Coordinator, Tech Trainer

Industrial Maintenance Trainer

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.

Opportunity summary: As a maintenance trainer, you will learn to be responsible for learning all aspects of maintenance around converting or corrugating equipment. You will leverage L&D and OPS resources to train our union team members and document results. We are always responsible for our maintenance team's safety, quality, and performance. You will identify opportunities within the department to improve performance and execution; you will manage training around preventative maintenance and repair efforts for our hourly team with the goal to improve equipment up time. This is an hourly, nonunion role.

You will impact Smurfit Westrock by directing and training the hourly maintenance techs. Your development will include learning to:

• Assess technical talent on the team, make recommendations about where to put training resources to improve equipment uptime
• Leverage our L&D team to help develop plans for hourly techs to get to the next level, using internal and external resources
• Follow L&D guidelines to train hourly techs on specific maintenance tasks and document the results
• Assist, when necessary, with daily work orders, preventative maintenance and emergency repairs
• Help hire a best-in-class maintenance team
• Become a JDE subject matter expert
• Manage technician performance and downtime of machines by troubleshooting and preventing issues that could cause downtime or breaks and resolving issues in timely fashion, and coaching them to complete repairs themselves
• Work to coach our team to ensure equipment downtime is fully utilized and scheduled to optimize the maintenance work that can be performed while the machine is down
• Assist with accident/incident investigation for any incidents that occur in the department
• Set an example by utilizing and helping to enforce the Maintenance Department's Standard Operating Procedures
• Establish and follow up on individual goals and evaluate work performance for direct reports
• Develop effective partnerships with plant hourly employees to improve overall plant production to help them troubleshoot equipment
• Assist with the review and updating of department training material

What you need to succeed:

• High School diploma or G.E.D.
• 5-10 years of industrial maintenance experience
• Proven supervisory track record
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• A high regard for safety
• Strong communication, and interpersonal skills leveraged to motivate stakeholders and achieve alignment across the organization
• Ability to learn proprietary software programs

The salary range is $60,000-$70,000/yr, depending on your role, level, and location. The benefits for this role may 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, 10 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your actual pay will be based on your work location and other factors, such as your skills, experience, and education. To learn more about the specific salary range for your preferred location, please contact your recruiter during the hiring process. You may apply online at and the application window is expected to close by 6/12/26