WestRock Company · 1 month ago
Maintenance Technical Trainer
Deer Park, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$53K/yr - $89K/yr
5+ years expSmurfit Westrock is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. As a Maintenance Technical Trainer, you will be responsible for training union team members in maintenance tasks, improving equipment uptime, and managing technician performance. You will also assist with preventative maintenance and emergency repairs while ensuring safety and quality standards are met.
CommercialManufacturingPackaging ServicesPaper ManufacturingSustainability
Responsibilities
Assess technical talent on the team, make recommendations about where to put training resources to improve equipment uptime
Leverage our L&D team to help develop plans for hourly techs to get to the next level, using internal and external resources
Follow L&D guidelines to train hourly techs on specific maintenance tasks and document the results
Assist, when necessary, with daily work orders, preventative maintenance and emergency repairs
Help hire a best-in-class maintenance team
Become a JDE subject matter expert
Manage technician performance and downtime of machines by troubleshooting and preventing issues that could cause downtime or breaks and resolving issues in timely fashion, and coaching them to complete repairs themselves
Work to coach our team to ensure equipment downtime is fully utilized and scheduled to optimize the maintenance work that can be performed while the machine is down
Assist with accident/incident investigation for any incidents that occur in the department
Set an example by utilizing and helping to enforce the Maintenance Department’s Standard Operating Procedures
Establish and follow up on individual goals and evaluate work performance for direct reports
Develop effective partnerships with plant hourly employees to improve overall plant production to help them troubleshoot equipment
Assist with the review and updating of department training material
Qualification
Required
High School diploma or G.E.D
5-10 years of industrial maintenance experience
Proven supervisory track record
Demonstrated leadership ability
A high regard for safety
Strong communication, and interpersonal skills leveraged to motivate stakeholders and achieve alignment across the organization
Ability to learn proprietary software programs
Benefits
Short-term bonus incentive
Health, dental and vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law
10 days of paid vacation
11 days of paid holidays
Company
WestRock Company
Smurfit Westrock is the global leader of paper-based packaging solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2023-09-12Acquired
2015-07-02IPO
Leadership Team
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Samuel Shoemaker
President, Consumer Packaging
Recent News
2026-01-09
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