Maintenance Mechanic - Day Shift

Description

Unbox Your Potential: Our customers see us as the industry leader for trusted, high quality food service essentials and supply chain solutions - and our employees see the value in what they do each day. We offer a culture supported by integrity, growth, relationships, and excellence. We're looking for a Maintenance Mechanic at Ross & Wallace Paper - are you ready to explore your career with us?

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for keeping our manufacturing facility operating seamlessly by troubleshooting and repairing problems immediately, reducing downtime. A Maintenance Technician will usually be required to perform a wide range of repair tasks for machinery and around the facility.

This position reports to the Day Shift , which operates Monday through Friday in our Hammond, LA location. There are occasional needs to work additional hours and/or working on a Friday at the Manager's discretion.


What you will do in this role:

• Reading and interpreting engineering blueprints/schematics to understand/troubleshoot pneumatic equipment and mechanical breakdowns.
• Install, service, inspect and maintain functionality of machinery including motors, conveyor systems, transmission systems, and other production-related parts and equipment.
• Servicing and replacing old or faulty equipment and working with the maintenance manager, machine operators, and the rest of the maintenance team.
• Fabricating parts for repairs and machine upgrades.
• Conducting routine maintenance and safety checks in accordance with OSHA safety standards and regulations.

Requirements

What you will need to be successful:

• 2-4 years of previous work experience as an industrial maintenance technician with in-depth knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, pneumatics.
• Working knowledge of CMMS (eMaint)
• Welding knowledge a plus
• Machine experience (manual lathe, end mill) a plus
• Able to work with heavy equipment
• Good communication and mathematical skills with thoroughness in following direction both spoken and written.
• Advances troubleshooting skills.
• Able to work overtime as-needed

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Ability to lift and/or carry a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Comfortable working in a non-temperature-controlled manufacturing environment.
• Ability to walk, bend, stoop, climb and/or sit for long periods of time
• Frequent use of hands and fingers to grasp products.
• Ability to work at a rapid pace.
• Climbing and other consistent physical activity required.

Pre-hire Employment:

All offers of employment are conditional on the results of a successful criminal background check and drug screening which includes marijuana, regardless of any state-specific medical or recreational laws.