Multisite HR Manager

Smurfit Westrock; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a seasoned maintenance professional to support multiple recycling facilities. You will troubleshoot complex equipment, implement preventive maintenance, and collaborate with plant teams to improve uptime and safety.

The role requires hands-on mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical expertise, with a focus on reliability improvements, root-cause analysis, and equipment upgrades across sites. Travel up to 75% is expected, with work conducted at various plants.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on industrial maintenance 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.
• Welding and fabrication experience preferred; welding certification is a plus but not required.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50-75% of the time, sometimes on short notice.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Troubleshooting hydraulics/pneumatics

Electrical systems knowledge

Reading schematics

Preventive maintenance

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Tools

Hydraulic tools

Electrical testing tools

PLC/controls basics

Job description

The Opportunity: 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.