WestRock Company · 17 hours ago
Facilities Manager
Stevenson, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expWestRock Company is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. The Facilities Manager is responsible for overseeing the mill-wide facility infrastructure and mechanical integrity systems to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant operations across the mill.
CommercialManufacturingPackaging ServicesPaper ManufacturingSustainability
Responsibilities
Owns the condition, performance, and compliance of all facility-wide infrastructure, including:
Buildings and Structural Steel
Elevators
HVAC systems
Safety relief valves testing program
Fire protection systems (hydrants, sprinklers, extinguishers, alarms)
Pressure vessels, storage tanks, boilers, deaerators, and integrity systems
Roads, walkways, fencing, lighting, and grounds
Overhead doors, roll-up doors
Cranes and Hoist program
Maintains complete asset program documentation with required inspection schedules and approved repair procedures that are documented and ensures systems operate at or above OME standards
Prepares major repair scopes for execution during the annual mill shutdown, ensuring resources, contractors, and materials are aligned
Develops and maintains an annual mechanical integrity and facility inspection schedule including:
Pressure vessel inspections (internal/external/UT/visual)
API and structural tank inspections
Safety relief valve testing cycles
Boiler water tube NDT (eddy current, UT, boroscope)
Structural inspections of towers, platforms, and walkways
Ensures documentation of findings in JDE and tracks repairs to closure
Ensures compliance with OSHA, NFPA, API, NBIC, boiler codes, EPA, insurance requirements, and corporate standards
Coordinates inspection-driven repair plans that feed into the annual shutdown scope
Generates, plans, and prioritizes corrective and PM work orders
Coordinates mill crafts and contractors for facility and mechanical integrity repairs
Ensures certified weld procedures and QA/QC are used for pressure boundary repairs
Tracks reliability trends, OME standards, recurring failures, and asset condition
Manages contractor permitting, safety compliance, and job execution
Develops and manages major facility repair packages for the annual mill shutdown each year, ensuring all long-lead materials, inspection reports, and engineering requirements are completed prior to outage start
Develops PM tasks aligned with OME, API, and code requirements
Monitors critical utilities: fire pumps, compressors, HVAC, generators
Identifies early failure indicators using inspection data and performance trends
Implements corrective actions and long-term improvements
Ensures all major reliability repairs requiring downtime are scheduled for completion during the annual mill shutdown
Tracks facility/mechanical integrity maintenance spend and forecasts
Develops annual budgets and supports long-range capital planning
Reviews contractor invoices for scope accuracy and cost alignment
Builds annual shutdown budget estimates for facility and mechanical integrity repair scopes
Ensures systems support a safe working environment
Leads corrective actions from safety and mechanical integrity findings
Ensures environmental systems (stormwater, containment) remain compliant
Supports emergency response system reliability and safe egress routes
Conduct facility walkdowns of buildings, vessels, tanks, fire systems, and utility areas
Review inspection findings, open work orders, and mechanical integrity alerts
Verify contractor activities and safety permits
Check for leaks, corrosion, and unsafe conditions
Communicate repair priorities with Maintenance Supervisors
Complete scheduled integrity inspections (vessels, tanks, relief valves)
Update JDE with inspection notes, photos, and corrective work
Review backlog aging and plan critical repairs
Align with Planning on upcoming facility work
Review API/ASME/NDE mechanical integrity cycles
Participate in Safety, Reliability, and Maintenance meetings
Audit contractor performance and compliance documentation
Update budget tracking and variance reports
Verify facility PM completion rates
Lead pressure vessel/tank inspection planning
Coordinate annual relief valve testing program
Oversee boiler NDT
Develop and finalize major repair scopes for the annual mill shutdown
Validate shutdown contractor readiness (permits, materials, safety plans)
Oversee FM Global auditing program including action item tracking, corrective action completion and validation
Qualification
Required
Associate or Bachelor's Degree preferred
5+ years industrial maintenance/facility or mechanical integrity experience
Familiar with API, NBIC, ASME, and boiler/mechanical integrity standards
JDE experience required
Strong understanding of utility systems, pressure vessels, tanks, boilers
Ability to interpret NDT reports and inspection results
Knowledge of NFPA, OSHA, boiler codes, and integrity requirements
Ability to read engineering drawings, P&IDs, and manuals
Strong initiative, ownership, and follow-through
Effective communicator with cross-functional coordination
Highly organized and detail-oriented
Ability to manage contractors and multiple inspection cycles
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
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