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.

Job Title	Site HR Manager
Reports To	General Manager with dotted line to Regional HR Manager Ireland
Number of Direct Reports	0
Position Location	Limerick

Opportunity summary: To lead the site HR function in the provision of professional guidance, support and input to site management in matters relating to; recruitment and selection, implementation and adherence to policies/procedures; employment legislation; overseeing employee relations and performance management, training and development and organisational design.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruitment & Selection & Training

Responsibility for the recruitment and selection of employees to find the right candidates in the most cost effective way including:

Preparation of job descriptions, advertisement and monitoring effectiveness of each campaign
Short listing where required and organising the appropriate selection method including conducting Interviews / Assessments
Taking up references, dispatching offer letters and issuing terms and conditions of employment
Designing and implementing induction and onboarding programmes
Coaching managers
Facilitating the identification of training needs, using group resources and designing bespoke programmes
Overseeing the in-house apprenticeship programmes

Employee Relations

Responsibility for the provision of advice on employment legislation and industrial relations issues including:

Provide expert HR advice, guidance and support to line managers on ER issues ranging from, disciplinaries, sickness absence and capability, performance management, managing attendance, grievances and advising on application of policy and fair procedures and manage case work appropriately. Ensure that ER advice provided is in-line with Company values, policies and procedures, HR best practice.
Identify trends in cases to provide insight to provide relevant training, policy and process recommendations.
Contributing to in-house negotiations as required
Engaging with unions and coordinating meetings to promote a positive working relationship

Monitor both short and long-term sickness, advising line managers and ensuring that employees are managed in accordance with policy, to enable return to work at the earliest opportunity and that, where necessary, liaising with occupational health.

Performance Management - Provide line managers with advice on managing performance and the performance management cycle

Administer the PM process ensuring plan is on track and objectives are set and support calibration activities
Administer any incremental changes in line with planned training as per site agreements and participate in the annual salary review process

Administration

Responsibility for the provision and maintenance of administration systems including:

Maintaining employee records and updating the HR system as required
Managing HR systems and co-ordinating workflows to raise changes and ensure this is completed in an accurate and timely manner
Gather, collate, analyse and present information to a variety of target audiences e.g. calculating HR KPI’s, presenting KPI’s and preparing written reports or visual presentations and advising on relevant actions and improvement initiatives
Provide an effective HR administration service when required ensuring that employee data/information is handled, stored, recorded, processed and retrieved in a professional, confidential, accurate and timely manner, in accordance with data protection

Miscellaneous

Update knowledge by attending workshops and seminars and keep up to date with latest HR trends and thinking and legislation
Support the provision of site specific people data and KPI information.
Lead and support Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives
Carrying out general administration duties as required

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive and the company would expect you to carry out any other reasonable duty which you are capable of being trained in or performing.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE

Minimum up to 3 years’ experience within the HR function

Good verbal and written presentation/communication skills
Knowledge of current employment law.
IT Literate in use of Microsoft Office
Exposure to a unionised environment is desirable
Demonstrable good communication and interpersonal skills and evidence of good working relationships internally and possess professional aplomb when representing the company in front of auditors or visitors
Demonstrable evidence of information handling ability and problem solving skills
Ability to organize and plan

Critical Skills / Capabilities:

Interpersonal Skills: Builds trust-based relationships with others by focusing on both professional and personal dimensions of the relationship; strong relationship strategist; recognizes and teaches others how to build trust-based relationships
Communication: Influences and motivates multiple diverse stakeholders through effective writing and speaking; presents complex ideas to others in a way that demonstrates an understanding of their needs and motivates high level management to support organizational initiatives

Accountability: Holds self and others responsible for actions and results

Conflict Resolution: Encourages creative tension and differences of opinions; resolves conflicts arising due to competing objectives, limited resources, or differing perspectives; anticipates and takes steps to prevent counter-productive confrontations; generates consensus and buy-in on controversial issues; expertly manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner
Collaboration: Works effectively with others to complete a task or achieve a common objective; ability to cooperate in both interpersonal and team relationships to foster enthusiasm and maintain mutual trust, candor, and respect for others. Works through conflict constructively
Problem-Solving: Improves organizational efficiency by developing, planning, and implementing a multi-tier solution to complex or unprecedented problems; synthesizes information from internal and external sources to develop solutions for issues with broad organizational impact
Customer-Oriented: Is oriented to “wow” the customer; builds, encourages, and/or creates a customer-first experience and culture; is empowered or enables empowerment to proactively assess, identify, and understand customer needs; responds quickly to changing customer needs and resolves issues effectively and efficiently; committed to providing quality products and services; anticipates growing customer needs and expectations to continuously improve product development and service delivery

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

ATR68434

Posting Job Title

HR Manager

Locations

Limerick IE

Employment Type

Full Time

Date Posted

19-Oct-2026

Relocation Support

No

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