Paper Mill Maintenance Lead - Reliability, Shutdowns & Safety

Smurfit Westrock; Roanoke Rapids (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking an Operations Maintenance Coordinator (OMC) to support the Paper Mill Superintendent, production supervisors and maintenance teams. You will manage the safety work order backlog, coordinate shutdowns and outages, and drive daily planning to maintain asset reliability and uptime.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field (or equivalent experience) and 3–5+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably in pulp & paper, with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–5+ years of manufacturing experience (pulp & paper preferred).
• Leadership or front-line supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Paper Machines and Process.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance systems, planning, and reliability practices.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage department safety work order backlog.
• Coordinate scheduled shutdowns and outages.
• Backlog planning of daily and weekly work lists according to guidelines.
• Prioritize and approve break-in or emergency work.
• Prioritize work order backlog.
• Screen and approve all work orders for asset area; ensure quality of descriptions and coding.
• Serve as project originator for maintenance capital in asset area, including documentation.
• Plan installation and startup of new equipment to minimize upset of normal operations.
• Work with training resources to maintain detailed, structured on-the-job training manuals for department tasks and jobs.
• Support and foster safety and environmental compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Maintenance systems

Planning

Job description

Smurfit Westrock is seeking an Operations Maintenance Coordinator (OMC) to support the Paper Mill Superintendent, production supervisors and maintenance teams. You will manage the safety work order backlog, coordinate shutdowns and outages, and drive daily planning to maintain asset reliability and uptime.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field (or equivalent experience) and 3–5+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably in pulp & paper, with strong