John Young

Experience

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  Marathon Pulp Incorporated

  Nov 1997 - Jul 2005

  Utilities Shift Relief

  • Responsible for providing relief coverage as water treatment operator, lime kiln/Recaust operator, tall oil operator, Recovery field operator, and turbine operator in the Steam and Recovery Unit • Experience includes start up and shut down of plant equipment, synchronizing of generator, isolation of equipment in preparation for maintenance, offer input for crew meetings, training of new employees, troubleshooting, completing hourly rounds and checks including testing of feed water quality, boiler water quality, product liquor and lime quality and making adjustments as required.• From 1997 to 2000 was trained in various areas of the mill including wood-yard, digesters, lab and machine room bailing line operator. Show less

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  Dapp Power

  Aug 2005 - May 2006

  Production Supervisor

  • Responsible for supervision of a three person operating crew and all workers and contractors on site as well as general oversight of the plant feed water system.• Duties include the operation of a bubbling bed wood waste burning boiler running at 1250 psig and 175,000 lbs/hr, and an 18 MW condensing Turbo Generator set.• Other duties include issuing of safe work, confined space, and hot work permits; issuing of work orders for maintenance; training of operating crew; have had numerous opportunities starting up and shutting down the plant as we commission equipment and troubleshoot equipment failures.Provided casual relief control room coverage on an as needed basis between May 2006 and December 2008. Show less

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  Alberta Pacific Forest Industries

  May 2006 - Aug 2022

  Shift Engineer

  • Responsible for control room and field duties associated with all areas of the Chemical Recovery Unit including Recovery Boiler, hog burning Power boiler, Power Generation, Recaust/Lime kiln, Evaporators, Demineralised water plant, as well as Water treatment and Effluent plants.• Duties include monitoring equipment; responding to plant upsets; testing for boiler water, potable water and effluent quality as well as plant chemical quality; start up/shut down and isolation/lockout of various plant systems. • Other duties include issuing of safe work, confined space, and hot work permits; issuing of work orders for maintenance; training, scheduling, and supervision of a 9 person operating crew. Show less

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  Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.

  May 2006 - now

  Day Technician - Power and Recovery