Process Engineer
Smurfit Westrock · Mahrt, AL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Mahrt, AL.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Process Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $93k–$130k.
Median of the low and high ends of 353 live postings that list pay, out of 1001 process engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Alabama plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 23 other live process postings in Alabama.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 33%
- Tooling 21%
- Six Sigma 21%
- Root cause 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Smurfit Westrock
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Smurfit Westrock in Mahrt
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Process Engineer at Smurfit Westrock in other locations
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Full description from Smurfit WestrockAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position: Process Engineer
Location: Cottonton, AL
The Opportunity
The Process Engineer at the Mahrt mill in Cottonton, AL provides technical services in monitoring, investigating, evaluating, and making recommendations for improving quality, quantity, and cost of the various manufacturing processes in paperboard production.
Reporting Relationship: The Process Engineer reports to the Process Engineer Manager.
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How you will impact Smurfit 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.
to succeed
- •BS Degree in a related field such as Chemical Engineering or Pulp and Paper Science.
- •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)
- •Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including MS Excel is required.
- •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.