Job Description

Plastipak Maintenance Mechanics perform, monitor, and evaluate preventative maintenance plans for assigned lines and continually work towards improving equipment and processes.

We Offer

• Climate Controlled Facilities: We're warm in the winter & cool in the summer!
• Benefit Packages: Options to select plans made to fit your family’s needs!
• Tuition Reimbursement: Continue your education on us!

**Shift: **Nights: 6:30pm-7am (3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off)

Pay: $28.00/hr + shift premium

As a Maintenance Mechanic, you will:

• Observe mechanical devices in operation and troubleshoot to locate cause of trouble

• Dismantles equipment to gain access to and remove defective parts

• Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections

• Repair or replace defective parts. Install special functional and structural parts in equipment

• Repair electricial equipment

• Perform scheduled maintenance

• Operate lathes, drill press, grinder and other metal working tools to make and repair parts.

To be a Maintenance Mechanic, you'll need:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Welding and fabrication experience strongly preferred
• Experience with manufacturing equipment
• Able to read and interpret technical & operational documents, including manuals, blueprints, and schematics
• Strong mechanical knowledge and ability to troubleshoot & problem solve
• Physical requirement includes ability to lift up to 75 pounds and work on aerial platforms up to 20 feet with or without reasonable accommodation

You should be proficient in:

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Equipment Troubleshooting
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Pneumatics Experience
• Hydraulics Experience
• Preventive Maintenance & Inspection
• Maintenance and Repair Skills
• Plastic Extrusion Experience
• Tool/Die/Mold Repair Skills

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Injection Molding Machine
• Extrusion Machine
• Blow Molding Machine
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Siemens)