Maintenance Technician - Nights
Smurfit Westrock · Devens, MA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 8 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Devens, MA. As priorities demand, performing emergency breakdown maintenance as necessary to support plant operations including preventive maintenance activities such as lubricating, measuring wear, measuring positions, repositioning components; and observing.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Tools it names
- 5S, PLC
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $62k–$88k.
Median of the low and high ends of 74 live postings that list pay, out of 2992 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Massachusetts plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 46 other live reliability postings in Massachusetts.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 40%
- ✓ PLC 32%
- EHS / safety 30%
- Welding 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Smurfit Westrock in Devens
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Full description from Smurfit WestrockAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Education and Work Experience
- ✓High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
- ✓Minimum of 2 years of experience (5+ years preferred) in troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and repair of large industrial equipment, including PLC troubleshooting and diagnostics
- ✓A valid Fireman’s License in the Commonwealth of MA, or the willingness to obtain one at company expense
- ✓Mechanics must demonstrate the ability to properly select, maintain, and install power transmission equipment, gearboxes, mechanical drives, and fluid drive systems with precision
- ✓Technicians must have electrical knowledge and hands‑on experience with industrial control systems, including PLCs (trouble shooting) and related components
- ✓Excellent communication skills with a strong team‑oriented mindset
- ✓Experience in corrugated packaging or a similar high‑volume, non‑redundant manufacturing environment is highly preferred
Hiring Immediately!
If you have one or more of the above skills, we encourage you to apply!
The starting rate is $30 - $40 per hour, 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.
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Industrial Maintenance Mechanic/Technician
Location: 51 Independence Drive, Devens, MA 01434
Must be able to work 3rd Shift - 5 pm - 5 am
Overtime: Must be able to work daily and weekend overtime
Pay: $30 - $40 an hour plus shift differential
Benefits: Start on Day 1 (Medical/Dental/Vision)
Weekly Pay
Non Union Plant
The Opportunity
As an Industrial maintenance mechanic or technician for our corrugated packaging plant, you will work to keep our equipment up and running to OEM standards. You will use your expertise and experience to work with maintenance leadership, our operators & vendors to ensure maximum uptime and help us safely meet our production goals. Devens is a nonunion facility.
How you will help us
- •Follow all safety rules and practices
- •Depending on your level, provide electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, preventive and emergency maintenance for our fast-paced corrugated packaging facility
- •As priorities demand, performing emergency breakdown maintenance as necessary to support plant operations including preventive maintenance activities such as lubricating, measuring wear, measuring positions, repositioning components; and observing operations, vibrations, and noise levels.
- •Our more senior team members are expected to help train peers and junior team members on skillsets you can share
to succeed
- •Depending on your career level, a successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical systems, mechanical drives, pneumatics, hydraulics on high speed, high volume industrial equipment.
- •Critical skillset is troubleshooting and repairing DC Electrical Controls.
- •The ability to reference equipment manuals.
- •Strong understanding and application of precision maintenance
- •Willingness to maintain clean and organized work areas and cleaning up work areas as part of completing assigned tasks
- •May operate forklifts, hoists, and other heavy equipment
- •Strong knowledge of maintenance work order systems
- •Strong Computer Skills & willingness to update parts inventories, work orders and work instructions on a daily basis
- •Strong understanding of 5S
- •A willingness to take advantage of our company paid, best in class training and development