Electro‑Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Electro‑Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Who We Are 

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Consumer Goods, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.

About the Role

Essity is seeking an experienced Electro‑Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join our production team. This role is responsible for performing a wide range of maintenance activities across the facility. The core focus is on electrical and electronic systems, including the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of paper‑making and converting equipment.

The ideal candidate will reside in or be able to commute to the Harrodsburg, KY area.

Schedule: This position operates on a rotating schedule, alternating every two weeks between day and night 12‑hour shifts.

What You Will Do

• Work with operations, engineering, contractors, vendors, and other maintenance resources to support a 24/7 paper manufacturing operation.

• Support and troubleshoot operating motors, drives, and other logic-controlled variable effort equipment.

• Responsible for maintaining & troubleshooting the equipment in their area of responsibility

• Works towards a Zero-breakdown & Zero-Stop-mentality

• Works to standards and assures the team works to it (Safety, Quality, CL, CILs… etc) and secure the availability of standard technical documentation

• Works securely with the expert maintenance tools (SAP-PM, SOP’S) and participate in high quality Root-Cause Analysis for technical- and process-problems

• Supports & suggests and implements improvements (e.g. Safety, Technology, Process) and assures legal compliance on maintenance works

Who You Are

• HS or GED Diploma required

• A minimum of five years of experience in an Industrial electrical technician role.

• Journeyman Industrial Electrician is a plus

• Must be able and willing to work possible 12-hour shifts along with Overtime, weekends, days or nights.

• Able to perform regular physical tasks such as lifting, standing, pushing, pulling, squatting, bending, and reaching.

What We Can Offer You

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us

Compensation and Benefits:

Starting pay $31.97 per hour.

Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance

• Wellness program provided through Rally

• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution

• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Employee Assistance Program

• PTO offering with Paid Holidays

• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance

• Employee discounts program

• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees. 

Location:

Harrodsburg, KY

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condi