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Maintenance Supervisor

Smurfit Westrock · Chesterfield, MO

Level
Supervisor
Team
Reliability
Degree
Required
Experience asked
10+ years
Industry
Packaging
Posted
5 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor reliability role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Chesterfield, MO. 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.

They ask for
10+ years · degree required
Tools it names
PLC

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How this role compares

Against 80 other live reliability postings in Missouri.

Experience asked
More than usual (10+ vs 3+)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 64%
  • ✓ PLC 51%
  • Welding 36%

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Stands out: this posting asks for Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 10+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: Smurfit Westrock in Chesterfield

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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.
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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.

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