Mechanical Maintenance Tech

Maintenance Mechanical Technician

Location: Seminole Mill, Jacksonville, FL

Employment Type: Full time

Pay Type: Hourly - $43.60 plus OVERTIME with yearly increases

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Shift: Day Shift

Travel Requirements: 0

Relocation: No

The Opportunity

When you join Smurfit Westrock, you will be joining a team that creates sustainable paper and packaging solutions that help move the world forward. In this role, you will [insert high-level purpose of role]. You will work closely with [key stakeholders/teams] and play an important role in [business impact, customer impact, operational impact, etc.].

The Maintenance Technician will perform routine and trouble-shooting tasks for equipment at the Seminole Mill. This position requires the flexibility to work in a multi-craft role and contributes to accomplishing results in a team-based environment.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Create maintenance requests for repairs based on findings with equipment in the mill.
• Perform maintenance tasks for equipment within the mill.
• Work as a team with other maintenance team members.
• Good communication skills.
• Extensive experience dealing with basic industrial safety topics such as lockout, fall protection, confined space entry, personal protective equipment, and guarding.

What You Need to Succeed

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Required Qualifications

• Education, certification, or equivalent experience required
• Years of relevant experience
• Critical technical, functional, or operational knowledge
• Any required licenses, certifications, or physical requirements
• Ability to meet work schedule, travel, or location requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Extensive industrial experience in at least 1 of the following areas is required:

• Millwright (laser alignment skills required)
• Pipe fitting
• Machinist
• Welding
• Roll Grinding & Roll Maintenance
• Industrial Operations

Able to work in a heavy manufacturing setting.

Able to work and communicate effectively in team-based environment.

Reliable, dependable, and available for work in all areas of the mill.

Manufacturing or Paper Mill Experience preferred

Must have at least 5 years of hands-on, documented experience in the following:

• Industrial Rigging
• Applied Mathematics
• Measurements - Layout skills
• Welding Principles & Practices
• Cutting Principles & Practices
• Use of Portable Tools & Hand Tools
• Selecting and Using Lubricants
• Installation of Bearings & Seals
• Understanding the Operation of Pumps
• Pump & Motor Alignment - dial, feeler gauge, laser
• Pump & Motor Component Assembly
• Maintain & Rebuild - Mechanic Drives, Gear Boxes, Clutches, Jack shafts
• Basic Hydraulics & Pneumatics
• Blueprint Reading
• Equipment Installation - sole plates, concrete, leveling, alignment, conveyors, tracking, drives, rolls, splicing
• Industrial Pipe fitting - tubing & hose systems, plumbing systems, installation & maintenance of valves
• Industrial Operations

Physical & Other Requirements:

• Standing for extended periods.
• Awkward and/or repetitive movements.
• Moving or lifting of equipment, materials, and tools up to 50 lbs. repeatedly
• Balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or movement within confined areas.
• Work in buildings and areas of fluctuating temperature and weather.
• Must be able to enter a confined space or work in high elevated areas

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.