Preventative 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 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

Preventative Maintenance Technician|Jerome, Idaho| Now Hiring

Compensation:

• $28.00-$35.00 per hour

Available Shift:

• Monday-Friday 6:45am-5:00pm

TEXT TO APPLY NUMBER:

• 928-668-6539 (928-NOVOLEX)

Position Summary:

The Maintenance Preventive Maintenance Technician has the primary responsibility of mechanical and electrical machine preventive/predictive maintenance service and repairs on industrial equipment. This position reports to and takes direction from the Maintenance Manager / Plant Engineer of the designated location.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

• Perform Preventive, Predictive, and Inspection related Maintenance on all installed machinery to include production and facility related systems.
• Ability to Maintain, overhaul & repair various types of equipment, systems, components, etc.
• Ability to problem isolate issues found during inspections and perform effective repairs as needed.
• 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
• Ability to use typical hand tools and electrical instruments to perform functions involved in machinery inspections.
• Performs all work in accordance with established OSHA, EPA and 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

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years experience in an industrial and/or manufacturing 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.
• Understand the range of lubrication requirements and devices used to properly lubricate a machine involved in preventive maintenance.
• 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 so that you could determine if parts are damaged, worn and require proper cleaning. In some cased replacement as determined by preventive maintenance inspections.
• 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 instruments required to properly measure devices in typically a locked out condition to determine if pending failures are present as determined by preventive maintenance.
• Understand water systems for both chill and cooling tower water systems. To include piping, valves, and assorted fittings. To include preventive maintenance for wear and pending failures.
• Understand heating systems used in ovens, and extruders. The ability to use instruments to measure resistances of heating elements for preventive maintenance.
• Understand vacuum systems used in resin material flow from source to end use and ability to inspect material lines and other control devices for wear during preventive maintenance.
• Understand Low Pressure air systems, compressors, piping, valves, flow controls, filters, and oil separators. The ability to perform preventive maintenance on the systems.
• Ability to utilize a fork truck for preventive maintenance requirements.
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, tools, practices and procedures
• Ability to work well in a team environment & motivate others within the team
• Normal Dexterity & Weight Requirements (requires extensive walking, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, climbing and lifting up to 60 pounds)
• Ability to guide and train new maintenance personnel.
• Must identify and report hazards.
• Must eliminate any hazard within own ability.
• Provide roll around cabinet with common use tools to perform duties of position
• Must be able to apply torque to wrenches and ratchets, lift tooling dies and associated parts into the machine with human and mechanical assistance.
• The ability to handle and dispense lubricants for preventive maintenance.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to see and read machine gauges and computer screen, 75% of the time.

Must be aware of and follow all safety policies, including use of personal protective equipment, lock out/tag out, housekeeping, hazardous materials, etc

Company Benefits

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact [email protected].

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen