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Process Engineer

  • 514883
  • Brisbane, QLD
  • Full Time
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  • Drive process optimisation and cost reduction across a large-scale paper mill
  • Lead energy efficiency and compliance initiatives with real operational impact
  • High-autonomy role with scope to build systems and influence performance outcomes

As a Process Engineer at Visy Pulp and Paper, you will play a key role in supporting mill performance by optimising processes, improving efficiencies, and delivering cost-saving initiatives across a complex, 24/7 manufacturing environment.

This role is both operational and strategic - providing day-to-day support to production while identifying and implementing improvements across process performance, energy usage, and raw material costs. You will also take ownership of critical compliance activities, including environmental and audit readiness, helping to close gaps and build sustainable systems for the future. With strong autonomy, you’ll work closely with operations, engineering, and leadership teams to deliver measurable improvements and long-term value across the site.

What you'll do:

  • Monitor and optimise process performance, identifying trends, deviations, and improvement opportunities
  • Lead cost reduction initiatives across chemicals, energy, and non-production inputs
  • Drive energy optimisation and support sustainability initiatives across the mill
  • Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and implement solutions to improve reliability and efficiency
  • Champion environmental and compliance activities, ensuring audit actions are delivered
  • Develop and improve process documentation, systems, and performance reporting tools

What You Will Bring:

  • Experience in process engineering within heavy industry (e.g. paper, mining, oil & gas, food manufacturing)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with a data-driven approach
  • Experience with process control systems (DCS, SCADA, PLC) highly regarded
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
  • Exposure to compliance, environmental, or audit-related activities
  • Tertiary qualification in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or similar

What you’ll love when you join us:

  • Sustainability: Contribute to sustainability initiatives that make a difference.
  • Supportive Environment: Be part of a team that values safety, respect, and collaboration.
  • Career Growth: Opportunities for further training and career advancement within the company
  • Leave Benefits: Purchase leave options for extra flexibility
  • Staff Discounts: Retail discounts at RSEA, Avis, Harvey Norman and other retailers

About Visy

Visy is powering the circular economy, closing the loop between packaging, remanufacturing and recycling. As Australia’s leading recycled and kraft paper manufacturer, Visy Pulp and Paper is a big part of our business. Our integrated recycling and manufacturing operations means we collect paper and cardboard from households and businesses and turn it into up to 100% recycled paper. We are also home to the world’s most environmentally friendly kraft paper mill in Tumut, providing high-quality kraft paper for domestic and international markets. The paper we produce supplies our board facilities across Australia and New Zealand, where it is remanufactured into cardboard packaging for the food and beverage industry.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be a key player in shaping our future!

You will be required to meet Visy’s employment criteria which will includes a criminal history check.

Visy is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.

This role is only open to candidates currently residing in Australia with full working rights.

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