{"id":4013973,"url":"https://alion.io/job/tolko-automation-controls-supervisor-sbb","title":"Automation & Controls Supervisor - SBB","company":{"id":2216605,"name":"Tolko","domain":"tolko.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/tolko-com","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"UltiPro","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Slave Lake, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":102000,"max":136000,"currency":"CAD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":96253},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":true,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"VMWare","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-04T15:15:39Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-04","last_verified_at":"2026-11-10T22:29:12Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"Automation & Controls Supervisor - SBB\nSlave Lake, AB (On-site) or Edmonton, Alberta (Remote)\n\n Our Automation & Controls Supervisor- Strand Based Business (SBB) provides regional leadership and technical expertise for Process Control, Automation, and Optimization systems across our Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan operations. You will work closely with divisional management teams and operational leaders to identify and implement controls solutions that improve safety, product quality, production throughput, reliability, and uptime.\nWe are looking for an Automation & Controls Supervisor - SBB to join our operational divisions across Northern Alberta where we produce a diverse range of innovative forest products for customers around the world. Preferably based on-site in Slave Lake, Alberta, with a possibility for the right candidate to be based in Edmonton, Alberta (remote). Travel to our manufacturing sites is required between 50%-70% of the time.\n\n Our ideal candidate has the following qualifications:\nPost-secondary degree or diploma in a technical or engineering discipline.\nProfessional certification as an Engineer or Technologist.\n7+ years of experience in Controls and Automation within an industrial manufacturing environment.\nSignificant experience in forest products manufacturing, with direct OSB manufacturing experience considered a strong asset.\nPrevious leadership or supervisory experience within a technical or controls environment.\nFluenttechnical communication skills.\nStrong understanding of manufacturing equipment from an optimization, controls, electrical, and mechanical perspective.\nAbility to manage multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision, including defining problems, collecting and analyzing data, establishing facts, and developing effective solutions.\nAbility to interpret technical documentation, including electrical schematics, prints, control narratives, functional descriptions, system architecture drawings, and engineering tolerances.\nWorking knowledge of VMware virtualization software.\nExtensive hands-on experience with: Visualization systems and HMIs\nIndustrial programming, including ladder logic, function block, and structured text\nAllen-Bradley PLCs and Rockwell Software\nMotion control, including hydraulic and electric systems\nMotor control, including variable frequency drives, soft starters, and smart overloads\nIndustrial networking, including Ethernet and DeviceNet \nWe value diversity at Tolko and know that experience and knowledge come in many forms. Even if you don't have all the qualifications above, please apply. We would love to hear your story and have you grow with us.\nIn this role, you will:\nProvide regional oversight and technical leadership for Process Control, Automation, and Optimization systems, working directly with divisional management teams to improve operational performance.\nIdentify and recommend controls and process improvements that enhance safety, quality, throughput, reliability, and equipment uptime.\nProvide technical guidance and leadership to Control Systems Specialists supporting operations within the region.\nTravel regularly between our Northern Alberta manufacturing operations based on operational and project requirements.\nServe as an industry subject matter expert for Tolko, providing technical and project management expertise on capital and operational improvement projects.\nDefine, design, develop, implement, and commission plant-wide control systems and automation solutions.\nEstablish, support, and continuously improve controls standards and automation best practices across the region.\nDevelop control system technical specifications, including control narratives, functional descriptions, system architecture drawings, PLC programming, and HMI configurations.\nLead and support process optimization initiatives, using controls and automation technology to improve manufacturing performance.\nMaintain and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, historian, industrial networking, and related control system infrastructure.\nProvide remote and off-hour technical support for critical system failures.\nSo, what’s in it for you?\nYou’ll take on an exciting new challenge with supportive team members. \nYou’ll earn a competitive salary based on your skills and experience. The expected base salary range for this position is $102,000 to $136,000 per year. \nYou’ll be eligible forexcellent benefits, so you don’t have to choose between your bottom line and your wellbeing or your future. \nYou may also be eligible for relocation support including community connections so you can live (and play) where you work. \nYou’ll be supported incontinued development through on-the-job and classroom training and reimbursement of tuition and membership fees. \nYou’ll be part of a positive, innovative, and inclusive work environment. \nIf you want to work in a sustainable,future focused industry, there is no better place than Tolko. Our family has been producing innovative forest products for over 70 years. Our focus remains on sustainably managing our forests and our business for upcoming generations. \nWe want YOU to join our family. Come Grow Here! Apply today atwww.tolko.com/careers. \nAbout Slave Lake\nOur Athabasca Division is located two and a half hours northwest of Edmonton, Alberta close to the town of Slave Lake. Slave Lake is home to over 6,000 people, It’s an active community boasting two ball facilities, a multi-recreation centre, aquatic centre, and over 40 acres of parks and open space to explore. \nWatch this video to learn more about the community and find out why life is better here.\nWant to know what it’s like to work for Tolko? Hear what our employees have to say! \nFollow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to stay up to date on Tolko news and job postings. \nTo protect the privacy of your personal information, please ensure that when you apply, you are directed to Tolko’s job board at https://recruiting.ultipro.ca or you are accessing Tolko job opportunities through our website at www.tolko.com.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6042,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Manufacturing","Wood Products & Furniture","Forest Resources"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-10T11:47:12Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":36,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-11T00:27:08Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":96253,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/tolko-automation-controls-supervisor-sbb","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/tolko-automation-controls-supervisor-sbb.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-11T00:27:08Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":968,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2216605},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2216605"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ftolko-automation-controls-supervisor-sbb"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ftolko-automation-controls-supervisor-sbb"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ftolko-automation-controls-supervisor-sbb"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/tolko-automation-controls-supervisor-sbb\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ftolko-automation-controls-supervisor-sbb"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4013973}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"tolko.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4013973},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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