Maintenance Supervisor
Smurfit Westrock · Delaware Water Gap, PA
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor reliability role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Delaware Water Gap, PA. BS – Engineering or experience as indicated below.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 165 other live reliability postings in Pennsylvania.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Typical $75k–$96k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 52%
- PLC 35%
- Welding 31%
- ✓ EHS / safety 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Smurfit Westrock
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Smurfit Westrock in Delaware Water Gap
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Full description from Smurfit WestrockAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position: Maintenance Supervisor
Location: Delaware Water Gap, PA
The Opportunity
The Maintenance Supervisor position is responsible for supervising, directing and coordinating the work of maintenance personnel (electrical and mechanical) within the mill. The Supervisor ensures the safety of the workforce, provides quality and efficient execution of assigned work, monitors staff and crew performance, provides problem analysis for equipment history, submits accurate reports of work execution, takes appropriate action in response to emergencies, and administers company policies as they relate to assigned personnel. This position reports to the maintenance and engineering manager.
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How you will impact Smurfit Westrock
- •Administers and models safety in his/her area of responsibility; Participates in and enforces the safety program for the maintenance department; reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance employees. Ensures compliance with all applicable OSHA and plant safety standards.
- •Safely and efficiently supervises and coordinates activities of Maintenance Technicians engaged in setting up, installing, rebuilding and maintaining equipment and building assets.
- •Provides support with capital projects; participating in equipment materials selection and layout to optimize maintainability; promoting consistency by standardizing equipment; providing technical expertise for installation, maintenance procedures and start-up of all new critical equipment; assuring that necessary spare parts are identified and inventory maintained.
- •Provides for a process to receive feedback from Maintenance Technicians completing jobs to adjust work plans.
- •Communicates directly with the operations department to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas.
- •Respond to calls 24 hrs/day; provide rotating weekend/holiday on call support for maintenance.
- •Utilizes and maintains JDE system for work order management.
- •Creates schedules and monitors time thru the Kronos timekeeping system.
- •Maintains and consistently applies a thorough working knowledge of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
- •Maintains compliance with all environmental policies and procedures; ensures that all city, county, state, and federal regulations relating to the maintenance crews are met at all times.
to succeed
- •BS – Engineering or experience as indicated below.
- •Minimum of 5 years maintenance supervisory experience in heavy industry.
- •Excellent problem solving ability
- •Ability to communicate effectively across departments
- •Strong organizational and leadership skills
Preferred Skills
- +JDE experience
- +Knowledge of both mechanical and electrical components used in industrial applications
- +Knowledge of and or experience in paper mill processes and equipment.
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.