Engineering Manager

Smurfit Westrock; Delaware; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Referral bonus

Training opportunities

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock seeks an Engineering Manager to supervise engineering personnel at the Delaware Water Gap mill. You will ensure safety, drive efficient execution, monitor performance, and steer capital projects.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering, 5+ years in heavy industry, and strong financial acumen to model project value. You will coach teams, coordinate with operations, and uphold safety programs across maintenance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Paper Science preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in heavy industry.
• Ability to coach and mentor employees to drive results.
• Strong financial acumen with ability to create financial models.
• Capable of executing complex projects in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, direct, and coordinate engineering personnel.
• Ensure workforce safety and enforce the safety program.
• Monitor staff performance and report work execution.
• Manage capital projects within the mill.
• Coordinate maintenance with operations and start-up of new equipment.
• Provide problem analysis for equipment history and emergency response.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Safety leadership

Financial modeling

Coaching

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

JDE experience

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

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Job Code: MEREM4 + Mgr II, Reliability Eng

Location: Delaware Water Gap, PA (Stroudsburg paper mill)

The Opportunity:

The Engineering Manager position is responsible for supervising, directing and coordinating the work of Engineering personnel within the mill. The Manager ensures the safety of the workforce, provides quality and efficient execution of assigned work, monitors staff and crew performance, provides problem analysis for equipment history, submits accurate reports of work execution, takes appropriate action in response to emergencies, and administers company policies as they relate to assigned personnel. They also help manage capital projects within the mill.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Administers and models safety in his/her area of responsibility;
• Participates in and enforces the safety program for the maintenance department; reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance employees.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable OSHA and plant safety standards.
• Provides support with capital projects; participating in equipment materials selection and layout to optimize maintainability; promoting consistency by standardizing equipment; providing technical expertise for installation, maintenance procedures and start-up of all new critical equipment; assuring that necessary spare parts are identified and inventory maintained.
• Provides for a process to receive feedback from engineers completing jobs to adjust work plans.
• Communicates directly with the operations department to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas.
• Respond to calls 24 hrs/day; provide rotating weekend/holiday on call support.
• Utilizes and maintains JDE system for work order management.
• Maintains and consistently applies a thorough working knowledge of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Paper Science preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in heavy industry.
• Demonstrated ability to execute complex projects in fast paced and dynamic environments using team-based, data-based approach.
• Capability to coach, teach, and mentor technical and non-technical knowledge to hourly and salaried employees to drive business results.
• Strong financial acumen with ability to create financial models used to support project selection and determine net project value to the P&L.
• Driven with a sense of urgency to achieve results.
• Exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills from the shop floor to executive level.
• Skilled decision maker and systematic problem solver.
• Ability to positively influence and persuade others.
• Capable of providing ad-hoc leadership as needed.

Preferred

• Subject matter expert with paper manufacturing or related industry experience
• Experience in change management and organizational redesign.
• Knowledge of both mechanical and electrical components used in industrial applications.
• Knowledge of and or experience in paper mill processes and equipment.
• JDE experience.

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.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.