Graduate Process Engineer

Essity; Menasha (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Retirement plan

Paid holidays/PTO

Investment plan

Job summary

Essity in Menasha, WI is seeking a recently graduated process engineer to join one of the largest paper manufacturing sites. You will work on tissue manufacturing machines and develop your process engineering and people management skills as part of our professional production team.

The program targets graduates with a degree in chemical, mechanical, or industrial engineering who will contribute to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Recently graduated or upcoming graduates in engineering fields relevant to process engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage safety-oriented processes for yourself and others.
• Follow established engineering principles to determine steps to manufacture tissue-based products meeting quality and cost standards.
• Prepare standard operation sheets.
• Monitor production processes and collect/analyze data to identify opportunities to improve production processes.
• Learn to troubleshoot using root cause analysis methodology.
• Drive projects to support continuous improvements and deliverables.
• Complete industry-specific in-house training modules and pursue ongoing learning.

Skills

Process engineering

Data analysis

Team leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, mechanical engineering, or industrial engineering

Job description

Graduated already in chemical engineering or chemistry, mechanical or industrial engineering? Wanting a career within the Hygiene or Paper manufacturing sector? Are you looking for an engineering opportunity that will inspire you, and allow you to develop your process engineering as well as people management skills? Then Essity as a health and hygienefast-paced, global manufacturer which produces market-leading tissue products such as Tork is the right company for you!

About the Role

Essity is looking for a talented and self-motivated graduate in the field of process engineering to join one of largest paper manufacturing sites, in Menasha, WI. This position is suitable for those who have already completed their studies or will be graduating in 2026 or 2027. You will be part of the team working on the tissue paper manufacturing machines and in our Menasha location.

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place through our blockbuster innovations coupled with sustainable solutions. We want you to help shape the future of Essity through contributing your technical knowledge, developing our processes and being part of our network of leaders.

We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

What You Will Do

As a graduate engineer you will play a central role in challenging the status quo, driving change and making a positive impact by delivering concrete results within our global hygiene and health business. You will be joining our professional production team at Menasha, where you will work closely with experienced colleagues and develop your knowledge and skills as follows:

• Manage safety-oriented processes for yourself and others;
• Learning to follow established engineering principles to determine the sequence of steps or processes required to manufacture tissue-based consumer products that meet the organization’s high standards of quality and cost;
• Performing standard technical tasks and preparing standard operation sheets;
• Monitoring production processes and work methods; collecting, compiling, and analyzing production data to identify opportunities to improve production processes;
• Learning to troubleshoot (for example, following root cause analysis methodology);
• Driving projects to support continuous improvements and deliverables;
• Driving your own continued learning and complete industry-specific in-house training modules

Who You Are

You will be a recently graduated engineer or will be completing a technical engineering degree (bachelor’s or master’s degree qualified) who has a natural focus on the environment and a compulsive curiosity about how engineering can play its part in delivering for the future. You should be a data driven and a process-improvement enthusiast who can demonstrate that you are a successful team player, have a passion to lead others and manage responsibilities given to you. Work experience is not required, but internships within a manufacturing environment is an advantage.

What We Can Offer You

We offer you a challenging job in a global company with many strong international brands. We offer a permanent contract with a competitive salary, investment and retirement plan, bonus opportunity as well as paid holidays, PTO (plus bank holidays) from the get-go.

Please note this graduate program specific to our Professional Hygiene talent development program, within our Midwest operations.

We're looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk,

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

If you apply for a job at Essity, you can be sure that the only criteria we consider for selection are professional experience, qualifications, key job-related attributes and working values.

Collaborative and caring Work Environment | Empowerment | Job Impact | Work with a Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning and Development | Health & Safety | Social Responsibility| Innovation

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Together, we are improving lives, every day

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.