PLC/Controls and Electro-Mechanical Service Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Your mission: keep high-speed packaging lines running flawlessly

At Novolex, we manufacture food, beverage, and specialty packaging across resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum, and more—powering foodservice, delivery, grocery, retail, and industrial markets. With 120 product categories, 250 brands, and 39,000+ SKUs, we pair scale with a sustainability strategy focused on products, operations, and people.

Why this role matters

• Minimize downtime by rapidly troubleshooting, repairing, and servicing electrical and automation issues.
• Execute work orders and keep precise records of tasks and findings.
• Operate test instruments; interpret results to isolate faults and verify fixes.
• Read and apply schematics, drawings, and diagrams to guide repairs and improvements.
• Troubleshoot PLC hardware and support automated equipment reliability.
• Apply NEC requirements and safe work practices every day.
• Prioritize workloads, manage multiple assignments under pressure, and communicate status to leaders and peers.
• Adapt scheduling as needed to meet production demands.

Tools, systems, and assets you’ll touch

• Electrical: AC/DC motors, motor controls, MCCs, VFDs, electrical distribution (≤480 VAC)
• Automation and controls: PLCs, instrumentation, and related hardware
• Mechanical and utilities: pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, air compressors, chillers, heat exchangers
• Production equipment: extruders, winders, slitters, center-folders, grinders, shredders, packing and box machinery

Pay, bonus, and schedule

• $7,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates (some restrictions apply).
• Starting wage: $31.09 per hour; weekly pay.
• Annual and skill-based wage increase eligibility.
• Monthly bonus potential tied to plant productivity.
• Shift: 7:00 AM–7:00 PM and 7:00 PM–7:00 AM (2x2x3 schedule), rotating quarterly between days and nights.

Text to apply: 928-668-6539 (928-NOVOLEX)

Qualifications

• 1+ year as an Industrial/Manufacturing Maintenance Electrician; OR 2 years related trade/technical schooling; OR 4 years Industrial/Manufacturing experience with proven electrical knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Mechanical aptitude and problem-solving mindset.
• Comfort working solo, paired with trades or operations, and within a team with limited supervision.
• Physical capability to stand long periods; climb, kneel, squat, crawl; and lift/carry up to 50 lbs.
• Flexibility to work varied hours.
• Proficiency with electrical equipment and instrumentation/controls ; AC/DC motors and MCCs; electrical distribution; AC VFDs/DC drives; PLCs and automated equipment; and OSHA-aligned industrial standards.

Benefits and support

We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus well-being resources that support mental, physical, and financial health. Program details may vary by location.

Beyond the plant: community and learning

Through our Focused Giving Program, we support sustainability and hunger-relief initiatives, and we encourage each facility to engage locally. Grow your career with MyLearning, structured training, tuition reimbursement (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that helps you advance.

Legal

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.

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