Industrial Learning & Development Specialist

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.

Industrial Learning & Development Specialist The Opportunity: The Learning & Development Specialist supports the mill’s training programs, systems, and records by coordinating, tracking, auditing, and maintaining learning data for compliance, certification, onboarding, and workforce development. This role assists the Learning and Development manager in administering training systems and processes for key stakeholders as well as partnering w/ Division Learning teams to support company learning standards, compliance tracking, certification monitoring, reporting, and LMS administration. This position is an on-site position that will sit at our Mahrt Mill location in Cottonton, AL. How you will impact Smurfit WestRock : Tracks, monitors, and reports on employee training completion, certification status, qualification requirements, and recurring training activities in accordance with site and company standards. Maintains ownership of electronic training data within the Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring records are accurate, current, and audit ready. Administers new hire orientation/onboarding including coordination of resources, training assignments, and required documentation. Partners with Safety, Quality, Environmental, and Operations teams to ensure compliance training requirements are assigned, completed, documented, and reported. Conducts periodic audits of training records and learning data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance. Coordinates training logistics including course scheduling, classroom reservations, training materials, rosters, communications, and attendance tracking. Supports the administration and tracking of On-the-Job Training (OJT), qualification programs, and operator/craft certification processes. Assists with the creation, revision, formatting, and distribution of training materials, procedures, work instructions, and job aids. Monitors training metrics and prepares reports, dashboards, and analyses to support workforce planning and leadership decision-making. Serves as the primary administrative resource for local learning processes, responding to training inquiries and providing system support as needed. Identifies opportunities to improve training administration, streamline processes, and enhance reporting capabilities. Performs other administrative, reporting, and learning support duties as assigned. What you need to succeed: Growth and Results Oriented: Results oriented person that looks for constant ways to improve. Innovation: Able to support implementation of new processes and new learning technologies to drive training into the flow of work. Interpersonal Skills: Possesses strong interpersonal skills in communicating, achieving OKR’s, and working with partners toward a common goal. Accountability: Holds self and others responsible for actions and results. Initiative: Identifies priorities and steps toward task accomplishment and takes appropriate action to meet goals. Critical Thinking: Uses strong analytical skills to make sound decisions and operate independently within an established framework. Communication: Willingness to work on the floor in a heavy manufacturing world to ensure we can document and teach critical work processes Critical Skills and Capabilities: 1-3 years’ experience working at increasing levels of responsibility within a Training System Knowledge of Learning Management Systems Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, PowerPoint, Forms Experience in Industrial Setting strongly preferred