The opportunity: This opportunity for Mills, Engineering Associate across Various Locations is for Current and Previous Interns/Co-ops Only. Job Summary:\u202F Our Smurfit Westrock Early Careers Engineering Associate will gain hands-on experience in one of Smurfit Westrock\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019s approach to achieve desired results; responds quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated information * Organizational Skills: Plans, arranges and/or monitor's work to ensure achievement of desired results; establishes a systematic course of action to accomplish objectives * Collaboration: 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 approach * Innovation: Applies \u2018out of the box\u2019 thinking and thorough research to develop creative new ideas and approaches to accomplish a goal or objective in an efficient and effective way Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward. Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.