Sr. Maintenance Mechanic-Fibre in La Porte, Texas
Listed on 2026-09-06
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Sr. Maintenance Mechanic-Fibre
Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world's most in demand and fastest-growing industries.
With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life's essentials - and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.
Our Vision:
To Be the Advantage That Helps Our Customers Win.
Our
Purpose:
Creating packaging solutions for life's essentials.
Job Description:
Why Greif?
· Health Insurance from Day 1: no waiting period; your medical, dental, and vision coverage starts immediately.
· Award-Winning Workplace:
Recognized with the 2024 and 2025 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for our commitment to our colleagues.
· Generous Paid Time Off:
Enjoy up to 80 hours of PTO plus paid holidays to rest, recharge, and do what matters most.
· Retirement and Financial Security:
Take advantage of our 401(k) and comprehensive disability coverage
· Invest in Your Future:
We offer tuition reimbursement for college courses and professional certifications to help you grow.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensures reliability of machinery and equipment by completing preventive maintenance on machinery and systems.
- Performs tasks including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, PLC, pneumatic and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of equipment.
- Reads and interprets equipment manuals, diagrams, sketches, engineering specifications, and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
- Uses hand tools and measuring instruments to determine changes in dimensional requirements of parts.
- Define mechanical clearance and tolerances between shaft, bearings and couplings.
- Root cause analysis for major breakdowns on machines.
- Assembles, installs, adjusts, and calibrates mechanical and electrical machinery and equipment. Dismantles, repairs, rebuilds, and replaces equipment and parts as needed.
- Adheres to all plant safety policies. Participates in plant-wide safety, housekeeping, Operational Excellence, and Lean Manufacturing programs.
- Provides assistance and guidance to junior maintenance colleagues.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Manage Work orders on eMaint platform to report all executed tasks on the machines.
- Perform preventive maintenance and propose improvements in the actual way of executing the tasks.
- Expert on pneumatic and hydraulic circuits, read and interpret circuits for troubleshooting and parts replacement.
- Expert on different types of bearing, and their mechanical applications.
- Rebuilt gearboxes and pneumatic clutches.
- Replace Servo motors.
Education and Experience:
- Typically possesses a high school diploma (or equivalent) or technical training (associate's degree) in an industrial related field such us:
Industrial Maintenance tech, Millwright or Mechatronics technician and 5+ years of relevant experience.
Knowledge and
Skills:
- Demonstrates ability to select and operate appropriate hand, power and specialty tools and diagnostic equipment to complete job tasks.
- Possesses an operational knowledge of automated industrial machinery, and electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
- Demonstrates ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings and work orders.
- Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and the ability to effectively communicate issues and solutions to team members.
- Demonstrates the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Possesses the ability to troubleshoot, disassemble, and reassemble manufacturing equipment.
- Demonstrates strong written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrates the ability to work effectively under limited supervision.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and other relevant software.
- Must be proficiency on written and speaking English, Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
- Basic electrical knowledge (multimeter use): must be familiar with 480 VAC 3 phases motors, replace contractors, fuses breakers, etc.
- Familiar with machine manual/drawings to execute preventive maintenance and order parts needed for corrective and…
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