Maintenance Manager

Smurfit Westrock Company; Delaware; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate culture and values

Comprehensive training and development

Competitive salary and benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life; 401k;Tu

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Maintenance Manager at the Stroudsburg paper mill in Delaware Water Gap, PA. You will lead maintenance, ensuring safe upkeep of mill assets, and partner with operations, reliability, and leadership teams to maximize uptime and drive continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes safety, cost efficiency, and achievement of production goals across the mill, with opportunities to develop staff and implement best practices in maintenance management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-year technical degree or associate degree in related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in industrial maintenance environments.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing maintenance teams and driving performance improvements.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance systems, reliability practices, PMs, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with CMMS tools (JDE/SAP or similar) and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance organization to achieve safety, reliability, and cost performance.
• Develop and sustain maintenance program to maximize equipment uptime.
• Monitor and improve maintenance KPIs and implement reliability improvements.
• Review plant equipment operation to minimize unplanned downtime and identify improvements.
• Coordinate with operations to plan maintenance and repairs in process areas.
• Collaborate with mill leadership on production goals, budgets, and capital plans.
• Coach and develop maintenance staff to meet objectives and safety standards.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Industrial maintenance

Preventive maintenance

CMMS

Problem solving

Education

Associate or two-year technical degree

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

JDE

SAP

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.

Position: Maintenance Manager

Job Code: MOMNM3 + Mgr I, Maintenance

Location: Delaware water Gap, PA

The Opportunity:

As the Maintenance Manager at the Stroudsburg paper mill in Delaware Water Gap, PA; you will provide leadership and strategic direction for maintenance operations while ensuring the safe maintenance, repair, and reliability of mill assets. You will work closely with operations, engineering, reliability, and mill leadership teams to maximize equipment uptime, improve operational performance, and support a culture of safety and continuous improvement. This role plays a critical part in achieving reliability, cost effectiveness, and production goals across the mill.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Lead the maintenance organization to achieve excellence in safety, reliability, equipment availability, and cost performance.
• Create and sustain an effective maintenance program utilizing industry best practices to maximize equipment reliability and uptime.
• Monitor and analyze key maintenance performance indicators and implement improvements to drive operational excellence.
• Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate and solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Communicates directly with the operations department to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas.
• Partner with mill leadership to support production goals, capital planning, forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop, coach, and engage maintenance team members to achieve departmental objectives safely and effectively.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain productive working relationships and support business objectives.
• Maintains and consistently applies a thorough working knowledge of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Utilizes and maintains JDE system for tracking work orders, PM’s, monitor spare parts, and provide maintenance history of plant equipment. Tracks, analyzes and improves key maintenance performance indicators such as asset utilization, maintenance costs, PM/WO completions, etc.

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What you need to succeed:

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree or two-year technical degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in industrial maintenance environments.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing maintenance organizations and driving performance improvements.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance systems, reliability practices, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office applications and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) such as JDE, SAP, or similar platforms.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, communication, conflict resolution, and strategic thinking skills.
• Ability to work safely in a manufacturing environment, including occasional stair climbing, extended walking, exposure to industrial conditions, and use of required personal protective equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Five or more years of maintenance management experience in a heavy manufacturing, paper, or industrial operations environment.
• Proven success implementing reliability-centered maintenance strategies and improving equipment uptime.
• Experience developing maintenance budgets, business plans, and capital improvement initiatives

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!
• 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.