Maintenance Technician
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Location: Salem
Maintenance Technician
Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.
This position is based at the PCA Box Plant located in (CITY, STATE). This position will perform a variety of maintenance tasks including diagnosing, repairing, rebuilding, or replacing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems on plant equipment. Technicians work as part of a team to safely perform preventive maintenance activities as well as answer breakdown calls in a production environment. All Maintenance Technician positions are multicraft and training is provided to develop these skills.
Basic Qualifications:
- 2+ years' experience in successfully troubleshooting and repairing industrial machinery.
- A technical degree in the mechanical or electrical trades is a plus.
- Be authorized to work in the US.
- Experience in the corrugated packaging or printing industry is a plus.
Pay Range = $34.38 to $43.37 based on mechanical and electrical skills and experience.
Excellent benefits package (health, dental, optometry).
401K plan.
1.5 pay over 8 hrs. and over 40.
1.5 pay Saturday and Sunday.
1.5 pay holidays + additional OT over 8 hours on holidays.
Uniforms provided.
PCA provides paid training to help technicians advance through the skill levels and achieve higher pay.
Technicians supply their own basic hand tools. PCA provides a tool stipend (or replacement) to help technicians maintain basic hand tools. PCA provides all special and heavy tools.
PCA provides safety shoes and safety glass stipends.
PCA provides uniforms for maintenance technicians.
All applicants must apply at to be considered.
Compensation and benefits:
- Starting salary for position: $34.38 to $43.37 per hour based on qualifications and experience.
- Bonus:
Annual – based upon achievement of plant performance metrics. - Paid vacation: two weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
- Paid holidays.
- Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision – and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
- Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.
- Disclaimer:
The compensation and benefits information in this posting represents PCA's good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
PCA is an equal opportunity employer.
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