Multi-Site Maintenance Technician: Uptime Champion

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

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.