Packaging Systems Electro-Mechanical Technician

Purpose

The Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving packaging, warehouse, material-handling, and facility equipment to support safe, reliable, and efficient operations. This role performs preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electro-mechanical systems; responds to equipment breakdowns; and partners with Operations to minimize downtime and improve equipment reliability. The position supports packaging and logistics equipment and is not intended to maintain extrusion, compounding, or chemical-processing systems.

Areas of Responsibility / Tasks

Performance must reflect an appropriate level of expertise and achievement of the desired results for the items listed below.

Essential Functions

• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on packaging lines, bagging systems, conveyors, palletizers, stretch wrappers, labeling systems, scales, scanners, cameras, and related material-handling equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electro-mechanical equipment failures using appropriate test instruments, tools, technical manuals, and diagnostic methods.
• Diagnose and repair motors, gearboxes, bearings, chains, belts, couplings, sensors, photo eyes, proximity switches, relays, contractors, solenoid valves, control devices, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
• Interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, and hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams.
• Perform basic PLC and HMI diagnostics to identify faults, verify inputs and outputs, and support equipment recovery. Escalate programming or controls changes in accordance with site procedures and authorization levels.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and restore equipment to safe operating condition while communicating status and expected completion to the appropriate Operations and Maintenance contacts.
• Complete scheduled inspections and preventive maintenance work orders; accurately document findings, repairs, labor, parts used, follow-up needs, and equipment history in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Inspect guards, panels, emergency stops, alarms, and other machine safety devices and report or correct deficiencies in accordance with site procedures.
• Assist with equipment installation, setup, alignment, modification, testing, startup, and continuous-improvement projects.
• Support facility and warehouse equipment, which may include dock doors, dock levelers, overhead doors, compressed-air systems, lifting equipment, battery-charging equipment, and related building systems.
• Use safe troubleshooting practices and comply with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), electrical safety, hot-work, work-at-height, and other applicable permits and procedures.
• Coordinate as directed with equipment manufacturers, vendors, and contractors during service work, repairs, and installation activities.
• Identify required spare parts and materials; communicate inventory needs and help maintain an orderly maintenance shop, tools, and parts-storage areas.
• Participate in root-cause reviews and recommend practical changes to reduce recurring failures, improve maintainability, and increase equipment reliability.
• Support cross-training and share technical knowledge with other maintenance and operations team members.
• Maintain accurate shift handoff communication and participate in maintenance, safety, and operational meetings as assigned.
• Respond to callouts, overtime, weekends, holidays, or alternate shifts as required by operational needs.
• All other duties as assigned.

Equipment Supported

• Packaging and bagging lines, including form-fill-seal equipment where applicable.
• Conveyors, transfers, sorters, diverters, palletizers, stretch wrappers, labeling equipment, scales, scanners, and cameras.
• Electric motors, gearboxes, bearings, drives, VFDs, sensors, relays, contractors, control circuits, and basic PLC/HMI-controlled equipment.
• Pneumatic and hydraulic components, air compressors, valves, cylinders, pumps, and associated components.
• Dock doors, dock levelers, overhead doors, lifting equipment, and other warehouse or facility-support systems.

Safety, Quality, and Compliance

• Perform all work in accordance with company safety policies, Life Safety Rules, LOTO requirements, equipment-specific procedures, and required PPE.
• Maintain good housekeeping and leave equipment and work areas in a safe, clean, and…