Information Session and Hiring Event Next Week!
Hiring for Co-op Positions and 1 entry level job
Forest Club Room in 207 Anderson Hall
October 21, 2010
5:30-8:30pm
Pizza and refreshments served-please RSVP by 10/19 to Joy Louie joylouie@uw.edu
At Weyerhaeuser, our most valued resources aren't just the trees and timberlands we oversee. Our employees are the real reason we've been in business for over 100 years. Their skill and ingenuity have made Weyerhaeuser one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of wood products in the world. Discover your career path at Weyerhaeuser!
This position is for Weyerhaeuser's Liquid Packaging Board business, which produces bleached paperboard used to make cartons and cups for liquids such as milk, juice, coffee and sake under the brand name Structure-Pak. This business produces 260,000 metric tons of paperboard each year -- the equivalent of 6 billion liter-sized milk cartons. This facility began operations in Longview, WA in 1953 and employs about 500 people.
A Manufacturing Associate is assigned to a manufacturing site for 18 to 24 months on a full time temporary basis. During that period, the Associate receives a comprehensive orientation to Weyerhaeuser and its Pulp and Paper business, performs assignments in most areas of the mill and receives training as determined by site and business mentors. Successful completion of the program normally leads to a full time regular manufacturing position within the Manufacturing Business.
These particular positions are open in the Longview, WA Liquid Packaging Mill. This is an excellent professional development opportunity. Requirements include:
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil/Structural, Industrial, or Chemical Engineering; Bioresource/Paper Science & Engineering; Other related disciplines. Must graduate by June, 2011.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills along with a technical writing capability.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team environment.
- Well developed problem solving and analytical skills.
- High level of initiative and motivation.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
· Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check.
· Permanent right to work in the U.S.
Associate roles and responsibilities may include: Resolving a manufacturing issue by leading a mill trial (writing the trial plan, coordination, data analysis, communicating of results and report writing); Facilitating and/or leading small group problem solving activities to identify root cause of a mill problem; Participation in capital or maintenance project team; Maintaining level of preservation of mill infrastructure; Assisting mill process owners in optimizing process economics and process controls; Working with team development managers to improve team performance; Other duties/projects may be assigned or required as needed.
Please visit www.weyerhaeuser.com/Company/Careers to apply. At this site, select Job Search - enter job # 01005490.
The job posting will stay open until December 3rd, and our goal is to extend job offers in January, 2011.
