Maintenance Coordinator - Montgomery, AL

As a Maintenance Coordinator, you will be responsible for providing superior maintenance, clerical, and administrative planning services to internal and external customers, with a focus on maintenance technical personnel assigned to operational areas within the manufacturing facility.

How you will impact SmurfitWestRock:

• Screen and approve work orders in the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)for asset areas to ensure job priority and efficient utilization of maintenance resources

• Manage and track maintenance budget, identify variances, and provide explanations to justify budget deviations

• Monitor maintenance schedules to ensure there is no conflict with production schedules

• Prioritize non-emergency and break-in work order requests to approve and reject, review complete work orders, and produce schedule for the next day/week.

• Identify parts required for necessary maintenance efforts (preventative maintenance, machine repairs, etc.) and plan/budget for the acquisition of required parts.s

• Maintain planned work order backlog according to facility guidelines and utilize backlog to schedule daily and weekly work list.

• Screen and approve all work orders for the operating department to ensure coding accuracy and symptoms are accurately described.

• Develop hands-on knowledge and expertise of production equipment, parts, functions, and processes through observation and engaging with employees on the production floor.r

• Serve as a critical member of the Operating department team, representing the interest of the group in all work activities both internal and external to the facility.

• Partner with Maintenance Technicians and Maintenance Supervisors to review work requests and determine feasibility and safety controls for work to be performed

• Communicate with production team and maintenance staff to resolve chronic and repeat failures with equipment, provide status updates on maintenance efforts, and gather feedback.

• Participate in production meetings with Maintenance Managers, Planners, and Operations Managers to review upcoming work requests, weekly scheduling, and outage planning.

What you need to succeed:

• High School diploma or G.E.D.; Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred

• Must have 5 to 10 years of experience in the manufacturing industry in both maintenance and operations, with experience in corrugated container preferred

• Working knowledge of corrugated manufacturing equipment, processes, and language is preferred, including knowledge of corrugators, Flexo folder gluer, and printing press machinery.

• Proven track record of analytical skills that drive decision-making

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to adapt and take action in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

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.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.