Mill Maintenance Manager
Smurfit Westrock · Syracuse, NY
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Syracuse, NY.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in New York: typical posted base $94k–$130k.
Median of the low and high ends of 16 live postings that list pay, out of 21 reliability engineer openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 20 other live reliability postings in New York.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $94k–$130k, from 16 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 33%
- PLC 33%
- EHS / safety 29%
- Root cause 24%
- Lean 24%
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This plant: Smurfit Westrock in Syracuse
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- Maintenance Mechanic · Reliability · Technician
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- Paper Machine Production Specialist · Production · Specialist
Full description from Smurfit WestrockAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Opportunity
The Solvay Maintenance Manager will be responsible for supporting all aspects of the maintenance operation in a 100% recycled papermill including management of all maintenance employees, maintaining company assets, and managing work execution that strategically achieves mill and OME goals.
How you will impact Smurfit Westrock
- •Support the core behaviors of Smurfit Westrock
- •Responsible for the day to day maintenance of the mill
- •Lead planning, scheduling, and work execution that strategically and tactically achieves mill OME goals.
- •Resolve work problems and suggest plans to motivate employees to achieve goals through a team based environment
- •Ensure plant equipment is maintained in a safe and compliant operating condition
- •Assist in the planning of projects with the engineering team in the design, development, and installation of new equipment and existing equipment
- •Develop, recommend, implement and execute procedures for maintenance as required
- •Develop maintenance goals and objectives that align with mill goals and objectives
- •Develop effective personnel to meet organizational needs as well as the development of succession plans within the maintenance department
- •Ensures that performance reviews occur in a timely manner for all personnel and they are within the established Smurfit Westrock guidelines
- •Responsible for planned outage coordination and management ensuring the safety of all personnel associated with the outage and timelines are met
- •Address reactive/unplanned maintenance through rapid response and support continuous improvements through documentation, analysis and feedback to derive corrective action
- •Lead the reliability program; support and lead improvement and growth of the department
- •Develop, recommend and report measurements on key business activities in the maintenance area
- •Responsible for demonstrating managerial leadership within maintenance resulting in efficient and effective utilization of our valuable human resources
- •Manage expenditures consistent with budget and business plan. Supports development of budget and business plan annually
- •Ensure that the maintenance team supports both preventative and predictive maintenance programs through analysis, planning and productivity
- •Ability to work cooperatively with all departments and all levels of employees
- •Development of relationships with outside vendors and contractors which would assist in the successful completion of machine outages
- •Monitor the completion of job assignments through observation and inspections to ensure compliance and standards are met by maintenance
- •Utilize the software models and JDE system as well as proficiency in MS office
- •Perform all other duties as assigned
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to succeed
- •BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum five years' experience in maintenance, pulp and paper industry OR equivalent work experience in a maintenance position.
- •Computerized maintenance management system/computer/Windows competencies.
- •Team player, good listener, good communication skills, good interpersonal skills, good organizational skills, self-starter, highly motivated and results oriented.
- •Leader in the areas of continuous improvement, goals setting and successfully leading change.
- •Excellent knowledge of safety regulations, practices and procedures applicable to the work being done.
- •Proven experience leading and developing maintenance personnel (electricians, mechanics, pipe fitters and other skilled tradesmen).
- •Requires a working knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
- •Strong leadership skills in maintenance management.
- •Must be proactive and action oriented relative to reaction to emergencies as well as preventative and predictive maintenance.
- •Ability to prepare accurate and reliable reports containing findings, observations and conclusions from the data utilized.
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 and more!
- •A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work