Reliability Engineer
Smurfit Westrock · Florence, SC
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Florence, SC. BS Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related Engineering field.
- Tools it names
- Root cause, EHS / safety
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in South Carolina: typical posted base $85k–$129k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 31 reliability engineer openings in South Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 30 other live reliability postings in South Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $85k–$129k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 52%
- Team leadership 42%
- ✓ EHS / safety 35%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Smurfit Westrock in Florence
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Full description from Smurfit WestrockAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Reliability Engineer P2- Florence, SC
The opportunity
As a Reliability Engineer in the Maintenance department, you will be responsible for investigating and resolving reliability issues within the facility, actively participating in area critical maintenance initiatives and root cause analysis across the facility and assisting in outage and shutdown execution as required.
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How you will impact WestRock
- •Actively promotes and participates in all elements of the safety program.
- •Supports and fosters safety and environmental compliance.
- •Provide daily technical assistance for mechanical issues for the maintenance organization
- •Managing maintenance resources or contractors during outages or project implementation
- •Leads projects to continuously improve equipment availability and reduce maintenance costs.
- •Supports the strategy and core values of the Maintenance Department.
- •Manages and reports Key Process Indicators (KPIs) detailing all the results of the reliability program activities.
- •Recommends innovative solutions to increase equipment and facility life and reduce maintenance costs through the analysis of repetitive equipment failures/breakdowns and predictive maintenance analysis reports.
- •Submits recommendations and justifications for capital expenditures that support and improve the Reliability program.
to succeed
- •BS Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related Engineering field
- •Strong engineering, analytical and problem-solving skills
- •Effective communication and leadership skills, team player
Competencies
- •Safety – Exhibits strong competencies in Safety Mindset and has a thorough understanding of safety policies and procedures.
- •Ability to Execute – Targets and achieves results, sets and accomplishes challenging goals, prioritizes and manages tasks effectively, maintains an organized system to monitor progress, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets standards and responsibilities.
- •Champion of & Adaptor to Change – Drives for continuous improvement while managing expectations and results. Able to quickly adapt to changing circumstances and accelerates the change within themselves, their work group, or the organization; challenges the status quo and creatively identifies opportunities for improvement. Demonstrates a constant commitment to do things better.
- •Customer Focused – Understands and works to meet customer requirements. Listens to and responds to customer’s needs; builds relationships with and gains trust of customer by always meeting commitments.
- •Decision Making/Judgment – Recognizes problems and responds by systematically gathering information and weighing options. Able to sort through complex issues, seeks input from others and addresses root cause of issues. Makes timely and accurate decisions. Uses consensus when possible and clearly communicates decisions to others.
- •Initiative – Tackles problems and takes independent action. Seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices self-development, and demonstrates a bias for action without being prompted.
- •Problem Solving/Analysis – Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues. Can simplify and process complex issues and information, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts, can analyze data/information and draw accurate conclusions.
- •Influence & Persuasion – Able to exhibit a ‘can-do’ approach and inspire associates to excel, uses competition to encourage others, develops performance standards and confronts negative attitudes. Develops a team spirit and uses tact when expressing ideas or opinions. Presents new ideas to authority figures and adapts presentations to suit a particular audience. Responds to objections successfully.
- •Quality – Attentive to detail and accuracy; is committed to excellence. Continuously looks for improvements, seeks opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
- •Integrity – Able to be tactful, maintain confidences, and foster an ethical work environment. Prevents inappropriate behavior by coworkers, give proper credit to others and handles all situations honestly.
- •Communication – Able to clearly present information through spoken or written word; read and interpret complex information; talks with employees, customers, and supplies, and has strong listening skills.
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.