Rockwell Software
  • Motion control, including hydraulic and electric systems
  • Motor control, including variable frequency drives, soft starters, and smart overloads
  • Industrial networking, including Ethernet and DeviceNet

Requirements

• Provide regional oversight and technical leadership for Process Control, Automation, and Optimization systems.
• Identify and recommend controls and process improvements that enhance safety, quality, throughput, reliability, and equipment uptime.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to Control Systems Specialists supporting operations within the region.
• Travel regularly between our Northern Alberta manufacturing operations based on operational and project requirements.
• Serve as an industry subject matter expert for Tolko, providing technical and project management expertise on capital and operational improvement projects.
• Define, design, develop, implement, and commission plant-wide control systems and automation solutions.
• Establish, support, and continuously improve controls standards and automation best practices across the region.
• Develop control system technical specifications, including control narratives, functional descriptions, system architecture drawings, PLC programming, and HMI configurations.
• Lead and support process optimization initiatives, using controls and automation technology to improve manufacturing performance.
• Maintain and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, historian, industrial networking, and related control system infrastructure.
• Provide remote and off-hour technical support for critical system failures.

Benefits

• Exciting new challenge with supportive team members.
• Competitive salary based on skills and experience. The expected base salary range for this position is $102,000 to $136,000 per year.
• Excellent benefits for your wellbeing and future.
• Eligibility for relocation support including community connections.
• Support in continued development through on-the-job and classroom training and reimbursement of tuition and membership fees.
• Positive, innovative, and inclusive work environment.

Company Description

If you want to work in a sustainable, future-focused industry, there is no better place than Tolko. Our family has been producing innovative forest products for over 70 years. Our focus remains on sustainably managing our forests and our business for upcoming generations.

We want YOU to join our family. Come Grow Here! Apply today at www.tolko.com/careers .