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Maintenance Specialist

Pactiv Evergreen
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Oct 2025

About the role

Overview

Why Choose Us?

 

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

 

Our Sustainability Commitment

 

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Responsibilities

NOW HIRING Maintenance Tech at our Manchester Road location in Kalamazoo, MI!

 

Pay: Starting at $31.37 to $38.81 based on experience

 

Shifts Available: Days 6:00AM to 2:30PM M- F

                        Night 5:15PM - 5:30AM 2-2-3 Schedule

 

Schedule: Depending on Skill Level and Business Need.

Week 1: Monday(work), Tuesday (work), Wednesday (OFF), Thursday (OFF), Weekend (work)

Week 2: Monday (OFF), Tuesday (OFF), Wednesday (work), Thursday (work), Weekend (OFF) 

Week 3: Monday(work), Tuesday (work), Wednesday (OFF), Thursday (OFF), Weekend (work)

Week 4: Monday (OFF), Tuesday (OFF), Wednesday (work), Thursday (work), Weekend (OFF) and so on

 

Benefits: 

  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Prescription drug coverage
  • 401K with a company match
  • New Hire Wellness Bonus (see plan details)
  • Healthcare and Dependent day care flexible spending accounts
  • Corporate discounts

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Text to Apply PTVE @ 97211

ROLE:  Support the lines in your work group. Work with Value Stream Manager, Asset care manager, TSM, Work Group Leaders, Process Technicians, Maintenance Technicians, Line Technicians, Set-up Technicians, etc. to improve over-all line reliability and case attainment.

 

KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • Diagnose faulty production and related plant equipment with the minimum amount of supervision using the provided schematics, manuals, and drawings. Be able to diagnose and repair electro-mechanical problems, troubleshoot electrical problems and have a strong understanding of preventative maintenance strategies and be able to train others in doing these responsibilities.
  • Be able to complete a set up and process the line in from scratch after a change over.
  • Understand the functions of a lip roller and bagger so new products can run through this equipment, this will involve running trials, processing product in if the product does not satisfy the auxiliary equipment demands.
  • Conduct R&D trials on the shop floor and in the Tech center
  • Identify faulty parts and provide proper nomenclature in the form of a requisition in order that spares or replacements can be ordered
  • Be knowledgeable of what and where spare parts are in the stores room and to observe stores room withdrawal and return procedure
  • General working knowledge of machine shop equipment
  • Must be team-oriented with leadership qualities and capable of leading co-workers in assigned tasks.
  • Will be expected to maintain necessary records and established maintenance procedures.
  • Understand and operate the sap and RTC programs within Pactiv
  • Maintain a clean, safe working environment
  • Responsible for additional specific duties related to each shift as assigned by maintenance Team Leader
  • Work, train and have open communication with all members of your work group team
  • Walk story boards though out work group and develop action plans for resolution to repeatable failures
  • Work with other members of the workgroup on action items, which will improve line efficiency, by taking the lead on the line improvements, design of experiments and projects
  • 24/7 On-call phone support for assistance/reporting to/by team
  • Other duties as necessary

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

Administrative: Demonstrates ability to accurately post data from one source to another in ERP or peripheral software systems. Including but not limited to SAP, Outlook, Excel, Microsoft, etc. 

 

Communication/Team

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