Maintenance Technician - Industrial Manufacturing Electrical/Mechanical

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. 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.

People • Customers • Trust

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range = $25.32 - $33.82 based on mechanical and electrical skills and experience.

Excellent Benefits Package (Health, Dental, Optometry)

401K Plan and Retirement Contribution
Overtime is paid at 1.5 times base rate in excess of 40 hours per week.

PCA provides technicians with Uniforms, basic hand tools, along with all heavy and special tools.

PCA provides Safety shoes stipends up to $175 and Prescription Safety glasses 1 pair per calendar year
PCA provides paid training to help technicians advance through the progressive skill levels and achieve higher pay.

Responsibilities

This position is based at the PCA Box Plant located in Pearl, MS.

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; particularly within the Corrugated or Printing industry is a plus.

The production schedule is 3 shifts. Maintenance Technicians are placed on shifts according to plant needs and seniority. Opportunities to change shifts are available when organization changes occur or production schedules change.

Be Authorized to work in the US.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Starting salary for position: $25.32 - $33.82 per hour.
• 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: Eleven paid yearly.
• 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

Qualified Applicants must apply at careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.