General Information

Job ID

ATR66236

Posting Job Title

Assistant Power Superintendent

Locations

VA West Point Mill

Employment Type

Full Time

Date Posted

24-Aug-2026

Relocation Support

Yes

The Opportunity

The applicant will use their experience and knowledge to provide day-to-day leadership for the Power area, which includes one NG/coal fired boiler, one biomass boiler, 4 steam turbines and oversite of a contractor operated boiler water treatment plant. The applicant will work to Improve safety, environmental compliance, cost control and boiler and turbine optimization. The applicant will be working towards gaining the need knowledge to be responsible for implementing and maintaining management systems to ensure continued improvement to overall process areas. Will assist with fostering and developing partnerships with adjoining production areas to create a "Winning Solutions" team environment. This position reports to the Power & Recovery Superintendent.

Job Responsibilities:

• Accountable for an accident-free work environment by managing the departments SOPs, JHAs and SES systems.
• Will ensure that Safety and Environmental standards are at the for front of all decisions and that all standards are achieved or exceeded.
• Engage in WR Performance Excellence (LSS), driving results to achieve a world class low-cost process.

• Review production reports daily, taking action to maintain area expectations for internal customers satisfaction.
• Monitor the mills daily fuel usage and make operational changes/decisions based on fuel and electrical pricing.
• Develop and implement process improvement projects to optimize equipment uptime and efficiency.
• Optimize power boiler and turbine operation while ensuring an environmentally sound process system to maximize throughput, reducing downtime and costs.
• Communicate with other department managers to optimize mill production.
• Promote team concept with supervisors and operators to assure continuity in reaching common production goals.
• Provide after-hours managerial support for department as needed.
• Review environmental compliance measures daily, acting on any non-conforming items.
• Initiate process improvement projects to eliminate emissions/releases.
• Assist with developing and maintaining annual operating and maintenance cost budgets, reviewing monthly actuals to budget.
• Maintain asset management systems to improve equipment performance and reliability, including capital projects development while creating a "Standardized & Simplified" process to reduce the need for system experts.
• Work with the mill training department to ensure timely training of all personnel and conduct progress checks to ensure that employees are progressing in their training.
• Promote ISO standards throughout department.

What you need to succeed:

• B.S. Engineering preferred
• Minimum 3-5 years' experience around power boiler and turbine operation.
• Minimum 3 years in a supervisory position
• Previous experience with a Production Management System and Computerized Maintenance Management System required.
• Proficient in PI, Microsoft Office and JDE.

This facility is operated as a multi-craft team concept mill and all individuals are required to work to their potential. This job description does not in any way limit the responsibilities of the Mechanical Maintenance Technician....

The salary range for this position is $91,500.00 - $152,500.00, depending on your role, level, and location. The range listed is also the expected pay for roles in Illinois and Colorado. The benefits for this role include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 15 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your pay will be based on factors such as your skills, experience, and education. To learn more about this posting, please contact your recruiter during the hiring process. You may apply online at Smurfit Westrock External Careers and the application window is expected to close by 30-Nov-2026.