Sr. Mgr, Lrng & Org Dev

General Information

Job ID
ATR62476

Posting Job Title
Regional Learning and Development - Midwest

Locations
UT Spanish Fork

Employment Type
Full Time

Date Posted
22-May-2026

Relocation Support
No

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.


Smurfit Westrock (NYSE: SW) is the go-to sustainable packaging partner. We offer an unrivaled product portfolio and bring expertise, scale, and a global presence with 500+ converting operations and 63 mills across 40 countries. Learn more at We offer an unparalleled portfolio of innovative packaging solutions, ranging from corrugated and consumer packaging to Bag-in-Box® packaging and point-of-sale displays. With the circular economy at the core of our business, we use renewable, recyclable, and recycled materials to create sustainable packaging solutions. As a trusted partner to companies worldwide, Smurfit Westrock is dedicated to creating efficient, scalable paper and packaging solutions that help solve complex packaging challenges. We are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees, and the communities where we operate.

• Job Title: Regional Learning and Development - Midwest
• Location: Corrugated Container South Region (with 50% travel)

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Learning and Development, plays a pivotal role in driving impactful learning initiatives across the assigned region within Corrugated North America. This role supports learning and development covering approximately $2 billion annually, 25 sites, and 2400+ employees across the container and sheet manufacturing facilities producing custom and standard corrugated packaging with high-impact graphics and durable materials engineered to protect and promote products across all delivery channels, supported by facilities throughout North America.

Must be comfortable working in manufacturing environments and willing to travel up to 50%. This role partners with key stakeholders across the assigned Corrugated Packaging region to support the development, implementation, and execution of learning needs. This includes identification and communication of skill needs and responsibility to improve learning solutions for classroom training or equipment training utilizing new learning technology, so we can better scale and deliver learning to teams in the flow of work. This leader should be able to help manage and deliver learning, facilitate, and build training processes that enable skill sustainment, measurement, and improvement year over year.

Key stakeholders for this leader are the regional and area leaders across the assigned region, including operations, commercial, HR, and other functions. This role will supervise and manage the Area L&D leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Build partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders regarding all learning needs that support the Corrugated business strategy.
• Partners with division leads to manage and implement learning initiatives, including experiential learning opportunities to build practical, on-the-job skills by identifying key sponsors, developing project plans, and collaborating effectively across teams.
• Lead and develop a team of Area L& D Managers across multiple states to ensure the delivery of consistent, high-impact training programs that align with organizational goals and drive measurable performance improvement.
• Partner with business and HR leaders to strengthen development and support learning across the business.
• Facilitate in-person and virtual learning experiences, ensuring skill and/or knowledge acquisition toward intended business results as needed.
• Support the development and implementation of training, including the development of site technical training owners and Area L&D Leaders, to continuously improve our training systems locally.
• Utilize approved learning systems to assign, track, deploy, and report on training across the division.
• Improve performance and efficiency through effective training solutions that eliminate skill gaps.

What you need to succeed:

• Ensure the four focus-area learning processes are deployed across the region (Site Orientation, Onboarding, Job Certification Improvement, and creation of a Training Plan).
• Deliver and facilitate courses as needed.
• Manage communication, coordination, and measurement of skills across a region.
• Self-driven with the ability and confidence to consult with stakeholders, as well as the ability to work closely with front-line leaders and employees.
• Capable of enhancing learning solutions by providing design assistance and leveraging educational technology.
• Able to use dashboards and tools to monitor metrics, skill gaps, and program success.
• Demonstrates outstanding oral, written, facilitation, and presentation abilities; consistently communicates with clarity and precision to both technical and non-technical stakeholders across all organizational tiers.

What you need to succeed:

• Growth and Results-Oriented: Delivers personal or organizational results by successfully influencing others; delivers high-quality work within the stipulated time to achieve maximum results.
• Innovation: Able to support training improvement with innovative solutions and approaches that have a broad organizational impact; shows resourcefulness in identifying trends, gaps, and opportunities that enable us to drive operational training efficiency and create learning in the flow of work.
• People Skills: Possesses keen awareness and understanding of the importance of strong interpersonal skills in communicating, achieving goals, and leading people or teams (self-awareness).
• Accountability: Holds self and others responsible for actions and results.
• Influence: Able to partner and build relationships to influence teams to work together, share best practices, and develop and drive effective training for operations teams.
• Decision Making: Uses strong problem-solving skills and supporting information to arrive at optimal decisions in a suitable timeframe; knows when to decide and/or when to seek additional input and drive for consensus.
• Communication: Creates and delivers engaging presentations to internal audiences; strong facilitation skills and experience; develops new communication strategies and approaches to communicate data, insights, and critical messages, resulting in a clear understanding.

Technical Skills:

• Instructional Design Tools: Experience with e-learning authoring tools.
• Knowledge of Learning Management Systems, learning strategies, and HR best practices a plus.
• High-level competency in Microsoft applications, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Learning & Development experience is a plus (e.g., ADDIE design, L&D technology/design tools, facilitation, on-the-job training, implementation, and measurement of L&D systems, frameworks, and processes).
• Ability to enhance learning solutions through design support and effective use of learning technologies.

Other Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of training or learning experience; experience with large learning teams preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, paper, and/or packaging industry is a plus.
• Knowledge of learning initiatives; staying current on best practices and offerings, as well as business drivers associated with development needs.
• Proficiency in managing timelines, budgets, and stakeholder communications.
• Naturally collaborative with others, having worked in a matrixed organization to achieve organizational goals and to identify and resolve problems.
• Strong ability to influence and use effective communication.
• Availability to travel as needed (approximately 50%).

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
• A career with a global packaging company where sustainability, safety, and inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.


The salary range for this position is $134,250.00 - $223,750.00, depending on your role, level, and location. The range listed is also the expected pay for roles in Illinois and Colorado. The benefits for this role include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 15 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your pay will be based on factors such as your skills, experience, and education. To learn more about this posting, please contact your recruiter during the hiring process. You may apply online at Smurfit Westrock External Careers and the application window is expected to close by 08-Jun-2026.