Electrical Maintenance Technician

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 Electrical Maintenance Technician will have complete involvement in routine and emergency corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance for all electrical, mechanical and electromechanical equipment and their related controls. It can also become a key player in plant layout, installation, and start-up of new equipment.

Duties To Include (not Limited To)

• Repairs or replaces-in-kind existing production and material equipment
• Assists in maintaining an inventory of critical and other repair parts to ensure uninterrupted productivity
• Determine the most cost-effective repair or upgrade, disassemble equipment, repair defective components, reassemble and start-up equipment
• Documents maintenance repairs and equipment histories
• Installs and modifies machinery and equipment, including one-off assignments, as required by production, engineering, and other personnel
• Services and repairs programmable logic controllers (PLCs), motors, and drives
• Assembles and maintains electrical and electronic devices and systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and other production mechanical systems, as necessary

An Electrical Maintenance Technician Will Possess And Demonstrate

• The ability to read and interpret electrical / electronic schematics, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams, ladder diagrams, PLC programs, instrumentation and piping diagrams, equipment service manuals, and operating manuals
• The ability to diagnose and repair or replace-in-kind electromechanical systems and the use of electromechanical tools and test equipment
• A comprehensive understanding of how these technologies and skills are linked together to create a totally productive manufacturing system
• Oral and written communication skills
• Personal computer operation
• High established safety policies, standards, practices, and procedures aligned to company

Education / Position Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in electrical / electronics, electro-mechanical, or industrial maintenance
• An electronics technician degree from an accredited school
• Demonstrated experience with any or all of the following is a strong plus:
• AC / DC Drives
• Automation
• Chain / Belt Conveyors
• Instrumentation
• Literacy in blueprints and schematics
• Power Distribution
• This person should be very customer-oriented, organized, and have a helpful and motivated work ethic. It must be able to work in a team environment, be an excellent communicator, cooperative, organized and attentive to detail and the ability to read and write and communicate in English.

The salary range for this position is $44.84 per hour, plus shift differential depending on your role, level, and location. The benefits for this role may include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law. Your actual pay will be based on your work location and other factors, such as your skills, experience, and education. To learn more about the specific salary range for your preferred location, please contact your recruiter during the hiring process. You may apply online at and the application window is expected to close by 5/20/26.

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.