Maintenance Technician

Company 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's 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.

Job Description

Novolex, Where Packaging Innovation Meets Career Opportunities!

 

Maintenance Tech|Plant City, FL|Hiring Immediately

 

Compensation

• Competitive starting pay rate of $33.00-$43.00 per hour
• Shift differential of $.30
• Pay: Competitive starting pay rate based on experience and qualifications
• Increases: Eligible for annual and skill-based wage increases
• Bonuses: Eligible for quarterly bonuses based on plant productivity

 

Available Shift:

• Monday-Friday
• 8-hours
• 11 pm-7 am

Position Overview

 

Employee is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing manufacturing and facility equipment. The Maintenance electrician must have excellent mechanical and electrical skills and be able to troubleshoot PLC-controlled printing and packaging equipment utilizing a laptop computer.

A minimum of three to five years of experience is needed in the maintenance field, with manufacturing experience preferred. Our maintenance electrician is a team player with good communication skills and able to interact with all areas of the facility in a team environment, and committed to excellence.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Use the computer to check the status of jobs/electrical repairs that need to be completed.
• Inspect and test electrical malfunctions, using testing instruments, manuals, guides, and blueprints, etc.
• Repair or perform preventative maintenance of equipment and electrical circuits.
• Perform maintenance and mechanical repairs.
• Fabricate and weld brackets, etc.
• Connect power supply wires to machines and equipment, and connect cables and wires between machines and equipment, following manuals, schematic diagrams, and blueprints, using hand tools and test equipment.  Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components for high voltage and low voltage.
• Diagnose malfunctioning apparatus, such as transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures, using test equipment, and replace damaged or broken wires and cables using hand tools.
• Use a variety of tools or equipment, such as power construction equipment, measuring devices, power tools, and testing equipment.
• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, or components to identify hazards, defects, or the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes.
• Prepare sketches or follow blueprints to determine the location of wiring or equipment and to ensure conformance to building and safety codes.
• Install conduit and other wiring.
• Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, or components, using test equipment and hand tools to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem.
• Work from ladders, scaffolds, or roofs to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring, equipment, machines, etc.
• Advise management on whether continued operation of the equipment could be hazardous.
• Understand and comply with all Safe Quality Food (SQF) requirements.
• Comply with facility safety requirements, including wearing the required PPE and following all of the safety rules and procedures.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School diploma/GED
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in maintenance.
• MUST be able to pass Ramsay Assessment (testing knowledge of mechanical (60 questions) and electrical (60 questions) skills.
• Machining skills (work on a mill, lath, grinder, saw, drill, etc.)
• Welding experience (tig, stick)
• Proficient at reading/interpreting blue prints and schemati