Maintenance Mechanic
Smurfit Westrock · Syracuse, NY
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 12 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Syracuse, NY.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in New York: typical posted base $53k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 90 maintenance technician openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New York plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 94 other live reliability postings in New York.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Typical $74k–$97k, from 10 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 42%
- PLC 33%
- Automation 28%
- Welding 26%
- ✓ Root cause 25%
- EHS / safety 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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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 Reliability team at Smurfit Westrock
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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This plant: Smurfit Westrock in Syracuse
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Full description from Smurfit WestrockAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
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Pay Range
MT: $38.90/hour
MT1: $43.18/hour
MT2: $46.24/hour
MT3: $49.35/hour
- •Relocation assistance may be provided.
The opportunity
We are seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician located in Solvay, NY. This Maintenance Technician position inspects, tests, repairs, installs, and maintains industrial equipment and the facility in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturer’s specifications. This facility is operated as a team concept mill and all individuals are given the opportunity to work to their full potential. This job description does not in any way limit the
How you will impact WestRock
- •Effective interpersonal and team skills
- •Ability to plan, organize, and execute work for both individual and small group effort
- •Utilizing multi-disciplinary knowledge, skills, and training
- •Understanding of mill equipment and processes
- •Computer literate
- •Effective trouble-shooter within area of expertise
- •Possess initiative; attention to detail; follow-through
- •Fifty pounds lifting capability; normal hearing/vision with correction; ability to climb stairs and catwalks
- •Minimum: high school diploma; journey level; or trade school and equivalent experience (5 years industrial experience)
to succeed
- •High School Diploma / GED is required
- •Journeyman Certificate, and/or vocational/technical training preferred.
- •Effective first response to unplanned mill shut down situations
- •Equipment/process optimization
- •Planning and executing shutdown activities
- •Supports continuous improvement of preventive maintenance
- •Participates in trouble-shooting efforts to respond to equipment failures and/or process deficiencies
- •Participates in root cause analysis and execution of corrective actions to minimize recurrence of unplanned shutdowns
- •Responsible for vendor contact as requested
- •Will work with Planners to identify procurement needs
- •Member of rotation pool to support Shift Teams
- •Minimum 44 hours per week with extended hours to meet mill needs including call-ins
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
- •Potential overtime hours given if desired
- •Amazing full package of benefits
- •A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.
The starting rate is $38.90 - $43.18 per hour, depending on your role, level, and location. The benefits for this role may include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 10 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your actual pay will be based on your work location and other factors, such as your skills, experience, and education. To learn more about the specific salary range for your preferred location, please contact your recruiter during the hiring process. You may apply online at www.westrock.com/company/careers and the application window is expected to close by 12/31/26.
