paper engineer
ISCO: 2145. Skills: 31. Essential: 18.
Essential skills
- check paper quality
- check quality of raw materials
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- manufacturing processes
- monitor production developments
- monitor pulp quality
- optimise production
- paper chemistry
- paper production processes
- perform scientific research
- plan engineering activities
- quality standards
- sizes of paper
- test paper production samples
- types of paper
- types of pulp
Supporting skills
- business management principles
- communication
- dispose of hazardous waste
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- identify hazards in the workplace
- keep records of work progress
- perform project management
- plan product management
- prepare wood production reports
- sales strategies
- types of wood
- use CAD software