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Senior Mechanical Reliability Engineer

Smurfit Westrock · Stevenson, AL

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Level
Senior
Team
Reliability
Degree
Preferred
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Packaging
Posted
17 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A senior reliability role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Stevenson, AL.

They ask for
2+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names
Root cause, Time studies

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Reliability Engineer roles in Alabama: typical posted base $101k–$148k.

Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 20 reliability engineer openings in Alabama, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 19 other live reliability postings in Alabama.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $101k–$148k, from 5 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 7+)

Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Root cause 65%
  • Team leadership 35%
  • Tooling 30%
  • FMEA 25%
  • PLC 20%
  • SAP 20%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

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

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

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This plant: Smurfit Westrock in Stevenson

2 other open roles at this site · 3 people we found in reliability roles at Smurfit Westrock.

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Opportunity summary

This position provides leadership and support to improve, increase, and optimize the reliability of mill process equipment and eliminate unscheduled equipment downtime. The Reliability Engineer works within the reliability organization to improve asset health, reduce maintenance costs, and increase process reliability across the facility.

How you will impact smurfit westrock

  • •Manage the lubrication, inspection, and condition monitoring programs.
  • •Lead equipment reliability improvement efforts to increase availability and uptime.
  • •Reduce maintenance costs through analysis of repetitive failures and predictive maintenance data.
  • •Drive the Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) process and implement corrective actions.
  • •Provide leadership and daily technical assistance for reliability-related issues.
  • •Support outage planning, project implementation, and contractor management.
  • •Partner with Maintenance and Production teams to strengthen reliability culture.
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To succeed

  • •Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
  • •2+ years of reliability experience in pulp and paper or related manufacturing environment.
  • •Strong engineering, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • •Experience with predictive maintenance, reliability improvement, and RCFA methodologies.
  • •Effective communication and leadership skills.

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