Reliability Maintenance Manager

Description & Requirements

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.

The Opportunity:

The Reliability Manager is responsible for providing expertise and leadership to the service and maintenance staff while ensuring the safe maintenance, repair or replacement of Smurfit Westrock’s assets. The Reliability Manager is also responsible for driving continuous improvement of operations to enable efficient, high-quality production of customer products. Responsibility includes: Mechanical Maintenance, E&I Maintenance, Reliability and Planning.

How You Will Impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Create Maintenance Department safety goals and plan to ensure a safe work environment
• Provide strategic leadership on maintenance operations to ensure maximum production
• Develop and implement the short- and long-term maintenance strategy to enable operating efficiency in alignment with Smurfit Westrock’s values
• Supervise and inspect maintenance work to ensure the most effective, efficient and up-to-date technology and preferred maintenance practices are implemented by craftsmen
• Manage and analyze maintenance department KPIs to assess operating efficiency and identify opportunities to drive performance excellence
• Monitor and communicate departmental performance in Safety, Environmental, Reliability, and Cost effectiveness
• Provide guidance in the development of the maintenance business plan and forecasts
• Lead maintenance staff to exceed industry standards and set new industry uptime and reliability standards
• Negotiate using win-win strategies on behalf of Smurfit Westrock with the Labor Union representatives on contract issues

What You Need to Succeed:

• Requires 10-15 years’ working in Industrial Maintenance environment
• Minimum of 5 years Maintenance Management preferred
• Be a licensed Millwright or Electrician
• Be a strategic thinker and develop short and long-term actions that are aligned with the organizational goals
• Lead and motivate a unionized maintenance department
• Possess strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Be able to communicate strategies and approaches resulting in a clear understanding. Take the lead in negotiating issues and remove barriers and persuade others toward a specific course of action
• Be able to resolve conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner
• Be proficient with Microsoft Office – outlook, excel and productivity suite.
• Familiarity with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems)

This posting is for an existing job vacancy. You may apply online at Smurfit Westrock External Careers and the application window is expected to close by November 30, 2026.

As part of our commitment to accessibility for all persons with disabilities, we will, upon request from the applicant, provide accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please let us know your needs and we will consult with you to ensure suitable accommodation is provided.

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.

General Information

Job ID

ATR69096

Posting Job Title

Reliability Maintenance Manager

Locations

ON Guelph

Employment Type

Full Time

Date Posted

02-Nov-2026

Relocation Support

No