The opportunity:
This opportunity for Mills, Engineering Associate across Various Locations is for Current and Previous Interns/Co-ops Only.
Job Summary:
Our Smurfit Westrock Early Careers Engineering Associate will gain hands-on experience in one of Smurfit Westrock’s Mills focusing on areas such as cost savings, environmental, and/or sustainability efforts.
In this role, you are responsible for providing technical expertise and support for various departments of the organization. You will be involved in managing technical projects aimed at product and process problem solving and/or improvements, cost reduction, and profitability improvement. Provide technical assistance to the operating departments to help them achieve the mill’s goals and objectives. Activities may involve various branches of the engineering profession, for example: electrical, environmental, mechanical, chemical, reliability, or maintenance engineering.
Your impact:
Design, construct, test and operate equipment, ensuring standards of quality, cost safety, reliability, timeliness and performance are met in production process, interpreting plans, drawings and specifications.
Assist in troubleshooting problems and teaching others how to react
Assist in the planning and completion of production projects
Administratively track any trials, changes and continual production information
Assist in organizing and implementing any changes or trials
Make daily checks of production output and contributing factors
Promote daily safety communications while helping ensure a clean environment
Responding to customer complaints offering corrective actions
Maintain communications with customers while helping correct problem
Education:
Bachelor’s degree (BS) from a four-year college or university in engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Paper Science, Packaging, and other related disciplines) with a graduation date on or prior to June 2026.
Experience:
This role requires a previously held Internship or Co-op with Smurfit Westrock or either legacy company.
Preferred experience in Pulp and Paper process, process control, project engineering, maintenance, or operations.
Critical Skills / Capabilities:
Analytical: Demonstrates a general understanding of various sources of information or data that are relevant to the business; summarizes or integrates information for routine problems or issues with oversight from others as necessary Detail-Oriented: Has an eye for recognizing errors or differences; plans and completes work with thoroughness, giving attention to specific information and individual details, conditions, necessary record keeping, and elements of that work Time Management: Plans, prioritizes, and manages time spent on accomplishing tasks to increase productivity and efficiency; demonstrates awareness and control over amount of time spent on activities; meets deadlines Communication: Clearly exchanges thoughts, ideas, and messages through written, verbal, and non-verbal methods that promote an understanding with the target audience; listens carefully and attentively Adaptability: Demonstrates willingness to relocate anywhere within the United States based on business need, flexibility, and a willingness to modify one’s approach to achieve desired results; responds quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated informationOrganizational Skills: Plans, arranges and/or monitor's work to ensure achievement of desired results; establishes a systematic course of action to accomplish objectivesCollaboration: Works effectively with others to complete a task or achieve a common objective; ability to cooperate in both interpersonal and team relationships to foster enthusiasm and maintain mutual trust, candor, and respect for others. Works through conflict constructively Problem-Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations; demonstrates tackling a problem by using a logical, systematic, or sequential approachInnovation: Applies ‘out of the box’ thinking and thorough research to develop creative new ideas and approaches to accomplish a goal or objective in an efficient and effective way Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.