Recovery Evaporator Engineer — Lead Efficiency Improvements (Night/Weekend)

Smurfit-Westrock; Covington (VA); On-site; USD 69,375 - 115,625; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training

Attractive salary

Global packaging company

Job summary

WestRock, Covington VA, is seeking a Recovery Evaporator and NCG Engineer to manage and improve daily operations for evaporator equipment, drive cost reductions, and lead continuous improvement efforts. You will collaborate across Maintenance, E&I, and Process Control to optimize performance and safety, with a focus on reducing variability and increasing throughput.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 1-5 years of relevant experience, plus strong communication and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 1-5 years relevant experience preferred.
• Experience managing union relationships and labor relations beneficial.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills required.
• Ability to adapt to change in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Determine and implement process changes to improve operating efficiency and minimize variation.
• Perform daily checks of production output and contributing factors.
• Partner with Maintenance, E&I, and Process Control Engineers to understand processes and impact.
• Provide operations with analytical support and problem solving related to operating processes.
• Drive continuous improvement within the Evaporators.
• Utilize daily troubleshooting, shutdowns, and startups as opportunities to reinforce training.
• Work with department leadership to drive safety and environmental compliance.
• Participate in daily team production meetings.
• Will work regular night and weekend duty rotation.
• Assist and begin learning all aspects of Recovery Operations.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Collaboration

Adaptability

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

1-5 years relevant experience

Tools

SAP

Echo

PI

Meridium

Microsoft Office

Job description

WestRock, Covington VA, is seeking a Recovery Evaporator and NCG Engineer to manage and improve daily operations for evaporator equipment, drive cost reductions, and lead continuous improvement efforts. You will collaborate across Maintenance, E&I, and Process Control to optimize performance and safety, with a focus on reducing variability and increasing throughput.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 1-5 years of relevant experience, plus strong communication and