General Mechanic

Smurfit Westrock Company; Hopewell (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent wages

Strong benefits package

Comprehensive training and development

Job summary

The Hopewell Mill, part of Smurfit Westrock Company, is seeking skilled General Mechanic Millwrights and Machinists to support its paper manufacturing operations in Hopewell, VA. The roles involve installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and ongoing improvements of process equipment.

Candidates should have a High School Diploma or GED, 5–10 years in an industrial setting, and a Journeyman certification or MOS. Overtime and rotating shifts are expected.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Journeyman certification or equivalent MOS is required.
• Experience in industrial/manufacturing environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, and overhaul process equipment.
• Read drawings and Bills of Materials to identify parts and procedures.
• Perform data collection on vibration, temperature, speed, and related metrics.
• Communicate effectively and work rotating shifts as needed.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication

Overtime and rotating shifts

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Journeyman certification or MOS

Tools

Veneer calipers

Micrometers

Dial indicators

Levels

Gauge blocks

Optical alignment tooling

Laser alignment tooling

Job description

The Opportunity:

The Hopewell Mill is seeking to hire General Mechanic Millwrights and Machinists to support its paper manufacturing facility.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock

• Familiarity, understanding, and experience with facets of design, installation, startup, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of process equipment and systems common to industrial and manufacturing facilities. Some examples of process equipment include: pumps, motors, gear reducers, couplings, belt-drives, bearings, and seals.
• Understanding of and experience with reading drawings, Bills of Materials, parts identification, work packages, workflow processes, planning and scheduling.
• Experience with development and completion of assigned data collection routes, to include temperatures, vibrations, acoustics, speed, etc.
• Determine work procedures to assemble, dismantle and overhaul machinery and equipment using hand and power tools.
• Work with a wide variety of precision tools such as veneer calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, levels, gauge blocks and optical and laser alignment tooling.
• Perform a variety of maintenance related tasks in connection with the maintenance, repair and/or improvement to equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is frequently required to walk, occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to twenty (20) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to fifty (50) pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Duties are performed in an office environment and on jobsites throughout the mill.

May on occasion have to work long hours and overtime during emergencies, power outages, weekends, holidays, planned major equipment outages, etc.

What you need to succeed

High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Good verbal and written communication skills.

5-10 years’ experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment, equipment installations, equipment maintenance, construction, fabrication, or supporting service.

Licensed and Certified Journeyman classification or equivalent Military Occupational Skill (MOS).

Ability to work overtime and rotating shifts.

What we offer

Excellent wages and a strong benefits package.

Corporate culture based on Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Excellence.

Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.

A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.