Engineering Manager
Smurfit Westrock · Delaware Water Gap, PA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Delaware Water Gap, PA.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Pennsylvania: typical posted base $79k–$120k.
Median of the low and high ends of 24 live postings that list pay, out of 60 manufacturing engineer openings in Pennsylvania, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 59 other live manufacturing postings in Pennsylvania.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $79k–$120k, from 24 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 57%
- Tooling 50%
- Root cause 38%
- Six Sigma 32%
- Automation 32%
- New product launch 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Smurfit Westrock
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
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 does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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- 5
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This plant: Smurfit Westrock in Delaware Water Gap
3 other open roles at this site.
- Process Engineer · Process
- Production Superintendent · Production · Supervisor
- Maintenance Supervisor · Reliability · Supervisor
Full description from Smurfit WestrockAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position: Engineering Manager
Location: Delaware Water Gap, PA (Stroudsburg paper mill)
The Opportunity
The Engineering Manager position is responsible for supervising, directing and coordinating the work of Engineering personnel within the mill. The Manager ensures the safety of the workforce, provides quality and efficient execution of assigned work, monitors staff and crew performance, provides problem analysis for equipment history, submits accurate reports of work execution, takes appropriate action in response to emergencies, and administers company policies as they relate to assigned personnel. They also help manage capital projects within the mill.
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How you will impact Smurfit Westrock
- •Administers and models safety in his/her area of responsibility;
- •Participates in and enforces the safety program for the maintenance department; reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance employees.
- •Ensure compliance with all applicable OSHA and plant safety standards.
- •Provides support with capital projects; participating in equipment materials selection and layout to optimize maintainability; promoting consistency by standardizing equipment; providing technical expertise for installation, maintenance procedures and start-up of all new critical equipment; assuring that necessary spare parts are identified and inventory maintained.
- •Provides for a process to receive feedback from engineers completing jobs to adjust work plans.
- •Communicates directly with the operations department to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas.
- •Respond to calls 24 hrs/day; provide rotating weekend/holiday on call support.
- •Utilizes and maintains JDE system for work order management.
- •Maintains and consistently applies a thorough working knowledge of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
to succeed
- •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Paper Science preferred.
- •Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in heavy industry.
- •Demonstrated ability to execute complex projects in fast paced and dynamic environments using team-based, data-based approach.
- •Capability to coach, teach, and mentor technical and non-technical knowledge to hourly and salaried employees to drive business results.
- •Strong financial acumen with ability to create financial models used to support project selection and determine net project value to the P&L.
- •Driven with a sense of urgency to achieve results.
- •Exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills from the shop floor to executive level.
- •Skilled decision maker and systematic problem solver.
- •Ability to positively influence and persuade others.
- •Capable of providing ad-hoc leadership as needed.
Preferred
- +Subject matter expert with paper manufacturing or related industry experience
- +Experience in change management and organizational redesign.
- +Knowledge of both mechanical and electrical components used in industrial applications.
- +Knowledge of and or experience in paper mill processes and equipment.
- +JDE experience.
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.