Electrical and Controls Engineer

General Information

Job

ATR
62990

Posting Job Title

Electrical and Controls Engineer

Locations

VT Sheldon Springs

Employment Type

Full Time

Date Posted

03-Jun-2026

Relocation Support

Yes

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:

SW) is the go‑to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Position: Electrical and Control Engineer

Job Code: MEPCP2 + Eng II, Process Control

Location: Sheldon Springs, VT

The Opportunity:

The Electrical & Control Engineer’s primary responsibility is ownership of the mill’s electrical power distribution and control systems. This role supports production, maintenance and a multi‑disciplined engineering group with troubleshooting, project development, project management, facilitating electrical maintenance, managing the Mill’s electrical safety program, and continuous improvement opportunities. This is an onsite job position based at the paper mill in Sheldon Springs, VT.

How you will impact Smurfit West Rock:

This list identifies the essential functions. As with all jobs, all duties and responsibilities are not listed, and will vary based upon the department, team, and business needs.

• Support production, maintenance, and engineering departments to ensure safety, quality, reliability, continuous improvement, and cost savings
• Collaborate with team leaders, supervisors, engineers, operators, technicians, and department managers to meet Mill goals
• Troubleshoot electrical and control issues, contribute to root cause analysis, and develop timely solutions for production problems that arise
• Support, train, and coach electrical staff with troubleshooting and skill development
• Interpret, maintain, develop, and update technical documentation, including electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, control panel layouts, manuals, and software backups
• Support maintenance outages, startup, and on-site troubleshooting to ensure optimal performance
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and system upgrades to address obsolescence, enhance performance, reliability, and cost savings.
• Manage all phases of capital and expense projects from inception through equipment installation and start‑up
• Develop project requirements, scopes, cost estimates, forecasts, and schedules.
• Develop and/or manage the preparation and review of drawings for assigned projects by working with engineering firms, vendors, and mill personnel.
• Coordinate all types of design activities including equipment sizing, P&’s, electrical, and process control.
• Manage the direction of consultants, contractors, and maintenance work associated with assigned capital and repair projects.
• Coordinate and supervise construction and startup activities with project teams, Maintenance, and Operations.
• Control project costs by monitoring expenditures to ensure projects are completed within budget and schedule.
• Assure all project drawings, documents, equipment information, manuals, etc. become part of the Engineering Document Control System.
• Management of the Mill's electrical maintenance program.
• Management of the Mill's electrical safety program
• Rotational on‑call to facilitate unplanned weekend maintenance

What you need:

• A curiosity to understand how things work, solving technical problems, continuously learn, and sharing knowledge with others
• Persistent mindset and willingness to work through unfamiliar technical challenges
• Must be a team player able to work in a fast‑paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Organizational skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form (technical and non-technical information)
• Must be comfortable in both a manufacturing and office setting
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology or related field or an equivalent combination of…