EHS and Quality Manager
Smurfit Westrock · Gwaltney, GA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Gwaltney, GA.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- EHS / safety
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Georgia: typical posted base $99k–$126k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 29 quality engineer openings in Georgia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 28 other live quality postings in Georgia.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 48%
- Supplier quality 28%
- FMEA 24%
- New product launch 24%
- Team leadership 24%
- Six Sigma 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for EHS / safety, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Smurfit Westrock
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
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Full description from Smurfit WestrockAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
The Opportunity
As the EHS and Quality Manager, you will lead, motivate, and cultivate a culture of EHS excellence in the workplace to mitigate risks, prevent accidents and illnesses, ensure regulatory compliance, and promote safe and environmentally responsible behaviors as part of daily operations. This pivotal role reports directly to the site's General Manager.
How you will impact Smurfit WestRock
- •Collaborate with safety and environmental teams, as well as business leaders, to foster a proactive safety and environmental culture
- •Implement the company’s Environmental and Safety Excellence programs:
- •Safety programs include, but are not limited to, pedestrian traffic, power industrial trucks/mobile equipment, lock-out/tag-out (LOTO), machine guarding, working from heights, ergonomics, material handling/dock safety, job safe planning, electrical safety, contractor safety, walking/working surfaces, confined spaces, hot work, line and equipment opening (LEO), and hazardous communication.
- •Environmental programs encompass new chemical approvals, air emissions, stormwater management, wastewater processing, spill prevention and countermeasures, solid/hazardous waste management, and oversight of environmental permits and plans.
- •Conduct thorough investigations in response to EHS incidents, including using human and organizational performance approaches
- •Lead site communication plans, working with local, regional, and Center of Excellence (COE) teams to ensure comprehensive, aligned and timely communications.
- •Organize employee safety and environmental engagement initiatives, including leading the site's safety, environmental, or EHS team.
- •Work with business and human resources partners to effectively coach and empower employees, driving a culture of EHS excellence where all employees have a voice.
- •Perform safety and environmental risk assessments and develop site-specific action plans to mitigate risks
- •Develop comprehensive training plans for safety and environmental awareness, regulatory compliance, and other relevant topics
- •Partner with the local leadership team to establish specific safety and environmental KPIs and create action plans to achieve those objectives
- •Ensure timely performance of EHS testing, monitoring, training, and submission of required internal and external reports
- •Execute or coordinate site safety and environmental inspections
- •Actively manage the facility's EHS compliance task calendars
- •Collaborate with site leadership to ensure prompt closure of findings from corporate internal environmental and safety audits
- •Routinely assess safety and environmental performance on the manufacturing floor and audit processes and site conditions
- •Serve as a liaison with agencies such as OSHA and state/local environmental entities
- •Evaluate operational changes and capital projects to identify and plan for EHS program impacts
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to succeed
- •Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental science, engineering, or equivalent
- •Minimum of two years' experience managing EHS in an industrial setting
- •Strong organizational skills, prioritization abilities, and capacity to manage multiple tasks concurrently
- •Excellent written and oral communication skills
- •Demonstrated experience and ability to effectively communicate, coach, empower, and engage others to speak up, support safe team behavior, report concerns, and comply with EHS policies and standards
- •Extensive knowledge of EHS standards, methodologies, and regulations, including OSHA, EPA, local and state environmental regulations, ANSI, and NFPA
- •Proven track record of critical thinking and problem-solving
- •Ability to exercise professional judgment in making quick decisions under stressful and time-sensitive conditions
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.