Mgr I, Maintenance

Smurfit Westrock Company

$75K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-year technical degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering (required)
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering (preferred)
  • 10+ years of experience in industrial maintenance (required)
  • 5+ years in maintenance supervision (required)
  • Proficient with various software packages such as Microsoft Office and CMMS.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership on maintenance operations for maximum production.
  • Develop and implement maintenance strategies for operational efficiency.
  • Create safety goals to ensure a safe work environment.
  • Establish a Plant Maintenance Program leveraging industry best practices.
  • Supervise maintenance work for effective technology and practices.
  • Analyze maintenance KPIs to identify performance improvement opportunities.
  • Communicate departmental performance in Safety and Reliability.

Benefits

  • Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
  • Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
  • Benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • 401k with match and tuition reimbursement available.
  • Career growth opportunities within a global packaging company focused on Sustainability and Safety.
Full Job Description
General Information

Job ID
ATR59775

Posting Job Title
Maintenance Supervisor

Locations
MO Chesterfield

Employment Type
Full Time

Date Posted
19-Jun-2026

Relocation Support
No

Description & Requirements

The Opportunity:

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for providing expertise and leadership to the service and maintenance staff while ensuring the safe maintenance, repair or replacement of plant assets. The Maintenance Supervisor is also responsible for driving continuous improvement of plant operations to enable efficient, high-quality production of customer products.

How you will impact Smurfit WestRock:

  • Provide strategic leadership on maintenance operations to ensure maximum production.
  • Develop and implement the short- and long-term maintenance strategy to enable operating efficiency in alignment with Smurfit WestRock's values.
  • Create Maintenance Department safety goals and plan to ensure a safe work environment.
  • Create an effective Plant Maintenance Program using industry best practices to maximize equipment reliability and uptime.
  • Supervise and inspect maintenance work to ensure the most effective, efficient and up to date technology and preferred maintenance practices are implemented by craftsmen.
  • Manage and analyze maintenance department KPIs to assess operating efficiency and identify opportunities to drive performance excellence.
  • Monitor and communicate departmental performance in Safety, Environmental, Reliability, and cost effectiveness.
  • Provide guidance in the development of the maintenance business plan and forecasts.
  • Lead maintenance staff to exceed industry standards and set new industry uptime and reliability standards.
  • Serve as a member of the Plant Leadership Team to align on Plant goals and standards and collaborate on organizational effectiveness.
  • Negotiate using win-win strategies on behalf of Smurfit Westrock with the Labor Union representatives on contract issues.


  • Ensure a safe work environment and adherence to all corporate, state and federal safety, health and environmental policies, procedures and regulations by all maintenance staff.
  • Foster a culture of care that promotes active participation and buy-in for safety and maintenance reliability from craftsmen.
  • Ensure maintenance staff is adequately trained and motivated to achieve departmental objectives in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
  • Leads and motivates a team of people to achieve performance excellence; ability to read people and situations and adjust approach; accordingly, proactively leads and enforces initiatives that drive organizational effectiveness; teaches others how to build trust-based relationships.
  • Uses strong problem-solving skills and supporting information to arrive at optimal decisions in an appropriate timeframe; knows when to decide and/or when to seek additional input, and drive for consensus.


What you need to succeed:

  • 2-year technical degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering - Required
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering - Preferred
  • 10+ years of experience in industrial maintenance with 5+ years in maintenance supervision - Required
  • Proficient with various software packages such as Microsoft Office - Excel, Outlook, JDE, PLC / DCS or similar CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System.


What we offer:

  • Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
  • Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
  • An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
  • Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!
  • A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.


Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

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