Maintenance Technician

Maintenance TechnicianShift: 2, 2, 3 schedule-12 hour days, 3rd shiftReports To: Maintenance ManagerPerks of Pratt?Eligible for insurance benefits within ONE Month of hire.3 Months: 401k with partial match6 Months: PAID vacation daysSummaryResponsible for maintaining all converting and corrugating equipment to minimize downtime.Duties and ResponsibilitiesPractice safe work habits at all times.Demonstrate ability to parallel all rolls, make all required settings and adjustments for optimum equipment performance to manufacture quality products.Demonstrate ability to teach other maintenance classifications in all qualification requirements and proper maintenance procedures.Demonstrate ability to troubleshoot programmable controllers and troubleshoot and repair all A/C and D/C drives and their control systems use.Demonstrate ability to use all aspects of the maintenance software program.Demonstrate ability to plan and schedule maintenance work, assign work to other maintenance classifications according to their abilities and limitations.Follow up all work in order to insure repairs and work are performed properly.Maximize the utilization of equipment by maintaining the machinery to run at available capacity and speed.Complete all paperwork neatly, correctly, and in accordance with Company guidelines.Willingly work all necessary hours and shifts.Help maintain good housekeeping in work areas.Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.Additional duties may be assigned by management.Education and/or ExperienceHigh school diploma or GED.Successfully demonstrate all Class B qualifications.Provide own tools necessary to perform maintenance tasks.Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.Language SkillsAble to read and follow instructions on factory masters.Mathematical SkillsAble to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy. Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate. Able to apply concepts of high school math.Reasoning AbilityAbility to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form. Ability to deal with problems involving one or more concrete variables in standardized situations.Technical SkillsThe individual must have a working knowledge of the following:Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation.Product layouts and production specificationsProduct quality specificationsQuality standardsCertificates, Licenses, RegistrationsMay be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License and/or other appropriate certification to work in certain areas or on certain equipment.Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.Work EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 10,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest. Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities, full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, and childbearing and parental leave.