Process Specialist
Domtar · Bennettsville, SC
- Level
- Specialist
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A specialist process role at Domtar (packaging) in Bennettsville, SC.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, SAP
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Process Engineer roles in South Carolina: typical posted base $80k–$100k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 19 process engineer openings in South Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
South Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 18 other live process postings in South Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 3+)
Typical $80k–$100k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 79%
- Lean 53%
- Six Sigma 42%
- Control plans 26%
- Automation 26%
- SPC 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Domtar
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Send a short, curious note
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from DomtarAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Required Qualifications/Professional Experience
- ✓BS degree in Pulp and Paper or Chemical Engineering with at least five years of appropriate experience; or a minimum of 10 years of operational experience related to Fiberline or Recovery & Utilities area.
- ✓Should be familiar with most operational aspects of boilers, evaporators, water/effluent, and recaust/kiln.
- ✓Safety and team oriented with a good work ethic, positive attitude, and the ability to work independently or in a team environment.
- ✓Excellent communication and computer skills.
- ✓Experience with SAP, Excel, Word, PI, PARCView, and Microsoft Projects is desirable.
You will be required to successfully complete a selection process that could include interviews, an employment background check, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen, reference verifications, aptitude tests (for some positions), and a fitness-for-duty test (for some positions).
Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources team.
To learn more about our company, consult the Domtar Company Web Site and follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram and Twitter .
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Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.
Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.
The Marlboro Mill in Bennettsville, South Carolina is seeking talent to fill the position of Process Specialist .
T he Process Specialist position is in the Pulp & Utilities (P&U) Department which includes both the Fiberline and Recovery & Utilities (R&U) areas. This position reports to the R&U Manager and will be a process resource for the area.
include
- •Be an advocate for and an active member of the P&U management team.
- •Support all operations and maintenance activities of the R&U area.
- •Review daily operations strategies to insure that we are safely and efficiently meeting our goals.
- •Help identify and participate in continuous improvement and reliability improvement activities.
- •Review work orders and help to prioritize weekly planning and scheduling. Participate in the weekly planning and scheduling process for maintenance work.
- •Work with department leadership to help plan the scheduled outages and react to unscheduled events.
- •Participate in selection of contractors and monitoring of spend against budget.
- •Help to monitor day to day maintenance and operational spending against budgets.
- •Help to facilitate good communications between the rotating shift teams, day maintenance teams, contract maintenance teams, and day staff.
- •Participate in trouble shooting efforts such as Root Cause Failure Analysis.
- •Participate in review of existing SOP’s, development of new SOP’s, and training of personnel as needed.
- •Periodically fill vacancies for the R&U Manager.