Electrical Engineering Group Leader

The Opportunity:

Electrical Engineering Group Leader: The Engineering Group Leader will lead assigned Project & Staff Engineers in execution of Mahrt’s annual capital investments and provide daily technical support to Maintenance and Operations in problem solving and troubleshooting of mill-wide assets. The Engineering Group Leader will lead direct reports in development, planning, execution, oversight & completion of 50-75 mill-wide capital investment & maintenance type projects annually. Areas of responsibility could include the Paper Machines, Utilities, Woodyard, Pulp Mill, Recaust, Sawmill, Shipping, and Environmental. The Electrical Engineering Group Leader will also support general mill safety and environmental goals, and other opportunities identified by Mill Leadership.

How You Will Impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Support and participate in the mill’s Safety initiatives.
• Communicate and interact with all mill personnel, corporate employees, outside consultants as well as contractors, vendors, and suppliers to develop mill-wide capital investment opportunities.
• Interact with mill Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, Environmental, Health, Safety, Information Systems and Technical Departments to address specific mill needs through design and implementation of the most practical, safe, and economical technical solutions to problems.
• Provide leadership on special or self-conceived projects to optimize mill systems.
• Provide technical assistance on electrical equipment failures analysis and preservation.
• Lead assigned engineers to satisfy customers’ promised scope, budget and schedule while meeting all safety, design and reliability expectations. Be competent in time management, project management processes and possess the necessary leadership skills to direct engineers in satisfying customer needs.
• Provide oversight of projects through direct reports, consultants, contractors and maintenance personnel. Manage projects’ design, purchasing, contract and construction management, documentation and finance. An understanding of the financial implications involved in decision making is important.
• Understand the WestRock Capital Project Lifecycle (CPL) for starting and ending capital projects. Prepare and manage all capital “Authorizations for Expenditure” through this framework.
• Administer and oversee Process Safety Management (PSM) / Management of Change (MOC) responsibilities within Engineering & in coordination with the Technical Group. Prepare, review and update mill specifications for “management of change” proposals.
• Support Mill Outage planning & oversight. Lead Extraordinary Maintenance & Rebuild type projects that include the Turbine Generator(s), Precipitators, Recovery Boilers, and Bark Boilers.
• Balance engineers’ workloads and enable their technical development through cross departmental assignments (i.e., work 75% in assigned area of responsibility / 25% in other mill areas).
• Inspire Project Engineers to assume greater roles of responsibility within Engineering, Operations and/or Maintenance.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Hold a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering with at least 10-years of related experience in an industrial manufacturing environment. Pulp and Paper Industry preferred.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal / team building skills and foster exceptional working relationships.
• Possess excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills, and adaptability to adjust to rapidly changing working environments and operational situations.
• Have the physical ability to work in a paper mill environment that includes light to moderate walking, lifting, climbing / heights, and ability to work in a hot, humid, and dusty environment.
• Be computer literate in word processing, spreadsheets, electronic mail, presentation graphics, etc.
• Align with company values of Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Excellence

• 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.