Industrial Learning & Development Specialist

Smurfit Westrock; Alabama; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety‑first culture

Comprehensive training

Competitive salary

Global packaging company

Job summary

Smurfit WestRock is seeking an Industrial Learning & Development Specialist to support mill training programs, systems, and records, ensuring compliance, onboarding, and workforce development. This role sits on-site at the Mahrt Mill in Cottonton, AL.

You will coordinate LMS activities, audit data, administer new hire onboarding, and partner with safety and operations to meet training requirements while generating reports to guide workforce planning.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years’ experience working at increasing levels of responsibility within a Training System.
• Knowledge of Learning Management Systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, PowerPoint, Forms.
• Experience in Industrial Setting strongly preferred.
• Facilitation and/or Presentation Skills.
• Ability to collaborate & partner w/stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Tracks training completion, certification status, and recurring training activities to standards.
• Maintains LMS data accuracy, records, and audit readiness.
• Administers new hire orientation and onboarding documentation.
• Partners with Safety, Quality, Environmental, and Operations to ensure compliance training.
• Audits training records for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinates training logistics including scheduling, materials, and attendance.
• Supports OJT, qualification programs, and operator/craft certification processes.
• Creates and distributes training materials, procedures, and job aids.
• Monitors metrics and prepares dashboards for leadership decisions.
• Serves as the primary admin resource for local learning processes.

Skills

LMS knowledge

MS Office suite

Tools

SharePoint

Forms

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go‑to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Industrial Learning & Development Specialist

This position is an on‑site position that will sit at our Mahrt Mill location in Cottonton, AL.

The Opportunity

The Learning & Development Specialist supports the mill’s training programs, systems, and records by coordinating, tracking, auditing, and maintaining learning data for compliance, certification, onboarding, and workforce development. This role assists the Learning and Development manager in administering training systems and processes for key stakeholders as well as partnering w/ Division Learning teams to support company learning standards, compliance tracking, certification monitoring, reporting, and LMS administration.

What You Will Impact Smurfit WestRock

• Tracks, monitors, and reports on employee training completion, certification status, qualification requirements, and recurring training activities in accordance with site and company standards.
• Maintains ownership of electronic training data within the Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring records are accurate, current, and audit ready.
• Administers new hire orientation/onboarding including coordination of resources, training assignments, and required documentation.
• Partners with Safety, Quality, Environmental, and Operations teams to ensure compliance training requirements are assigned, completed, documented, and reported.
• Conducts periodic audits of training records and learning data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Coordinates training logistics including course scheduling, classroom reservations, training materials, rosters, communications, and attendance tracking.
• Supports the administration and tracking of On-the-Job Training (OJT), qualification programs, and operator/craft certification processes.
• Assists with the creation, revision, formatting, and distribution of training materials, procedures, work instructions, and job aids.
• Monitors training metrics and prepares reports, dashboards, and analyses to support workforce planning and leadership decision‑making.
• Serves as the primary administrative resource for local learning processes, responding to training inquiries and providing system support as needed.
• Identifies opportunities to improve training administration, streamline processes, and enhance reporting capabilities.
• Performs other administrative, reporting, and learning support duties as assigned.

What You Need To Succeed

• Growth and Results Oriented: Results oriented person that looks for constant ways to improve.
• Innovation: Able to support implementation of new processes and new learning technologies to drive training into the flow of work.
• Interpersonal Skills: Possesses strong interpersonal skills in communicating, achieving OKR’s, and working with partners toward a common goal.
• Accountability: Holds self and others responsible for actions and results.
• Initiative: Identifies priorities and steps toward task accomplishment and takes appropriate action to meet goals.
• Critical Thinking: Uses strong analytical skills to make sound decisions and operate independently within an established framework.
• Communication: Willingness to work on the floor in a heavy manufacturing world to ensure we can document and teach critical work processes.

Critical Skills And Capabilities

• 1-3 years’ experience working at increasing levels of responsibility within a Training System
• Knowledge of Learning Management Systems
• Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, PowerPoint, Forms
• Experience in Industrial Setting strongly preferred
• Facilitation and/or Presentation Skills
• Ability to collaborate & partner w/stakeholders

What We Offer

• Corporate culture based on safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• 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.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.