Energy Improvement Engineer

Visy; City of Hume; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for training and career advancement

Lifestyle balance with additional annual leave

Supportive team culture

Job summary

Visy in Coolaroo is seeking an early-career engineer to enhance energy performance and drive decarbonisation initiatives. This permanent role involves collaborating with site teams to implement energy efficiency projects across Pulp and Paper manufacturing sites. Candidates should possess a degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering and have 2-5 years of relevant experience in energy management or heavy industry. Join Visy to contribute to sustainability efforts in a supportive environment with growth potential.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years’ experience in heavy industry or energy management with practical engineering exposure.
• Strong interest in energy concepts and transition initiatives.
• Ability to influence and drive outcomes without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Identify and deliver energy efficiency and decarbonisation initiatives.
• Complete mass and energy balances to baseline performance.
• Develop technical and financial business cases for energy projects.
• Support delivery of small to medium energy projects.
• Drive operational energy management and audits.
• Collaborate with teams to embed best-practice energy management.
• Assess emerging technologies for energy efficiency.

Skills

Project management capability

Energy efficiency

Technical capability

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Use your early career site experience to deliver practical energy improvements and build expertise in decarbonisation.

• Rewarding, Multi-faceted Engineering Role
• Positive culture & collaborative environment
• Permanent Role | Coolaroo - Melbourne-based

Role Details

Be a key contributor within Visy’s Energy team, reporting directly to the Energy Manager, and help shape the energy performance and decarbonisation journey of our operations. This is a site‑based role, anchored at Coolaroo (minimum 3 days per week) with time at Essendon Fields and short monthly interstate site visits. You’ll work closely with site teams and senior leaders to turn energy strategy into practical, on‑site improvements that deliver real operational and sustainability outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Identify, scope, and deliver energy efficiency and decarbonisation initiatives across Pulp and Paper manufacturing sites.
• Complete mass and energy balances to baseline performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop technical and financial business cases, including scope, cost, benefits, and funding submissions (NPV, discounted payback).
• Support delivery of small to medium energy projects, working closely with site teams through design, commissioning, and handover.
• Drive operational energy management, including energy audits, KPI development, and energy management forums.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and technical teams to embed best‑practice energy management.
• Assess emerging and renewable technologies to improve energy efficiency and support decarbonisation pathways.

What You Will Bring

• Experience delivering programs of work in large industrial environments, with demonstrated programme/project management capability.
• Strong interest in and understanding of energy concepts, efficiency, and transition initiatives.
• Degree‑qualified in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• 2-5 years’ experience in heavy industry or energy management, with solid on‑site exposure in practical engineering roles (e.g. Process Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Project Engineer).
• Technically capable and commercially aware, with the ability to influence and drive outcomes without formal authority.

What You’ll Love When You Join Us

Sustainability

Contribute to sustainability initiatives that make a difference.

Supportive Environment

Be part of a team that values safety, respect, and collaboration.

Career Growth

Opportunities for further training and career advancement within the company.

Lifestyle balance

Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

About Visy

Visy is powering the circular economy, closing the loop between packaging, remanufacturing and recycling. Over 75 years, we've grown to 7,000 employees and 150 global operations – predominantly in Australia and New Zealand. We believe materials are not recycled until they’ve been made into new products. We collect and sort recyclable materials like paper, cardboard, glass, plastics and metals from households and businesses, and locally remanufacture them back into new, sustainable packaging. From cardboard boxes, water bottles and jam jars to food and beverage cans, we are using recycled content to power Australia and New Zealand’s food and beverage packaging industry.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be a key player in shaping our future!

You will be required to meet Visy’s employment criteria, which will include a criminal history check and pre‑employment medical (including drug & alcohol testing) – include only for blue‑collar or site based white‑collared roles.

Visy is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.