Production Coordinator

Role overview

This position supports production leadership by keeping day-to-day activities organized, handling a mix of scheduled and ad hoc work, strengthening internal communication, and turning data into useful insights that help the site run efficiently. The role reports to the General Manager based in Limerick.

The position has no direct reports.

About the employer

Smurfit Westrock is a global packaging and paper company focused on sustainable solutions built around renewable, recyclable, and recycled materials. Its consumer packaging division in Europe serves a broad range of well-known brands across food and beverage, healthcare, beauty and personal care, and premium drinks sectors. The wider organization operates in 40 countries, spans 6 continents, and includes more than 100,000 employees. The company has also been recognized on TIME Magazine’s World’s Best Companies 2025 list for the second consecutive year.

Values

The organization is guided by four core principles: safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect. These values shape how the business operates and how colleagues work together across the company.

Key responsibilities

• Support production systems through effective administrative coordination and upkeep.
• Collect, review, and present production KPI data with a strong focus on accuracy and timely delivery.
• Create and display performance dashboards and operational metrics for the site.
• Streamline repeat reporting and data capture activities where possible, including tools such as VWT, Radius, and SFDC.
• Prepare reports to support material yield analysis and monitoring of factory waste.
• Work closely with CI, HR, Quality, and H&S teams on site projects and improvement initiatives.
• Assist with onboarding activities for new customers and new business.
• Support margin review processes and help ensure agreed actions are completed.
• Provide administrative and data support for management processes and operational projects.
• Arrange meetings, customer visits, and site walkthroughs when needed.
• Draft reports and presentations after customer meetings and management reviews.
• Offer general support to site leadership and contribute to problem-solving work.
• Identify opportunities to use AI for reporting, data extraction, collection, and predictive problem-solving.

Requirements

• A third-level qualification is preferred, though it is not mandatory.
• Strong attention to detail and a consistently high level of accuracy.
• Proven communication skills and the ability to interact effectively across all levels of the business.
• Very good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Working proficiency with AI tools.
• Professional approach and a consistently high standard of work.
• Ability to work independently as well as follow direction from the General Manager.
• Willingness to cooperate with all health, safety, and environmental requirements, including training and local site procedures.
• Flexibility to adjust to changing business needs and take on additional duties where required.
• Self-driven mindset, strong standards, detail orientation, and a team-focused approach that supports collaboration.

Additional information

The responsibilities listed here are intended as a general outline of the role. As business needs, customer expectations, and operating procedures evolve, the scope of the job may change. Additional tasks may be assigned where they match the employee’s skills, training, and competence. If the role changes materially, the description may be updated.

Health, safety, and environment

The role holder is expected to follow company health, safety, and environmental policies, cooperate on all HSE matters, and use training and site practices correctly to protect personal and workplace safety.

Other requirements

This is a flexible role that may require adaptation to changing conditions and the assumption of extra responsibilities to meet business demands. The ideal candidate should be adaptable, self-motivated, standards-led, detail-oriented, and comfortable working collaboratively with others.