Maintenance Technician - Multi Site Responsibility

Smurfit Westrock; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking an experienced maintenance professional to support multiple recycling facilities. You will troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical issues across sites, partner with local teams, and strengthen preventive maintenance to boost uptime and asset life.

The role emphasizes collaboration with plant leadership, operators, and safety teams, plus training and mentoring teammates on equipment care and SOPs.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on industrial maintenance or related skilled-trades experience.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical systems, electrical components, and motors.
• Ability to read mechanical/electrical drawings and manuals.
• Experience supporting preventive maintenance and downtime reduction programs.
• Ability to work independently across multiple facilities while building partnerships.
• Clear communication with operators, maintenance teams, and leadership.
• Welding/fabrication experience preferred; welding certification is a plus but not required.
• Project coordination or management experience preferred.
• Experience in recycling/manufacturing equipment is strongly preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 50–75% to Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on maintenance and troubleshooting support for recycling plant equipment across assigned sites.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical issues on-site and via remote support.
• Support preventive maintenance programs to reduce downtime and extend asset life.
• Partner with plant leadership, operators, safety teams, and maintenance personnel to improve equipment performance and safety.
• Train and coach team members on equipment care, troubleshooting basics, inspections, and SOPs.
• Identify recurring equipment issues, support root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Support plant and regional projects including equipment upgrades and reliability improvements.
• Use downtime data and maintenance observations to prioritize work and drive improvements.
• Promote a safety-first culture with lockout/tagout, housekeeping, and hazard awareness.
• Share best practices across sites to improve consistency and reliability.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Electrical

Mechanical

Safety leadership

Job description

We’re seeking an experienced, hands-on maintenance professional to help keep our recycling facilities operating safely, reliably, and efficiently. In this multi-site role, you’ll support assigned plants by troubleshooting equipment issues, partnering with local teams, strengthening preventive maintenance practices, and helping improve uptime on critical recycling equipment. This is a great opportunity for a skilled maintenance technician who enjoys solving mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical challenges while making a visible impact across multiple locations.

What You’ll Do

• Provide hands-on maintenance and troubleshooting support for recycling plant equipment across assigned sites.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment issues, both on-site and through remote support when appropriate.
• Support preventive maintenance practices that help reduce unplanned downtime, improve equipment reliability, and extend asset life.
• Partner with plant leadership, operators, safety teams, and maintenance personnel to improve equipment performance and reinforce safe work practices.
• Train and coach team members on equipment care, troubleshooting basics, inspections, and standard operating procedures.
• Identify recurring equipment issues, support root-cause analysis, and help implement practical corrective actions.
• Support plant and regional projects, including equipment upgrades, maintenance improvements, capital project deployment, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Use performance data, downtime trends, and maintenance observations to recommend improvements and help prioritize work.
• Promote a safety-first culture by reinforcing safe maintenance practices, lockout/tagout expectations, housekeeping, and hazard awareness.
• Share best practices across sites to improve consistency, reliability, and accountability throughout the recycling network.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of hands-on industrial maintenance, plant maintenance, millwright, field service, or related skilled-trades experience.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical systems, electrical components, motors, sensors, controls, and related plant equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings, schematics, manuals, and equipment documentation.
• Experience supporting preventive maintenance programs, downtime reduction, reliability improvements, and equipment repair planning.
• Ability to work independently across multiple facilities while building strong partnerships with local plant teams.
• Clear, professional communication skills with operators, maintenance teams, plant managers, vendors, and regional leadership.
• Welding and fabrication experience preferred; welding certification is a plus but not required.
• Project coordination or project management experience preferred, especially with equipment repairs, upgrades, installations, or reliability improvements.
• Experience in recycling, manufacturing, corrugated, paper, material handling, balers, conveyors, shredders, screens, or similar industrial equipment is strongly preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50–75% of the time, sometimes on short notice, to support facilities in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Make a meaningful impact across multiple facilities instead of being limited to one plant.
• Work on a variety of hands-on troubleshooting, reliability, training, and project support needs.
• Help influence uptime, safety, maintenance practices, and equipment performance across a regional network.
• Join a role well suited for a self-directed maintenance professional who enjoys solving tough equipment problems and helping plant teams succeed.

If you’re a skilled maintenance professional who enjoys variety, problem-solving, and working with people across different facilities, we value diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we welcome candidates who are ready to contribute to a safe, reliable, and collaborative operation.