Sr. Eng, Reliability Eng

General Information

Job ID

ATR55925

Posting Job Title

Senior Reliability Engineer

Locations

AL Stevenson

Employment Type

Full Time

Date Posted

28-Oct-2025

Relocation Support

Yes

Description & Requirements

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 integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY :

As the Senior Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for promoting the Maintenance Reliability program cross departmentally in the Mill. Additional responsibilities for your role as Senior Reliability Engineer include collecting and analyzing data on maintenance repairs to the equipment and facility, seeking opportunities to improve reliability of the assets, creating preventative maintenance plans, promoting the detection of equipment failures through predictive maintenance, and serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for other Smurfit Westrock sites and external vendors.

HOW YOU WILL IMPACT SMURFIT WESTROCK :

• Lead the Reliability program to continuously improve equipment availability and uptime, maximize production, and reduce maintenance costs
• Plan predictive and preventive maintenance activities to support the strategy, vision and core values of the Maintenance Department
• Conduct equipment failure analysis to identify opportunities to reduce repetitive maintenance and repair issues and to increase facility uptime
• Develop and implement predictive maintenance measures to increase the lifespan of assets
• Conduct Quality Assurance checks on equipment analysis to plan for scheduled maintenance repair and to validate accurate maintenance requests are ordered
• Serve as an equipment reliability Subject Matter Expert (SME) to Smurfit Westrock facilities and external vendors to support operating excellence
• Partner with the Maintenance and Production teams to support, educate, and promote reliability program buy-in throughout the facility
• Coach and train Reliability personnel (i.e. Vibration Analysts, Reliability Technicians, and Lubrication Technicians) to enable performance excellence

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED :

Keywords : reliability engineer, reliability engineering, reliability lead, mechanical engineer, mechanical engineering, reliability, mechanical reliability, reliability leader, maintenance systems, reliability systems, hydraulics, reliability planning, maintenance planning, thermal analysis, pump alignment, motor alignment, vibration, oil analysis, lubrication, bearing analysis, pump analysis, pump failure, equipment failure, time studies, laser alignment, maintenance, Excel, reporting, data analysis, jd Edwards, pulp, pulp mill, paper mill, paper, liner, sbs, sbb, paperboard, kraft, kraft paper, liner, linerboard, containerboard, manufacturing

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

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.