Maintenance Technician

Company Overview Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, 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.

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.

The Maintenance Technician has the primary responsibility of mechanical and electrical machine service andrepair on industrial equipment.

This position also acts as a technical resource for all processing equipment.

This position reports to the respective plant Lead Maintenance and takes direction from the Shift Supervisor in the absence of the Maintenance Lead.

Essential Functions &

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform installations and debug new equipment

• Maintain,overhaul& repair various typesof equipment, systems, components, etc.

• Preventative Maintenance on all industrial machinery

• Troubleshoot andmodifyany/all industrial machinery

• Ability to provide concise reports using CMMS programs, and related forms.

• Assist with equipment retrofits/upgrades

• Understanding of common mechanical principles

• Understanding of electrical and electronic theory

• Designing and building fixtures

• Performs all workin accordance with established OSHA,EPAand safety regulations

• Good attendance and punctuality required

• Building maintenance & repair

• Servicing of company vehicles and forklifts

• Engineering and tool room support

• Maintain a neat and orderly maintenance shop

• Miscellaneous duties as directed by supervisor

Candidate Requirements:

• A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent required

• A minimum of 5-7years experience in an industrial environment required

• Understand and read electrical schematics, machinery drawings, and pneumatic or hydraulic schematics.

• Knowledge of mechanical drive components and systems. To include gearboxes, belts, bearings, pulleys, sheaves, bushings, and other common mechanical components.

• Knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic components and systems. To include valves, cylinders, flow controls, accumulators, and other common air or fluid components.

• Knowledge of electrical and electronic components and systems. To include sensors, switches, AC/DC/Servo motors, PLC systems, PLC programs, AC 480
  
  Volt, AC120
  
  Volt, DC voltage, Servo drives, AC drives, and VFD drives.

• Understand and skilled in the use of mechanical hand tools.

• Understand and skilled in the use of common electrical instruments.
  
  To include multi-meters, amp probes, thermocouple testers, temperature or pressure control testing equipment, and other various instrumentsrequiredto isolate electrical malfunctions.

• Understand water systems for both chill and cooling tower water systems. To include piping, valves, and assorted fittings.

• Understand heating systems used inovens,and extruders.

• Understand vacuum systems used in resin material flow from source to end use.

• Understand Low Pressure air systems, compressors, piping, valves, flow controls, filters, and oil separators.

• Ability toutilizea fork truck for maintenance assists requirements.

• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, tools,practices and procedures

• Ability to work well in ateam environment & motivate others within the team

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