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Senior Digital Process Engineer

Remote based role

Join us as a Senior Digital Process Engineer and shape the future of digital transformation in the paper manufacturing industry.

In this pivotal role, you’ll lead initiatives to increase efficiency, optimize processes, and embed advanced digital tools — including AI — into our operations. You’ll play a key part in commissioning and launching new projects, ensuring seamless implementation and successful start-up. Acting as the link between operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT), you’ll harness real-time data to drive smarter decision-making and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

While this is a remote based role you will be required to travel at least 80% of your time across Europe , you’ll partner closely with our sites, sharing expertise, supporting teams on the ground, and delivering impactful change that enhances performance across our network. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer who thrives at the intersection of technology, data, and manufacturing.

Role Responsibilities :

• Implementing and managing the process engineering deployed digital tools to ensure smooth data integration across facilities and align OT with IT.
• Using AI tools to assess data patterns and improve maintenance practices, resulting in greater operational reliability.
• Working with various teams to identify and resolve process issues, using data insights to create practical solutions.
• Creating and leading training programs for staff on digital tools and data analytics.
• Setting up performance metrics to measure the success of initiatives and sharing results with leadership.
• Managing projects aimed at ongoing improvements that follow sound industry practices and make use of technological advances.
• Actively support sites on deployment of different process engineering digital initiatives by helping them as required.

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What we can offer you :

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!

“To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.”