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Operations Manager - Recycle Facility

Smurfit Westrock · Atlanta Recycle, GA

Level
Manager
Team
Production
Degree
Preferred
Experience asked
3+ years
Industry
Packaging
Posted
19 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Atlanta Recycle, GA. Communication - Clearly exchanges thoughts, ideas and messages through written, verbal and non-verbal methods that promote an understanding with the target audience.

They ask for
3+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names
Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, EHS / safety

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

Production Engineer roles in Georgia: typical posted base $120k–$147k.

Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 31 production engineer openings in Georgia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 30 other live production postings in Georgia.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $115k–$146k, from 6 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 55%
  • ✓ EHS / safety 35%
  • ✓ Root cause 29%

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

It asks for 3+ 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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How to get in at this plant

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  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Smurfit Westrock

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  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

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  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

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  4. 4

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  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

This plant: Smurfit Westrock in Atlanta Recycle

1 other open role at this site.

Operations Manager - Recycle Facility at Smurfit Westrock in other locations

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Responsibilities

  • ◆Direct supervision of the shift supervisor, maintenance and all plant employees.

responsibilities

and provides leadership/motivation.

  • ◆Commitment to Task - Meets commitments, works independently, accepts ownership of projects and outcomes, takes personal responsibility and sets objectives/standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements, shows a sense of urgency about getting results.
  • ◆Communication - Clearly exchanges thoughts, ideas and messages through written, verbal and non-verbal methods that promote an understanding with the target audience. Creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers engaging presentations, shares information and ideas with others in a timely manner. Listens carefully and attentively.
  • ◆Customer Focus - For both internal and external customers, builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met in a timely manner, solicits opinions and ideas from customers.
  • ◆Diversity - Supports an inclusive workplace, incorporates different viewpoints and ideas to maximize performance and contributions of employees, develops strengths in team members, deals respectfully with colleagues, customers and vendors at all levels, understands his/her role in building and sustaining a culture of high performance.
  • ◆Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices self-development, demonstrates a bias for action without prompting.
  • ◆Innovation - Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, pursues ongoing improvements, supports change, encourages originality, solves problems creatively.
  • ◆Quality - Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, continuously looks for improvements, finds root cause of problems, owns/acts on problems, seeks opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
  • ◆Safety Mindset - Promotes a respect for behavioral based safety, Keeps workplace clean and safe, supports safety programs, policies/procedures, takes preventative and corrective action to address potential safety hazards and prevent future injuries, resists temptation to cut corners where safety is concerned, follows all safety related company policies and complies with location specific safety rules, drives safely on and off company property.

The

requirements

below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

  • ✓College degree preferred with a minimum of 3+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting as well as 2+ years of experience fostering a strong safety environment.

Experience

  • ✓Maintenance experience and a strong mechanical aptitude, OSHA training, shipping and receiving/logistics experience, able to utilize your organization and planning skills in a manufacturing environment, recycling experience as well as experience with Six Sigma & Lean principles. Must have experience operating material handling equipment such as forklifts, skid steers and front-end loaders.
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The opportunity

Smurfit Westrock has an opportunity for an Operations Manager at our facility in Tucker, GA. Atlanta Recycling is a recycling facility committed to creating and increasing the Smurfit Westrock Recycling presence in support of the Smurfit Westrock Mills in the region. Our success is directly related to our co-workers, their safety and efficiency. The position would report to the General Manager of the facility. With that in mind, our Operations Manager will impact the business in the following ways:

Safety

  • •Ensure employees are operating in a safe manner and following the procedures and policies set forth by Smurfit Westrock.
  • •Execute the training and associated tasks of the required Safety programs.
  • •Maintain and create a strong safety culture.

Operations

  • •Address unplanned and scheduled maintenance issues.
  • •Responsible for ensuring quality systems are in place and comply with customer specifications.
  • •Manage and solve maintenance issues as they arise.
  • •Oversight of major projects.
  • •Oversee logistics for the shipping and receiving of raw materials.
  • •Oversee the organization of the workspace and tools to increase efficiency.
  • •Make sure the daily housekeeping is in place and maintained.

Compliance

  • •Maintain compliance is all areas including, but not limited to OSHA, EPA & all local codes.
  • •Conduct business where the Smurfit Westrock values (Integrity, Respect, Accountability & Excellence) are core to day-to-day activities.
  • •Ensure all environmental compliance issues are addressed on a timely basis.

People

  • •Facilitate daily meetings and seek input from all co-workers.
  • •Manage employees to include schedules, training, productivity and discipline when necessary.
  • •Create and oversee the daily production schedule.

Supervisory

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

  • •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,

Language Skills

  • •Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. May require the ability to write routine reports and correspondence. May require the ability to speak effectively before peers or employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability

  • •Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal

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