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This position will have the opportunity to demonstrate ownership and lead initiatives designed to drive continuous and step change improvement in our reliability department. This position is responsible for creating a strong safety culture and providing leadership and support to improve and optimize process and production systems reliability.

HOW YOU WILL IMPACT SMURFIT WESTROCK:

* Establishes and manages systems, processes, and personnel plans for the reliability group to advance reliability and improve overall equipment effectiveness throughout the mill.

* Builds a reliability vision for the mill and executes a year by year improvement plan.

* Manages the reliability team and leads the overall reliability improvement effort of the plant. Specific responsibilities include leading the group for: RCFA, failure analysis, predictive maintenance, lubrication and precision maintenance.

* Provides technical expertise for troubleshooting and problem solving. Evaluates new technologies and techniques for plant improvement.

* Develops and priorities plant reliability opportunity lists, leads process improvement projects, and sets the expectation for the plant and departments in the area of reliability.

* Creates, manages and optimizes the plant preventative and predictive reliability program (vibration analysis, ultrasound, thermal imaging, motor circuit analysis, oil sampling) and leading design for reliability on capital improvement projects.

* Trains area personnel in key mill reliability techniques (Bad Actor Analysis, Equipment Strategy Development, Root Cause Analysis, Reliability Fundamentals, etc.). These include processes and guidelines developed within the Technical Resource Group (TRG)

* Develops and monitors Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to determine the value of the mill reliability effort.

* Provides leadership in implementing and maintaining preventive and predictive reliability programs

* Manages oversight of the mill lubrication & condition monitoring efforts.

* Manages oversight of the mill tank integrity and safety relief valve programs.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

* B. S. Degree Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Pulp and Paper), or equivalent experiences.

* 5+ years of reliability related experience within a manufacturing environment.

* Proven Leadership skills in developing strategies to attain performance objectives required.

* Experience using Reliability tools such as Pareto analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) preferred.

* Experience working with advanced Predictive Maintenance tools such as Infrared, Vibration, Oil, and Ultrasonic analysis, shaft and machine alignment, and precision maintenance preferred.

* Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC problem solving experience.

* Ability to collaborate with all levels of the organization

* Excellent communication skills (written or verbal)

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Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

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.