Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Website Pactiv Evergreen

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic Job Highlights

Title Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
Type Full Time
Experience 3-5 Years
Function Management/Manufacturing
Location Athens, GA, United States
Company Pactiv Evergreen

Company Profile

Pactiv Evergreen is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh food service and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons. The company supplies the products to a broad and diversified mix of companies, including full-service restaurants and quick-service restaurants, food service distributors, supermarkets, grocery and healthy eating retailers, other food stores, food and beverage producers, food packers, and food processors.

Job Profile

The company is recruiting an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic to join its team.

Note: All maintenance mechanics must pass a Ramsey and Mechanical Aptitude test. It consists of the Ramsay Assessment (testing knowledge of mechanical (60 questions) and electrical (60 questions) skills.

Educational Qualification

  • Applicants should have a minimum High School Diploma or GED

Work Experience

  • Possess a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in maintenance
  • Welding experience (Tig, Stick)
  • Basic understanding, troubleshooting, and experience with Electrical Systems (AC circuits-motors and drives, DC circuits-motors and drives, 480 Volts 3 phase, transformers, control power, relays)
  • Basic understanding, troubleshooting, and experience with Electronic Systems (controls, ladder logic, PLC programming, C programming A+)
  • Basic understanding, troubleshooting, and experience with Hydraulic Systems (valves, controls, pressure, flow, cylinders)
  • Basic understanding, troubleshooting, and experience with Mechanical Systems (gears, pulleys, chains, belts, shafts, industrial gearboxes, water pumps, air compressors, HVAC experience A+)
  • Basic understanding, troubleshooting, and experience with Pneumatic Systems (valves, controls, pressure, flow, cylinders)

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
  • Change oil, lubricants, and batteries, checks compressors, power supplies, and conveyors of machinery and equipment, as well as, determine mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
  • Complies with facility safety requirements by adhering to proper PPE rules by wearing hairnets, ear plugs, gloves, aprons, safety glasses, steel-toed safety shoes, and any other items required for working safely on the job.
  • Comply with facility safety requirements including wearing the required PPE and following all of the safety rules and procedures.
  • Disassembles defective or performs preventive maintenance of equipment. The process is reversed once repair/reconditioning is complete. May also involve facility maintenance.
  • General housekeeping of the maintenance area, which may also include general upkeep of tools and equipment used for repair work including, cleaning or lubricating shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
  • Inspects defective equipment and diagnoses malfunctions, using testing instruments manuals and similar guides using tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments.
  • Inspects and verifies dimensions and clearances of parts, conveyors, and miscellaneous housing ensuring conformance to factory specifications. Assembles, installs, or pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
  • Install, diagnose, and monitor various production lines/press equipment. Install equipment to facilitate production, as well as repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment.
  • May weld and cut parts using Mig/Arc welding and cutting equipment. Inspect manual drives and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, or perform other maintenance actions, following checklists.
  • Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, and building systems operate efficiently or do not deteriorate.
  • Reconditions and replaces parts, bearings, gears, etc. Installs special functional and structural parts as well. This may include facility maintenance (minor carpentry/basic work). Also inspects, operates, or tests machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

  • Ability to stand 8 hours a day
  • Ability to work independently and prioritize work
  • Self-motivated
  • Able and willing to work rotating swing shifts, overtime, and occasional weekends
  • Good attendance and work ethic
  • Machining skills (work on a mill, lath, grinder, saw, drill, etc.)
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. frequently
  • Must be able to wear protective equipment as required
  • Plumbing skills (threading, soldering joints, etc.)
  • Proficient at reading/interpreting blueprints and schematics (electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic)

Benefits/Perks

  • 401K with 6% company match (Eligible to participate from day one (1) with 100% vesting in all company-provided money immediately)
  • Dental (basic and comprehensive coverage)
  • Healthcare and Dependent day care flexible spending accounts
  • Livongo diabetes program
  • Medical (Comprehensive PPO, two HRA plans, and an HSA plan)
  • New hire wellness bonus (see plan details)
  • Prescription drug coverage
  • Vision (basic and premier coverage)

Employer’s Statement

Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics or statuses protected by law.

To apply for this job please visit careers-pactiv-evergreen.icims.com.

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