Process Engineer

The Opportunity:

The Covington mill is North America's largest bleached paperboard mill. It began production in 1899, and has been in continuous operation since that time. Leadership has focused on continually improving and growing the business. Year after year Covington continues to deliver unprecedented safety, reliability, production, and financial results. The Covington site is ideally located due to its fiber supply, low cost energy, and access to major user markets for products. The Covington mill has three paperboard machines that produce high-quality coated bleached board products used for multiple packaging applications (pharmaceutical, cosmetic, electronics, tobacco, and food products), as well as commercial printing applications (greeting cards, lottery tickets, business cards, direct mail, large format signage, etc.).

As an Entry-Level Process Engineer, you would provide technical services in monitoring, investigating, evaluating, and making recommendations for improving quality, quantity, and cost of the various manufacturing processes in paperboard production. You will join our rotational team for your first year. During that year, you will rotate through approximately three departments, spending four months in each, learning the different processes. At the end of your first year, you will be placed in a department permanently.

How you will impact WestRock:

Provide management with information on quality and operating parameters to assist in process control, budgeting, and detection of trends.

Participate on process improvement teams to identify problems, evaluate solutions, make recommendations, and assist in implementing approved changes to improve quality, cost, and/or throughput.

Complete projects and development activities to prepare for operation positions as vacancies occur.

Participate in all process engineering aspects of capital projects.

Actively promote safety and environmental compliance.

Other duties as assigned.

What you will need to succeed:

Required: BS Degree in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical) or Pulp and Paper Science.

Required: Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including MS Excel

Preferred: Minimum 2 years of industry experience on either the paper machine or pulp mill area, preferably in a process engineering role(can be combination of Co-Op / Internship, along with time in process engineering role)

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Physical ability to operate in paper mill environment, including light to moderate lifting, walking, and climbing, oral communication, correctable vision, and ability to work in a hot, humid, and dusty environment.

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.