Maintenance Millwright
Smurfit Westrock · West Point, VA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 19 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in West Point, VA.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- EHS / safety
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in Virginia: typical posted base $64k–$80k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 65 maintenance technician openings in Virginia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 68 other live reliability postings in Virginia.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Typical $70k–$101k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Welding 46%
- Team leadership 41%
- PLC 29%
- SAP 20%
- Root cause 20%
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This plant: Smurfit Westrock in West Point
5 other open roles at this site · 1 person we found in reliability roles at Smurfit Westrock.
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- Shift Supervisor - Power · Manufacturing · Supervisor
- Paper Machine Shift Supervisor · Manufacturing · Supervisor
- Mechanical Maintenance Engineer · Reliability
- Senior Reliability Engineer · Reliability · Senior
Full description from Smurfit WestrockAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
West Point Mill is seeking an hourly Mechanical Maintenance with the ability to provide primary millwright skills for the West Point Mill.
How you will impact Smurfit Westrock
- •Participate in all department safety programs.
- •Flexibility to work in a multi-craft role and contribute to accomplishing results in a team- based environment.
- •Good understanding of the types and application of equipment lubrication.
- •Effective troubleshooting abilities.
- •Ability to read and understand equipment manuals & drawings.
- •Ability to properly document repairs and inspections.
- •Computer skills adequate to look up bill of materials & stores parts, enter work results, and complete work orders.
- •Good working knowledge of rigging equipment and techniques.
- •Ability to measure, lay out, and fabricate repair parts.
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For a Class 1 Helper
- •Five years of relevant industrial experience at a journeyman mechanic’s level, or
- •Two-year technical degree in mechanical technology, or four years’ relevant technical military experience
- •Exceptional communication skills and the ability and willingness to work shift work.
For a Class A Journeyman
- •Ten years of relevant industrial experience at a journeyman mechanics or electrician/instrumentation level - or
- •Five years of relevant industrial or military experience and a two-year technical degree
- •Exceptional communication skills and the ability and willingness to work shift work.
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.
We offer a clear, structured path for career advancement with competitive pay:
- •Class 1 Helper: $33.79/hour. Promotion to Class C possible within 9-13 months based on performance.
- •Class C: $35.89/hour. Eligible for Class B after 6 months.
- •Class B: $37.42/hour. Promotion to Class A after 12 months.
- •Class A: $42.62/hour. Final step to Class AAA ($45.86/hour) based on tenure and qualifications.
Total Progression Time: 2.25-2.5 years (27-31 months) from Class 1 Helper to Class A.
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