Process Engineer - Data-Driven Mill Optimization

Smurfit Westrock; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock Seminole Mill is seeking a Process Engineer to lead technical projects, improve product and process performance, and drive continuous improvement. You will work with operations, E&I, and Process Control Engineers to optimize processes and support capital projects while maintaining accurate data and documentation in PI Vision.

You will gather and analyze production data, create process reports, and communicate results to management to help achieve mill goals and profitability,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or paper science preferred.
• Experience with plant information systems (PI Vision, LabView, etc.).
• Experience with data manipulation in Excel, Minitab, etc.
• Strong problem-solving and process-analysis skills to drive improvements.
• Effective communication to convey process data to operations and management.
• Proven collaboration within cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Determine and implement process changes to improve efficiency and minimize variation.
• Partner with operations, E&I, and Process Control Engineers to understand processes and impacts.
• Assist operations leadership with daily issues and troubleshooting.
• Own Process Book and PI Vision data/documentation, ensure accuracy.
• Gather and cleanse production data, run statistical analyses to identify key drivers.
• Generate production reports and process monitoring dashboards for daily use.
• Share best practices with peers in technical areas.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or paper science

Tools

PI Vision

LabView

Excel

Minitab

Job description

Smurfit Westrock Seminole Mill is seeking a Process Engineer to lead technical projects, improve product and process performance, and drive continuous improvement. You will work with operations, E&I, and Process Control Engineers to optimize processes and support capital projects while maintaining accurate data and documentation in PI Vision.

You will gather and analyze production data, create process reports, and communicate results to management to help achieve mill goals and profitability,