Technical & CI Lead – AI-Driven Production & KPI

Smurfit-Westrock; Westport; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Technical & Continuous Improvement Coordinator at its Westport site in Ireland. The role provides technical support for enquiries and leads CI projects to improve site production efficiency.

It also includes production admin duties as needed and reports to Manufacturing Manager / Operations Director. The role emphasizes driving improvements, data analysis, KPI reporting, and AI-driven data extraction to support operational leads.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of folding operations and machine capabilities.
• Yellow belt qualification desirable with CI project experience.
• Excellent communication skills across all levels of operation.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; proficient with AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical support for requests and inquiries regarding new formats or changes to existing formats.
• Ensure continuous improvement projects are rolled out, embedded, and tracked with KPI reporting.

Skills

Folding operations knowledge

Machine capabilities

Yellow belt qualification

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

AI proficiency

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Organized work style

Initiative

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Technical & Continuous Improvement Coordinator at its Westport site in Ireland. The role provides technical support for enquiries and leads CI projects to improve site production efficiency.

It also includes production admin duties as needed and reports to Manufacturing Manager / Operations Director. The role emphasizes driving improvements, data analysis, KPI reporting, and AI-driven data extraction to support operational leads.