Maintenance Manager

Smurfit Westrock; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 89,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Ohio is seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee daily plant maintenance, plan downtime, and lead the team to sustain equipment availability. You will drive preventive and predictive programs, manage the maintenance budget, and ensure safety compliance.

The role emphasizes cost control, process improvements, and collaboration across departments to minimize downtime and improve reliability in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of raw materials and production processes to maximize efficiency.
• High school diploma.

Responsibilities

• Schedule maintenance of the plant and coordinate downtime to maintain equipment availability.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance programs through planning and analysis.
• Develop and monitor the maintenance budget and cost estimates.
• Manage maintenance systems including repairs, inspections and records.
• Ensure safety policies and compliance with plant, state and federal guidelines.
• Foster relationships with vendors for outages and planned maintenance.

Skills

Machines & tools knowledge

Raw materials knowledge

Production processes

Quality control

Cost optimization

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Description & Requirements

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.

The Opportunity

The Maintenance Manager schedules materials and machine downtime to maintain production equipment availability and performance, at satisfactory levels through the planning, coordination and reporting of repair activities. This position is located within Merchandising Displays - West Chester.

How You Will Contribute To Smurfit Westrock

• Responsible for the day to day maintenance of the plant
• Ensures that the maintenance team supports both preventative and predictive maintenance programs through analysis, planning, and productivity
• Ensures Reliability and Planning addresses reactive/unplanned maintenance through rapid response and support continuous improvements through documentation, analysis, and feedback to derive corrective action
• Participate in the preparation and administration of the facility maintenance budget. Submit recommendations, monitor expenditures, prepare cost estimates, helps submit justification for equipment and assist in the development of support documentation for projects.
• Manages expenditures consistent with budget and business plan. Supports development of budget and business plan annually
• Manages all maintenance systems which include equipment repairs, preventative maintenance, equipment inspections, and maintenance records
• Develops, recommends, implements and executes procedures for maintenance as to create a process driven continues improvement culture.
• Ensures activities are in compliance with the plant, company, state, and federal policies and guidelines as it relates to the safety of employees and the execution of work
• Develops relationships with outside vendors and contractors which would assist in the successful completion of machine outages and planned maintenance
• Responsible for demonstrating managerial leadership within maintenance resulting in efficient and effective utilization of our valuable human resources
• Develops salaried department employees through effective communication, training, and supervisory skills
• Resolve work problems and suggest plans to motivate employees to achieve goals through a team-based environment
• Maintaining and managing department efficiencies, department cost and to develop ways to keep mechanical machine downtime minimal
• Taking care of personnel issues, scheduling of department work, vacation schedules, employee reviews
• Reviewing reports and working on department efficiency improvements
• Working with other departments to help and assist with ways to increase overall efficiencies.

What You Need To Succeed

• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• High school diploma

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

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.

The salary range for this position is $88,875.00 - $148,125.00, depending on your role, level, and location. The range listed is also the expected pay for roles in Illinois and Colorado. The benefits for this role include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 15 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your pay will be based on factors such as your skills, experience, and education.