Engineering Manager

WestRock Company; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

WestRock Company in Dallas, TX seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the Dallas Mill Engineering Department, coordinating internal staff and external resources to deliver capital projects safely and on budget. The role requires driving Front End Planning, risk management, and regulatory compliance while partnering with corporate teams to ensure project success and continuous improvement. The position is onsite at the mill.

Qualifications

• BS Engineering or related discipline required.
• 5+ years of experience in Project Engineering or related field.
• Experience in managing capital projects and leading project teams.
• Paper industry experience is a plus.
• Proficient in AutoCAD.
• Analytical and decision-making tools; CAPEX procedures and guidelines; IRR development and auditing of results.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day activities of the Dallas Mill Engineering Department.
• Manage both internal staff and outside engineering resources as needed.
• Oversee mill capital portfolio and coordinate with corporate engineering, legal and purchasing.
• Ensure projects are on time and on budget with accurate accounting of results.
• Provide leadership to staff Project Engineer and external resources.
• Coordinate outside resources to support operational improvements.
• Own risk management for FM Global, fire systems, and NDT of pressure vessels.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, IEEE, NFPA codes and corporate project standards.
• Participate in Maintenance Department weekend duty rotation.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Capital projects

AutoCAD

Analytical decision-making

Education

BS Engineering or related discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Position: Engineering Manager

Job Code: ENPJM4 + Mgr II, Proj Engineering

Location: Dallas, TX

The Opportunity:

Leads day-to-day activities of the Dallas Mill Engineering Department where safe performance is a must. Responsibilities include managing both an internal staff engineer and outside engineering resources on an as needed basis. Manages the mill capital portfolio on a regular basis and partners with corporate engineering, legal and purchasing on larger projects. Timely execution of mill projects, on budget performance, and accurate accounting of results will be required. This is an onsite position at the mill.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Manage mill capital plan
• Plan and execute capital projects from design through completion and commissioning
• Front End Planning efforts include developing ideas into projects, developing budgets, and seeking approval
• Active participation in all safety programs (STOP observations, Team of Two Audits, etc.)
• Ensure that all projects are installed per applicable regulatory codes (OSHA, IEEE, NFPA, etc.)
• Comply with corporate project standards and reporting timelines
• Provide leadership to staff Project Engineer and outside engineering resources
• Be an operational resource by providing technical expertise
• Coordinate outside resources to assist with operational improvements
• Primary owner of risk management (FM Global, fire systems, and NDT of pressure vessels)
• Primary owner of general mill facility maintenance
• Participates in the Maintenance Department weekend duty rotation

Core Competencies:

• Excellent communicator both verbally and written
• Models critical core behaviors: Safety, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Excellence
• Ability to Execute: Achieves results, sets and accomplishes challenging goals, prioritizes and manages tasks effectively, maintains an organized system to monitor progress, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability
• Change Agent: Drives for continuous improvement while managing expectations and results; Quickly adapts to changing circumstances; Challenges the status quo and creatively identifies opportunities for improvement; Understands and utilizes tools to facilitate change
• Customer Focused: Understands and works to meet customer requirements; Listens to and responds to customer's needs; Builds relationships with and gains trust of customer by always meeting commitments
• Decision Making/Judgment: Recognizes problems and responds, systematically gathers information and weighs options, sorts through complex issues, seeks input from others, addresses root cause of issues, makes timely and accurate decisions, can make difficult decisions, clearly communicates decisions to others
• Initiative: Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices self-development, demonstrates a bias for action without prompting
• Innovation: Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, pursues ongoing improvements, supports change, encourages originality, solves problems creatively
• Planning, Prioritizing, and Goal Setting: Develops realistic plans, sets goals, plans for and manages resources, demonstrates strong time management skills, creates contingency plans
• Problem Solving and Analysis: Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues and information, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts, can analyze data/information and draw accurate conclusions

What you need to succeed:

• BS Engineering, or related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in Project Engineering
• Experience in managing capital projects and leading project teams
• Paper industry experience is a plus
• Proficient in AutoCAD
• Analytical and decision-making tools
• Accounting
• CAPEX procedures and guidelines
• IRR development and auditing of results

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work