Summary:
As a Maintenance Manager you will be responsible for providing expertise and leadership to the service and maintenance staff while ensuring the safe maintenance, repair or replacement of Smurfit Westrock’s plant assets. Your role will also be responsible for driving continuous improvement of plant operations to enable efficient, high-quality production of customer products. Reporting to the General Manager, this position leads a team of approximately fifteen employees.
How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:
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Develop and implement the short- and long-term maintenance strategy to enable operating efficiency in alignment with Smurfit Westrock’s values
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Create Maintenance Department safety goals and plan to ensure a safe work environment
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Create an effective Plant Maintenance Program using industry best practices to maximize equipment reliability and uptime
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Supervise and inspect maintenance work to ensure the most effective, efficient and up-to-date technology and preferred maintenance practices are implemented by tradespersons
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Ensure a safe work environment and adherence to all corporate, provincial and federal safety, health and environmental policies, procedures and regulations by all maintenance staff
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Manage and analyze maintenance department KPIs to assess operating efficiency and identify opportunities to drive performance excellence
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Lead development and implementation of continuous process improvement of reliability plans in the plant
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Demonstrate ownership of business and management goals by effectively leading staff to align objectives
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Collaborate with operations to plan, schedule, and execute daily and break-in work and to increase measured reliability metrics
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Occasional weekend work may be required to support business and operational projects
What you need to succeed:
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Technical degree in Maintenance related discipline or related work experience
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5 - 10 years of experience in Industrial Maintenance with supervisory experience of Millwrights, Electricians and/or Power Engineers.
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Experience in a Corrugated Manufacturing facility preferred
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A continuous improvement mindset. Six Sigma / Lean knowledge is a plus
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Adept at problem-solving and identifying root cause to implement preventative methods
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Ability to plan and manage a budget
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Ability to work within a 24/5 plant operations facility
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Be a strategic thinker with the confidence to make decisions which impact safety, uptime and productivity
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Ability to coach and develop talent to create a highly productive, safety-conscious team
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Strong communication skills with ability to adjust communication style and interact across all levels of the organization
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Able to exhibit a ‘can-do’ approach and inspire others to excel
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Must be organized with great time management to manage multiple priorities
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Able to travel to the US for training purposes as required
You may apply online at Smurfit Westrock External Careers and the application window is expected to close by July 15, 2026.
