Peter Finucane

Routine Pulp and Paper Tests according to Industry Standard Test Methods

Writing of Standard Operating Procedures and Test Methods

Maintain Laboratory test equipment according to Standard Test Methods

Product Development. Development of Procedures and Testing using these procedures

Product Development for Bleaching of Mechanical pulp, Washing of pulp and other non standard test methods

Process tests for in-process monitoring of product and process parameters.

Using Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word

Training and Supervision of other Laboratory Technicians and Process Operators who follow Test Methods

Quality Reporting including Monthly reports for Production Quality and Stock (Product not yet sold due to various quality issues)

Maintaining and calibrating Laboratory based Analysers, both offline and online that test product from various stages of production.

Maintaining and calibrating mill based inline Analysers that measure process and product parameters (including Consistency Drainage and Brightness)

Environmental testing and Environmental Field Monitoring of discharge and landfill

Routine Pulp and Paper Tests according to Industry Standard Test Methods

Environmental monitoring

Process monitoring including microbial testing, dosing of biocide

Paperboard machine checks including Felt Condition using handheld moisture scanner and visual checks

Raw materials tests including testing raw additives and processed additives

Product Development work including Clay Coating development

Test equipment monitoring and reporting

Attending industry Collaborative Testing Meetings representing Whakatane Board Mill

Laboratory Doccumentation (The mill was in the process of attaining ISO 9002 when I left)