Maintenance Manager

WestRock Company; Dublin (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WestRock Company is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead service and maintenance staff for safe, reliable mill operations and continuous improvement of production. The role focuses on strategic maintenance leadership, KPI analysis, and safe, efficient execution across plant assets.

Responsibilities include developing maintenance strategies, guiding uptime improvements, and collaborating with leadership to meet safety and cost goals while negotiating with labor on contract issues.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10–15 years of experience in industrial maintenance.
• 2-year technical degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering required.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering.
• Strong leadership, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with JDE, PLC/DCS or CMMS (maintenance systems).

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership on maintenance operations to maximize production.
• Develop and implement short- and long-term maintenance strategies.
• Create safety goals and plans to ensure a safe work environment.
• Lead maintenance programs to maximize equipment reliability and uptime.
• Negotiate with labor unions on contract issues.
• Serve on Plant Leadership Team to align goals and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Decision-Making

Problem-Solving

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Negotiation

Conflict Resolution

Education

2-year technical degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

JDE

PLC / DCS or CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for providing expertise and leadership to the service and maintenance staff while ensuring the safe maintenance, repair or replacement of WestRock’s mill assets. The Maintenance Manager is also responsible for driving continuous improvement of mill operations to enable efficient, high-quality production of customer products.

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Excellence

• Provide strategic leadership on maintenance operations to ensure maximum production


• Develop and implement the short- and long-term maintenance strategy to enable operating efficiency in alignment with WestRock’s values


• Create Maintenance Department safety goals and plan to ensure a safe work environment


• Create an effective Plant Maintenance Program using industry best practices to maximize equipment reliability and uptime


• Supervise and inspect maintenance work to ensure the most effective, efficient and up-to-date technology and preferred maintenance practices are implemented by craftsmen


• Manage and analyze maintenance department KPIs to assess operating efficiency and identify opportunities to drive performance excellence


• Monitor and communicate departmental performance in Safety, Environmental, Reliability, and Cost effectiveness


• Provide guidance in the development of the maintenance business plan and forecasts


• Lead maintenance staff to exceed industry standards and set new industry uptime and reliability standards


• Serve as a member of the Plant Leadership Team to align on Plant goals and standards and collaborate on organizational effectiveness


• Negotiate using win-win strategies on behalf of WestRock with the Labor Union representatives on contract issues

People and Culture

• Ensure a safe work environment and adherence to all corporate, state and federal safety, health and environmental policies, procedures and regulations by all maintenance staff


• Foster a culture of care that promotes active participation and buy-in for safety and maintenance reliability from craftsmen


• Ensure maintenance staff is adequately trained and motivated to achieve departmental objectives in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner

CRITICAL SKILLS / CAPABILITIES

• Leadership


• Decision-Making


• Problem-Solving


• Strategic Thinking


• Communication


• Negotiation


• Conflict Resolution

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Microsoft Office - Excel, Outlook, Productivity Suite


• JDE, PLC / DCS or similar CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)

EXPERIENCE

• Required: 10 - 15 years of experience in industrial maintenance


• Preferred: 5 + years of experience in maintenance management

EDUCATION

• Required: 2-year technical degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering


• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering

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