Maintenance Mechanic: Printing & Packaging Equipment

Smurfit Westrock; Lithia Springs (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Maintenance Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve preprint production equipment, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality operations. You will support printing presses, laminators, unwind/rewind systems, conveyors, and related plant equipment while minimizing downtime.

Collaboration with Operations, Production, and Quality teams is essential to maximize equipment reliability.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience preferred.
• Ability to read schematics, blueprints, and technical manuals.
• Welding, fabrication, and machining experience preferred.
• Proficiency with CMMS/work-order systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on preprint production equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and control system failures.
• Support flexographic printing presses, unwind/rewind systems, laminators, slitters, and material handling equipment.
• Diagnose root causes of equipment downtime and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Perform alignment, bearing replacement, gearbox repair, conveyor maintenance, and drive system adjustments.
• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, sensors, VFDs, motor controls, and industrial automation systems.
• Complete work orders, PM documentation, and maintenance records accurately.
• Follow Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), machine guarding, and all plant safety procedures.
• Assist with installation, startup, and commissioning of new equipment.
• Maintain housekeeping standards and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Industrial electrical

Motors and controls

PLCs and automation

Pneumatics hydraulics

Mechanical power transmission

Conveyor systems

Printing press equipment

Reading schematics

Welding fabrication machining

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Maintenance Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve preprint production equipment, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality operations. You will support printing presses, laminators, unwind/rewind systems, conveyors, and related plant equipment while minimizing downtime.

Collaboration with Operations, Production, and Quality teams is essential to maximize equipment reliability.